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Switzerland Marking 160 years of uninterrupted evolution, Max Zeller stands at the intersection of tradition and modernity in plant-based healthcare. CEO Georg Boonen reflects on the company’s continued role in shaping evidence-based phytotherapy, from pioneering prescription-grade herbal medicines in Switzerland to launching the Zeller Plus line of preventive supplements. With a…

Denmark Helle Harder positions the Danish National Research Ethics Centre as a model for strategic regulatory innovation, aiming to boost Europe’s clinical trial competitiveness. By advancing AI integration, risk-based assessments, and cross-border harmonisation, Denmark is redefining ethical oversight. The Centre’s leadership articulates a compelling vision where regulatory excellence becomes a catalyst…

Denmark As Denmark prepares to assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1st of 2025, attention is turning to what this small yet strategically positioned country will bring to the table. Under the slogan ‘A strong Europe in a changing world’, the Danish Ministry of…

Switzerland From regenerating damaged muscles to rewriting the cell manufacturing playbook, Switzerland’s next wave of biotech innovators is turning regenerative medicine into a precision science. Once considered futuristic, technologies like autologous tissue grafts, gene-edited therapies, and cell-state reprogramming are now gaining real-world traction with Swiss startups at the forefront. These five…

China A summary of top stories from China’s pharma industry: Sciwind Biosciences presents promising trial data for its obesity contender; Simcere reaches approval for its Idorsia-partnered insomnia therapy; AstraZeneca inks AI-enabled research deal with CSPC Pharmaceuticals, and the FDA blocks clinical trials that export American’s cells to China. Sciwind’s GLP‑1 data…

Switzerland Neurim Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing science in central nervous system disorders, with a strong emphasis on sleep-related conditions. Carolin Hillebrand, Country Manager of Switzerland and Regional Alliance Lead for the German market, shares the company’s recent achievements including the development, regulatory approval, and commercialisation of…

Europe Writing in the June 2025 edition of DIA’s Global Forum Magazine, Finn McCartney, Maria Dutarte, Petra Adámková, and Paola Kruger from the European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) weigh in on how the patient voice is being incorporated into Joint Clinical Assessments (JCA) under the new EU Health Technology…

Germany Once a little-known mRNA pioneer, BioNTech became a household name with its COVID-19 vaccine developed alongside Pfizer. But the German biotech is now pursuing an even bigger transformation — and China is at the heart of its strategy. Using vaccine proceeds to tap China’s booming life sciences ecosystem, BioNTech has…

Switzerland Amid a crowded landscape of incremental innovation, Synendos Therapeutics stands out for its bold approach to neuropsychiatric drug development. Co-Founder and CEO Andrea Chicca shares how the company emerged from a translational research programme in Switzerland to pioneer a first-in-class therapeutic strategy targeting the endocannabinoid system, a master regulator of…

Europe Lora Fleifel, Director of Global Value Access & Pricing Operations Europe for Oncology at Merck, dissects the promise and pitfalls of the new EU Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA). The JCA aims to harmonise clinical evaluations to help reduce the significant disparities in patient access to innovative treatments that still exist…

Denmark As Denmark launches its ambitious Life Science Strategy 2030, the Danish Medicines Agency (DKMA), long held as the embodiment of European regulatory excellence, is fine-tuning its priorities. New director Nils Falk Bjerregaard sees the DKMA’s role as a “facilitator of innovation,” supporting early-stage development and leveraging real-world data at home,…

Denmark Having become Europe’s number one pharma success story thanks largely to its blockbuster weight-loss drug, Wegovy, Novo Nordisk has been hit with stiff competition from Lilly and seen a steep decline in market performance. The Danish drugmaker has moved to oust its longstanding CEO and is looking to regain lost…