Tagged with Reig Jofre

Spain A roundup of some of the top stories coming out of Spain’s life sciences sector, including Brookfield’s ongoing interest in Grifols; Rovi’s change of heart about selling its CDMO business; Reig Jofre’s partnership with startup DyCare for an AI-powered digital rehabilitation platform; Almirall’s European filing for its triazole antifungal compound;…

Spain After decades of investment, Catalonia has secured its healthcare and life sciences hub status, accounting for more than half of Spain’s pharma exports and with more clinical trials than any other region. The birthplace of many of the country’s pharma success stories, Catalonia boasts a strong scientific output by European…

Spain Spain is playing an important role in the production of COVID-19 vaccines with four Spanish companies involved in vaccine manufacturing projects, three of them doing fill and finish and one with an original vaccine candidate. Unfortunately, Spain’s vaccine manufacturers have faced quality control issues resulting in major recalls.   “The…

Spain The long-time CEO of Reig Jofre, Ignasi Biosca Reig, reflects on the company’s role during the pandemic producing essential medicines and the support given by national and European authorities. He also explains how a timely investment in a new manufacturing plant in 2019 resulted in a deal with Johnson &…

Sweden Simon Björklund, CEO of Bioglan, a Swedish CDMO owned by Reig Jofre, explains the company’s twofold business model of developing and manufacturing products for local and international clients. He highlights the advantages of manufacturing and operating in Sweden, while emphasizing his future vision of developing and out-licensing Bioglan’s own products.…

Spain Reig Jofre’s Ignasi Biosca outlines recent changes at the Spanish family-owned company, preserving its original ethos, portfolio development and internationalization plans. Can you update us on some of the recent changes at Reig Jofre? “The family still maintains 72 percent of the shares of the company so the original corporate…