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Mexico Valued at USD 7.28 billion, the Mexican pharma market stands out within Latin America, ranking second only to Brazil, and registering a solid compound annual growth rate of six percent according to a 2023 CANIFARMA and INEGI study. That makes it, on paper, appear a highly attractive sector for investment,…

Mexico Mexico has long been considered a relatively appealing destination for clinical trials and, in recent years, has participated in more than one percent of global drug development research, generating an economic outflow of over 240 million dollars per annum in the process. Indeed, most of the major biopharma multinationals now…

Mexico The lowest spender on healthcare as a percentage of GDP in mainland Latin America. A complex and fragmented reimbursement system. Clinical trial approval delays stretching across eight months. One could be forgiven for thinking that attempting to bring innovative medicines to Mexico is a thankless task. Yet, as several country…

Mexico The Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research Industries (AMIIF) represents more than 60 of the country’s research-based pharmaceutical companies. Executive director Larry Rubin, who took on the association’s leadership six months ago, outlines his priorities, such as building public awareness and stronger relationships with the government. He also weighs in on…

Mexico The Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research Industries (AMIIF) represents the innovative pharmaceutical industry in Mexico, advocating for innovation and promoting dialogue with local authorities. AMIIF’s Executive Director, Cristobal Thompson, discusses the country and the organization’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines Mexico’s healthcare challenges and how they have evolved…

Mexico Earlier in 2020, PharmaBoardroom sat down with several key stakeholders in the Mexican healthcare and life sciences industry, from the leaders of multinational affiliates, start-up entrepreneurs, association heads, and key opinion leaders. Here, we round up three of their most talked about topics.   Government  One of the most talked-about…

Mexico In the historic year of their 70th anniversary, Cristóbal Thompson, executive director of the Asociación Mexicana de Industrias de Investigación Farmacéutica (AMIIF), the association for research-based pharmaceutical companies in Mexico, shares their new agenda, AMIIF 2030, which aligns with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a focus on…

Mexico Below is a selection of top recent news from Mexican pharma and healthcare, including the healthcare reforms president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is prioritising, latest news on the INSABI program, cancer research, and the lack of coronavirus expertise in Mexico.   Zero tolerance for corruption: the Mexican pharma sector must…

Mexico Cristobal Thompson of the AMIIF examines the steps forward that Mexican pharma has made in countering corruption, the areas in which urgent improvement is still needed, and outlines the three key reasons why fighting corrupt practices is so important.   The pharmaceutical industry must act according to value-based codes, building…