Tagged with Abbott

MEA A selection of top stories coming out of the Middle East and Africa’s pharma sector: Egypt’s Gypto Pharma partners with US drugmaker Dawa to expand the local production of medicines; Jordan’s Hikma makes a USD 1 billion investment pledge for US manufacturing and R&D, and Riyadh-headquartered private equity firm Jadwa…

Global The Top 10 medical device manufacturers for 2024 ranked by sales value for the past year. As compiled by Medical Product Outsourcing, Medtronic sits at the top of this year’s list with a full USD 32.36 billion in sales, driven primarily by organic rather than acquisition-based growth. J&J Medtech is…

Belgium There have been both ups and downs in AbbVie’s recent history. After proving its staying power with the celebration of its 10-year anniversary as an independent company spun off from Abbott, the American drugmaker faced a less happy turning point as its leading drug Humira came up against stiff competition…

Global The world’s top 10 medical technology companies for 2022 according to Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO). Abbott leads the way, followed by Medtronic, J&J, and Siemens Healthineers. Recent PharmaBoardroom interviews with some of these companies’ leading executives include Hugo F. Villegas, SVP & President, Canada & Latin America at Medtronic, Eman…

Turkey General manager of Core Diagnostic at Abbott Turkey Yelda Ulu Colin highlights the company’s prominent role during the pandemic, including the launch of the first antibody serology testing solution just one month after the World Health Organization made an official pandemic declaration. In addition, she categorizes the government’s response to…

Ireland The latest news from Irish pharma, including a big new R&D investment for Abbott; contact lens giant Bausch & Lomb’s EUR 90 million manufacturing investment; and a new report on the danger that confidential pricing agreements pose to sustainable medicine costs in the country.   Abbott confirms new €37.8m R&D…

Americas The Top 15 pharma companies in the Central America & Caribbean (CENCA) region’s retail market (Rx & OTC) for 2019 ranked by sales in USD millions. US-headquartered Abbott tops the list, followed by Uruguayan Megalabs, and French firm Sanofi Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Talent Between 2015 and 2017 PharmaBoardroom met with pharma country managers in Mexico who spoke about the challenges and opportunities present in the Mexican market. Since then, these five stakeholders have moved on to new roles in their ever-expanding careers.    LATAM Expertise Pedro Galvis   Mexico is an interesting mix…

Algeria A sudden imposition of import restrictions on pharmaceuticals in 2017 has pushed several multinational companies to establish local production facilities in Algeria. However, the localization process can be fraught both for companies that establish direct manufacturing footprints via joint ventures and those that employ the services of local contract manufacturers.…

Algeria Multinational pharmaceutical companies are increasingly choosing Algeria as a base for their regional headquarters, despite the complexities of the local market. The representatives of Lilly, bioMérieux and Abbott in Algeria tell us why. As geographically the largest country in Africa, Algeria stands out, as does its universal healthcare system which bears…

Algeria Mohamed Benali Khoudja, GM for the Francophone Africa cluster at Abbott reveals the rationale behind creating a country cluster, discusses the market for local CMOs in Algeria, and expands on Abbott’s response to the recent import restrictions.   How easy has it been for you to transition from running GSK…

India A passionate advocate for reverse mentoring, Abbott India Limited’s managing director, Venu Ambati, discusses the productive investments that the company has made in India, and his intention to make digital technology, building interactive healthcare ecosystems and going ‘beyond the pill’ strategic priorities for the future. A strategic acquisition has enabled…