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France At the end of a turbulent and lengthy process, France’s 2025 health budget has finally been approved. This “imperfect” budget resulting from months of debate in a parliament with no absolute majority does not embrace the more radical cost-cutting measures originally proposed. It does raise funding for hospitals by EUR…

Global Regular PharmaBoardroom contributor David H. Crean outlines the resilient and cautious optimism observed at JPM 2025, the annual healthcare financing conference held near San Francisco’s Union Square. While uncertainties and headwinds still persist, particularly around regulatory changes, affordability issues, and capital financing in the public and private markets, the healthcare…

Hong Kong After the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEX) 2018 move to allow pre-revenue biotech companies to raise capital in Hong Kong under its Chapter 18A mechanism, biotech listings surged with pre-clinical companies chosing to list on HKEX as a means of accessing global capital, raising around HKD 118 billion…

Hong Kong Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) chief executive Nicolas Aguzin has stepped down after a term fraught with upheaval. Having survived COVID-19 isolation, under Aguzin HKEX was confronted with strict regulatory crackdowns and has seen a drop in funds raised from initial public offerings by almost 40 percent. Newly…

Hungary Chronic underfinancing is a common pitfall for many former socialist states and Hungary is no exception.  Total health spending ultimately accounted for 8.0 percent of GDP in Hungary in 2014, which is below the average of 9.3 percent across OECD countries. Moreover, only 63 percent was funded through public sources. Furthermore, fresh data…

Pharma Mr. Michel Finance, CEO of Theradiag, a leading French player in in vitro diagnostics and the novel field of theranostics (a combination of treatment and diagnosis), discusses the major restructuring at Theradiag he oversaw, the crucial role that diagnostics play in the provision of efficient as well as cost-effective healthcare…

doctors MMA’s president shares the reasons why Malaysia is ranked today third in terms of healthcare quality, with a very efficient public system, high quality doctors and strong government support. However, the situation could change as too many doctors change to the private sector, NCDs are drastically increasing and financing healthcare…

government relations Minister Marceau addresses the changes in policy in Quebec relating to the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, and the incentives in place to make the state an attractive place for the future of the pharmaceutical industry.   According to the Economic and Financial Profile of Quebec 2012, Quebec allocated 2.61…