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Puerto Rico Dr. Eduardo Nicolau shares his journey from being a professor of chemistry to becoming Executive Director of the MSRC in 2021. His leadership focuses on financial stability, creating a biotech incubator, and establishing key partnerships with the industry, including a significant collaboration with the biotechnology company CytoImmune Therapeutics for cancer…

Switzerland World-renowned oncologist Professor Susan Gasser outlines the innovative public-private partnership model in place at the ISREC Foundation at the AGORA Cancer Research Center in Lausanne. The unique model of ISREC/AGORA involves a reversal of the typical PPP structure, where the private foundation builds infrastructure and invites public institutions to collaborate,…

Global AstraZeneca’s Anna Litsiou, Carolyn Hynes and Allison Guy, contributing to the September 2024 edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, discuss the importance of improving interactions between health technology assessment (HTA) bodies and regulatory authorities.   The need to optimize drug development and facilitate faster access for patients has focused discussions…

Global As Big Pharma makes evermore declarations on its sustainability credentials, who are the industry’s most sustainable companies? With wildlife under severe threat from biopharmaceutical run-off, which companies are truly dedicated to change? Which are truly dedicated to equitable pay structures and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion? To answer these questions,…

Singapore The latest pharma news from Singapore, including J&J Innovation’s continued investment in Singapore; Evotec’s new Singaporean venture, 65LAB; BeiGene’s cancer drug approval in the country; Novo Nordisk’s acquisition of local biotech KBP Biosciences’ late-stage investigational hypertension drug, and Crown Bioscience/JSR Life Sciences’ new manufacturing facility.   Johnson & Johnson Innovation…

Belgium During the COVID-19 pandemic and the multi-stakeholder collaboration needed to find solutions, AstraZeneca launched the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) in collaboration with KPMG, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Royal Philips, the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience & Innovation…

Global After a turbulent five-year tenure, Kare Schultz will be stepping down as the Israeli generics giant ‘s CEO and former Sandoz chief Richard Francis will take over in January. Francis, who brings his vast industry experience at companies like Sandoz and Biogen to the role, will inherit a number of…

Global The Israeli giant began as a wholesale drug business more than a century ago and went on to dominate the global generics market until it lost its leadership position in 2021. After the setbacks of a costly acquisition and several reputational challenges, Teva is pushing to stay on track. Teva…

Spain Ferrer’s CEO, Mario Rovirosa, outlines how he and a new management team have been building the foundation of the Spanish mid-cap’s transformation to become a specialty pharma company, a 180-degree shift that entailed the divestment of its generics portfolio, new affiliates across the world, and a more focused product pipeline.…

Global Bill Sibold, Executive Vice President and Head of Sanofi Genzyme, highlights the achievements of the company’s Rare Humanitarian Program over the last 30 years, bringing treatments to patients in developing countries with lysomal storage disorders who would otherwise not have access. Sibold outlines the persistent obstacles facing people with rare…

MEA The latest COVID-19 vaccine news from the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region, including the fallout from Iran’s ban on any imports of US- or UK-produced vaccines, Israel’s world-leading vaccination speed; and how Dubai Airports is working with GMR-Hyderabad to form a ‘vaccine corridor’.   Iran inks deal for Cuban…

UAE Ana Raposo, country director for Gulf Countries at Janssen discusses her role, the main similarities and differences between the various markets throughout the Gulf, mental health, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in the region.   The Gulf markets are very open to innovation and eager to bring the most…