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India Poised to overtake Japan and become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2025 according to the latest International Monetary Fund estimates and now registering heady year-on-year growth rates exceeding eight percent, India’s overall business outlook appears increasingly rosy with industry reaping the rewards from rising per capita GDP, enhanced purchasing power,…

Hong Kong Sabrina Chan, senior executive director of the Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (HKAPI), an organization that represents the innovative pharmaceutical industry in Hong Kong and Macau, weighs in on regulatory improvements in the territory such as the OnePlus mechanism and the Centre for Medical Products Regulation; discusses HKAPI’s…

Global As pharma navigates issues ranging from the US Inflation Reduction Act to new EU pharmaceutical legislation, and the impact of global unrest on supply chains, the industry is experiencing other shifts as reflected in Pharma Exec’s 2024 Top 50 Companies. Based on 2023 drug revenue performance from global drug makers,…

South Africa A leading voice in the global fight against HIV, Professor Linda-Gail Bekker works across both scientific research and activism. As CEO and founder of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, Prof Bekker has helped change the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Her organisation has brought the latest HIV…

USA AbbVie, for only the second time in its history, has a new CEO. Having been led by Richard A. Gonzalez since its inception in 2013, the organization has named former president and chief operating officer Robert A. Michael as its new leader. As he takes on the role this month,…

Japan A roundup of the most important stories coming out of Japan’s pharma industry, including the sharp increase in deaths linked to Kobayashi supplements; the partnership between Moderna and Mitsubishi Tanabe to jointly promote Moderna’s mRNA respiratory vaccine portfolio; the country’s move to to support domestic antibiotics production; Takeda’s licenscing agreement…

Mexico Drawing on an industry track record of over 25 years, Fernando Fogarin has recently become the strategic project lead for emerging markets at women’s health specialist Organon. He shares his priorities and the particularities of the Mexican market, discussing the positive impact of the country’s upcoming biosimilars reform; Organon’s efforts…

Brazil With the largest public healthcare system in the world, Latin America’s biggest pharma market, its leading regulatory body, and a huge and diverse population, Brazil is a strategic destination for both regional and global pharma. Read on for five things to watch in 2024 and beyond from this dynamic nation. …

Mexico Mexico’s president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum recently revealed some of her key cabinet choices, naming eminent physician and researcher David Kershenobich as the country’s new health secretary. When Kershenobich takes office in October he will be inheriting a healthcare system rife with medicine shortages, partially adopted systems and inadequate resources. However, rather…

Mexico The Mexican Diabetes Association (AMD) is an organization dedicated to providing education and training to Mexicans living with diabetes and their families. President Gabriela Allard comments on the importance of raising awareness in a country with a serious obesity problem, the AMD’s various educational and prevention programmes, and the lack…

USA The Promising Pathways Act 2.0 is a newly proposed bill that aims to expedite and streamline approval pathways for rare disease therapies in the US. The Act is, however, facing a number of challenges in terms of implementation. The sponsors of these niche therapies tend to be small and medium-sized…

China A roundup of some of the biggest pharma industry news from China, including Fosun’s bid for Henlius Biotech; the revision of the US’s Biosecure Act to provide more time for cutting ties with China; Baili Tianheng’s second Hong Kong listing; Hasten’s acquisition of asset rights for 14  products from Celltrion,…