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LatAm From the perspective of international pharmaceuticals developers, Latin America can be considered a region of exceptional potential owing to solid market fundamentals and significant untapped opportunities. “I am convinced that we are poised to become among the most dynamic regions for growth momentum globally driven by multiple factors: among them…

Argentina Has Argentina, for years one of the economic basket cases of Latin America, finally turned a corner? And is its pharma industry set for a bounce back?   Firebrand TV pundit-turned politician Javier Milei was elected President in late 2023 on a promise to slash public spending and state intervention.…

Global Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), faced with patent expiries for its two largest historical revenue-generators, is racing to replace them. The US giant is re-entering the hot-again neuroscience space, as well as bringing forward cardiovascular, immunology, and oncology molecules, with management proclaiming that six of its pipeline assets boast multibillion-dollar potential.…

LatAm From cancer treatments to cardiovascular drugs, access to innovative medicines in South America lags behind developed market norms with patients forced to endure considerable delays for therapies that are already considered global standards. According to the Waiting to Access Innovative Therapies (W.A.I.T.) Indicator from FIFARMA, an association representing research-based pharma…

Taiwan Taiwan is, in many ways, a healthcare model for Asia. The island has had universal health coverage for over 30 years and Taiwan’s life expectancy today is almost 81 years, putting it behind only Japan, South Korea, and Singapore in its region. However, by the early 2020s, this rapidly ageing…

Taiwan Vincent Tong, Managing Director of MSD Taiwan, brings two decades of pharmaceutical expertise to his second tenure leading the organisation in Taiwan. Having first served in Taiwan in 2008, Tong has witnessed the market’s evolution from emerging economy to sophisticated healthcare innovator. His career spans multiple markets across Asia-Pacific and…

LatAm Constanza Losada, VP & General Manager for Latin America at BMS, leads one of the company’s fastest-growing regions, driving access to innovation, regional collaboration, and talent mobility. With major investments in clinical research, digital health, and cell therapy, she positions Latin America as a hub for growth and global impact…

LatAm Vaccination remains the most powerful public health intervention ever devised, preventing an estimated 4.4 million deaths each year, according to the WHO. Yet with misinformation spreading faster than science, and routine immunisation disrupted by pandemic aftershocks, even long-protected regions are witnessing a resurgence in preventable diseases. In Latin America, where…

LatAm Sarah Aiosa, SVP and President of MSD (known as Merck & Co. in the U.S. and Canada) for Latin America, highlights nearly four years of strong growth built on a clear mission to expand access to healthcare. Under her leadership, MSD has advanced vaccines, oncology treatments, and clinical research in…

Denmark Not only can Denmark lay claim to some major life science inventions – from the design of the world’s first ever insulin pen and disposable ostomy pouch to breakthroughs in fundamental discovery such as the development of the Gram Stain as an essential methodology for classifying bacteria – but it…

Denmark Public Health Reimagined Denmark’s total health expenditure as a share of GDP has increased moderately over the past decade with the country spending 278 billion KKR (37.2 billion euros) in 2024, of which 83% was financed directly from government health schemes. Yet despite the country’s well-earned reputation for delivering high…

China Chinese biopharma innovators are making real progress toward global expansion. However, as Vera Zhang of Bristol-Myers Squibb (China) Investment Co., Ltd. writes in DIA’s Global Forum magazine, moving beyond exporting products to building real global brands means investing in strategic international talent acquisition and well-defined roles, all underpinned by a…