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France In recent times, French pharma industry associations have been arguing vociferously about the need to proactively ‘re-industrialise’ French pharma to counter the distortionary impact of protectionist policies and massive state subsidies in rival markets.   “France’s industrial fabric risks being systematically hollowed out if we don’t act fast to mitigate…

France Valued fifth globally in terms of overall revenues and enjoying year-on-year growth rates exceeding five percent, the French pharma market is undeniably one of the great global life science powerhouses, playing host to virtually all top-tier, big-brand biopharma. Yet alongside its well-forged reputation for sophisticated healthcare infrastructure, manufacturing excellence, and…

France Laurence Peyraut serves as Director General of LEEM (Les Entreprises du Médicament), France’s pharmaceutical industry association representing 270 companies ranging from small French generic manufacturers to major multinational innovators. With two years at LEEM and one year on the EFPIA Board, Peyraut is operating under unprecedented geopolitical pressures reshaping pharmaceutical…

France France’s minority government has forced through a Social Security & Healthcare Bill for 2026 containing EUR five billion in healthcare cuts. For the country’s beleaguered innovative pharma industry, this Bill represents yet another setback, with stakeholders warning of more access delays, listing withdrawals, and unnecessary patient suffering.   PLFSS 2026:…

France With revenues projected to reach USD 27.01 billion in 2024, France’s pharma market is ranked fifth globally. Home to a number of well-established local pharma players and a sought-after destination for international investments, France is looking to boost innovation, attracting the largest number of R&D centres in Europe in 2022,…

France France’s life sciences industry is falling behind its European neighbours, its growth deeply hampered, the French life sciences think tank G5 Santé claims, by abusive paybacks. While the government has demonstrated its willingness to take steps towards levelling its pricing barometers and in so doing tackle medicine shortages and build…

Singapore Mervyn Lim, Vice President, ResMed Asia, shares the company’s journey through COVID-19 in the region, how the company is building on their digitalisation experience, his view on how different stakeholders have to come together to improve reimbursement, and the huge opportunity in a market where 80 percent of patients with…

Czech Republic Augustin Bernát, general manager for the Czech affiliate of ResMed, a company whose cloud-connected medical devices transform care for people with sleep apnea, COPD and other chronic diseases, discusses how their digital solutions are bringing benefits to both the patients and the payers in the country. Following extensive discussions, the…

France Franck Cousserans, general manager of France and Belgium at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, highlights the company’s key products and the challenges of market access in France. Furthermore, he indicates the steps needed to grow in the future and how Jazz’s corporate culture is key to its success.   In the US, Jazz…

France Philippe Lamoureux, director of LEEM, the pharmaceutical industry’s association in France, reflects on the winds of change in the sector after the establishment of the Macron government, the 2018 Strategic Council of Health Industries (CSIS) and new pro-industry measures. I believe that we can make France a worldwide leader in…

Belun Ring The Belun (magical) ring invented by a Hong Kong start-up helps you achieve a healthier night’s sleep without wasting valuable snooze time on going to the clinic. Anybody that struggles with sleep will be aware of the time, money and dedication it can take to come up with a cure.…

Belun Technology Lydia Leung, CEO of Belun Technology, introduces us to the start-up´s flagship product, the Belun Ring. She also discusses the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and preventative care can have on the healthcare industry in Hong Kong. Having been in a government research institute for ten years before joining Belun…