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China Hong Chow, general manager of Roche Pharma China, shares Roche China’s incredible milestones over the past few years, including four pivotal oncology drugs listed on the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) in 2017; the company’s USD 129 million investment in a new innovation center in Shanghai, the third strategic innovation…

France In an exclusive interview, Dominique Le Guludec, president of the French National Authority for Health (Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS)), offers her insider comments on the changes in French healthcare policy under President Emmanuel Macron.   The integration of this entire sector completely resonates with our vision of a comprehensive…

China China’s regulator approved a biosimilar version of Roche’s Rituxan this week, the first such drug ever to be given the green light in the country. With numerous other biological copycats of blockbuster drugs in development, potentially difficult times lie ahead for Roche and other Big Pharma firms in China.  …

Top 10 The Top 10 bestselling orphan drugs in the USA in 2017. Celgene’s Revlimid (generic name lenolidamide) leads the way with sales of USD 5.4 billion, followed by Roche’s Rituxan (rituximab) with USD 4.2 billion in sales and TEVA’s Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) with USD 3.1 billion. The most expensive drug in…

Top 10 The top 10 companies in the world ranked by global orphan drug sales and market share in 2017. Swiss giants Novartis and Roche take the top two places, followed by American firm, Celgene. Made with Visme Infographic Maker

France Françoise Alliot-Launois, VP of the French League Against Rheumatism (AFLAR), discusses the issues around bone and joint infections in France, AFLAR’s work to help patients suffering from these diseases, and the broader role of patient associations within the French healthcare ecosystem.   In France, 20 million people are suffering from…

Korea Syneos Health, established through a merger in 2017, has held a foothold in Korea through its legacy organisations for over 10 years. Sora Lee, general manager of Syneos Korea, provides her assessment of the impact of the merger. She also comments on Syneos Health’s MoU with KoNECT (Korea National Enterprise…

France Arnaud Gobet, president of Innothera, discusses how the company balances its unique and diverse offering of medical devices, hygiene and protection products and pharmaceuticals, Innothera’s burgeoning international footprint and the condition of France’s industrial environment.   In the long term, we see the suppression of the ISF (solidarity tax on…

Switzerland Roche announced strong Group sales growth of seven percent for 2018, partly driven by the launch of MS blockbuster Ocrevus, which CEO Severin Schwan has described as the most successful in the company’s history.   2018 was a good year for Roche. The Swiss-headquartered pharma giant saw seven percent overall…

Algeria Click here to download the Healthcare & Life Sciences Review Algeria 2019 report.   Algeria, Africa’s largest country by area, stands as a promising investment destination for the global life sciences industry, with a sizeable local market and a growing number of multinationals choosing to base their regional operations out…

France Martin Dubuc, general manager of Biogen France, discusses the company’s strong leadership in neurosciences, its commitment to pioneering the high-risk field despite the withdrawal of many industry players, the strategy to keep MS at the core of its business while developing next-generation treatments in areas like Alzheimer’s, and the important…

Turkey Bucking a global trend for increased focus on outpatient and preventative care, Turkey is doubling down on hospital investment.   Throughout many of the healthcare systems in North America and Europe, there is an increasing emphasis on outpatient and preventative care. In terms of health economics, governments see a great benefit in…