MEA Some of the top recent stories from pharma and healthcare in the Middle East and Africa, including Saudi Arabia’s pharma pitch to US investors, a new fund to bring forward Saudi biotechs, Egypt’s collaboration with Turkey on pharma manufacturing, and China’s ‘health silk road’ in Africa. Saudi Arabia pitches…
Switzerland Manufacturing – long sidelined as a relatively prosaic element of the global pharma supply chain – is back in the news. Investment in manufacturing facilities is skyrocketing as sponsors rush to meet soaring market demand, and the global industry is scrambling to align with the Trump administration’s threats and incentives…
Denmark When it comes to Denmark’s flourishing local biotech scene, the country is again clearly punching far above its weight. The EU member state has already managed to muster world-class expertise in areas like peptide chemistry and metabolic disorders, anchored by the success stories of homegrown entities that made it big…
Switzerland As kidney disease places mounting pressure on global healthcare systems, innovation in dialysis becomes all the more critical, especially for patients receiving therapy at home. Enter Vivatum: a Swiss-Swedish medtech venture co-founded by industry expert Daniel Maechler, dedicated to reimagining Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) through digital precision, intuitive design,…
Switzerland Urs Indermühle sees 2025 shaped by three big shifts and two urgent risks: R&D is now mostly sourced externally (just 35 percent developed in‑house), forcing pharma to master licensing and ecosystem partnerships; Asia, especially China, has become a serious innovation hub, making global IP and footprint strategies a priority; and…
China With nearly half of Chinese adults now suffering from myopia and age-related eye conditions on the rise, China is on the brink of an ophthalmology boom — a market set to more than double by 2031. While global players like Santen have taken an early lead, a new wave of…
Japan Santen is on a mission to reshape the future of eye health. With three major product launches ahead, bold biotech deals, and a revamped global strategy, the Japanese pharma is doubling down on its ophthalmology dominance. Fresh off a transformational reorganization and a landmark myopia approval, Santen is proving that…
Brazil A roundup of the biggest stories from Brazil’s pharma industry, including Teuto’s cannabis manufacturing deal with MediPharm; Eurofarma’s AI-based epilepsy joint venture with SK Biopharmaceuticals; EMS’s increased stake in Hypera after a failed merger attempt, and Quantoom, Univercells and Fiocruz’s RNA-based vaccine production collaboration. MediPharm Labs Enters Landmark Commercial…
Switzerland Marianthi Psaha, President, Head of EMEA for Santen, discusses the company’s journey towards becoming a specialized leader in ophthalmology—highlighting how digital transformation, innovation in myopia treatment, and strategic partnerships are reshaping its impact on eye health across Europe. Psaha delves into the challenges of building awareness of the area’s importance…
Turkey A roundup of the biggest pharma and healthcare stories from Turkey including the investigation of 19 pharma companies by the country’s competition watchdog; Gen Pharma Caucasus Manufacturing’s new plant in Azerbaijan; drug shortages resulting from a newly adopted currency-indexed medication supply system, and the surge in upper respiratory tract infections…
Morocco Pierre Fabre has been present in the Moroccan market for nearly 40 years. Pierre Behnam, the company’s director for Africa, Middle-East and Türkiye discusses its strategy for bringing innovation and targeted therapies to patients in Morocco. I am confident that over time, with joint work between innovators and health…
China First set up in 2014, the Guangdong Medical Valley is an investment incubation platform in southern China focusing on the biomedical and medical device industries. CEO Xia Jiasheng explains how the decision to set up the cluster came about, how it differs from the wealth of other science parks in…
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