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USA Craig Martin, CEO of the Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator (OTXL), discusses the urgent need for a new business model to rescue abandoned clinical-stage programs in the rare disease sector. He details OTXL’s innovative non-profit model, which leverages a collaborative network of partners and unique tax-exempt incentives to liberate stranded assets from…

Taiwan Siegfried Gschliesser, co-founder and CEO of Anya Biopharm, has spent over two decades shaping the pharmaceutical landscape in Asia. Under his guidance, Anya has pioneered a proprietary oral peptide delivery platform, leveraging capital-efficient strategies and Taiwan’s robust talent pool to challenge global standards in metabolic health and chronic disease management.  …

UAE As Abu Dhabi translates strategy into execution, the focus turns from platform design to operational delivery. Albarah Elkhani, COO of Integrated Health Solutions at M42, details how large-scale genomics, clinical pathways and regulatory alignment are embedded into day-to-day healthcare practice. From premarital and newborn screening to rare disease management and…

UAE Healthcare systems across the world continue to struggle with fragmentation, rising costs and reactive models of care that intervene too late. Dimitris Moulavasilis, Group CEO of M42, outlines how an integrated platform spanning care delivery, genomics, digital infrastructure and policy seeks to realign incentives, embed intelligence at scale and reposition…

MEA For decades, the Middle East has faced a disproportionately high burden of rare genetic disorders, fuelled both by deep-rooted cultural practices and an overreliance on Western genomic data. Fast forward to 2026, and massive genome projects across the Gulf region are attempting to shift the narrative. Backed by immense sovereign…

Taiwan Promoted to General Manager of Moderna Taiwan in 2024, Wenchi Liu brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience spanning commercial strategy and operations. Since joining Moderna in 2023, she has helped position Taiwan as a priority market within the company’s Asia-Pacific region. In this interview, she discusses the rollout…

Taiwan Professor Yun-Ching Fu serves as Superintendent of Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan’s largest national medical centre in the central region. A paediatric interventional cardiologist by training, Professor Fu established Taiwan records for minimally invasive cardiac defect repair and now leads a 1,632-bed institution serving 10,000 outpatients daily. Under his leadership,…

USA Matt Heck, founder and CEO of Sentynl Therapeutics, outlines the company’s acquisition-led rare disease strategy following its integration into Zydus Group in 2017. He discusses building a focused portfolio of life-extending paediatric therapies, leveraging orphan drug incentives, prioritising early diagnosis, expanding internationally, and partnering closely with patient foundations to maximise…

MEA As healthcare systems across the GCC accelerate their focus on innovation, access, and advanced therapies, Novartis is positioning the region at the centre of its long-term strategy. Mohamed Ezz Eldin shares how global priorities are translated into local execution, from rare disease care and genomics to clinical research and innovative…

LatAm From the perspective of international pharmaceuticals developers, Latin America can be considered a region of exceptional potential owing to solid market fundamentals and significant untapped opportunities. “I am convinced that we are poised to become among the most dynamic regions for growth momentum globally driven by multiple factors: among them…

China Cancer drug development has produced an abundance of therapies, yet outcomes in solid tumours remain constrained by resistance and relapse. In this interview, Zaiqi Wang, Chairman and CEO of InxMed, explains why the company starts from tumour defence biology rather than individual targets, and how this perspective informs its combination…

USA John Hess, Senior Vice President, Americas at Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, reflects on his career journey and the evolution of Chiesi’s dedicated rare disease organisation. In this interview, he discusses the strategic rationale behind establishing Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, the critical role of the US within the global strategy, and…