Canada Jan Hux is the President and CEO of Diabetes Canada. Canadians have been at the forefront of tackling diabetes since the discovery of insulin. Now that the disease has become an epidemic, measures must be put in place to tackle it at a population level.   If diabetes prevalence were…

Canada Brian Hilberdink, President of Novo Nordisk Canada, calls for collaboration between government and industry to ensure that Canadian patients get swift access to the best treatments.    As a Canadian who spent several years working globally for a biopharmaceutical company, I saw firsthand how pricing and investment decisions can be made…

Canada John Fowler founded 7ACRES, a licensed producer of cannabis, in 2013. In 2014, 7ACRES went over to become part of The Supreme Cannabis Company, which today stands as a unique business model in the Canadian medical cannabis sector.   Indeed, The Supreme Cannabis Company operates as a wholesaler, a decision…

Canada Mark Ware, the Chief Medical Officer of Canopy Growth Corporation, has intensely investigated the effects of cannabinoids, making him perfectly placed to cover this new era of cannabis in healthcare.    I propose that the renaissance of cannabis under varying regulatory frameworks actually represents a paradigm shift in health care, and…

Cannabis Canadian medical cannabis company Tilray’s stock surged by over 77 percent in the first three trading days of last week before dropping dramatically by 47.9 percent to close out the week. The US Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision to allow the company to import cannabis into the USA for medical research…

Regulation Article contributed by Carla Smith, Executive Vice President of The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) for PharmaBoardroom. Today more Canadians are dying in this crisis than at the height of the HIV epidemic. Recognizing that we need to join forces to fight the opioid epidemics in both our nations, Canadians…

Canada As cannabis in Canada cruises towards legalization, Pharma giants race for patented products.   Big Pharma is establishing a significant cannabis presence in Canada with registered patents in advance of legalization. As cannabis-plant-based drugs proliferate globally, opportunities for new technologies and revolutionary advances in health and wellness sciences will continue…

Cannabis While many Canadian medical cannabis outfits cover the entire value chain, from research and development through to manufacturing and distribution, others – such as Canopy Health and Tetra Bio-Pharma – are taking their cues from the biotechnology industry and strictly focusing on clinical trials.   I believe that across the…

Valeant Valeant Pharmaceuticals has taken the decision to rename itself in an effort to distance the company from a series of pricing scandals that occurred under previous CEO J. Michael Pearson. Following the loss of nearly 93 percent of its value, the much maligned firm has announced that it will adopt…

Canada Despite its relative youth, Canada’s medical cannabis industry is already presenting some of the characteristics of the much more mature pharmaceutical industry. There is consolidation as well as the first moves towards differentiating business models. “With medical cannabis, there is a chance to re-evaluate entirely the way we look at…

Canada Several smaller pharmaceutical companies – Taiho, Valneva, Mallinckrodt, Théa and Intercept Pharma – have chosen to set up operations in Canada very recently, recognizing the potential for product launches and development or taking back their out-licensed portfolio. “The establishment of the Canadian affiliate had always been part of our global expansion…

Canada The government of the French-speaking Canadian province of Québec stands out for undertaking healthcare reforms while appreciating the need to join hands with industry when it comes to the promotion of health innovation. “Quebec has the most aggressive approach of any province in this country [for generics pricing]” Dr. Gaétan…