Patrick is the managing editor of PharmaBoardroom, writing and editing stories on all things healthcare and the life sciences. The holder of a Master's Degree in International Relations, Patrick has contributed to over 40 country reports and is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
In a move to address medicine shortages Mexico’s outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador last year launched a Super Pharmacy, or “Megafarmacia del Bienestar,” dubbed the largest medicine stockpile n…
Throughout his long career, John-Arne Rottingen has gathered experience across multiple domains from discovery research to public health and diplomacy that led him to become the founding CEO of the…
Global pharma has been stepping up M&A activity in Asia while also looking to access Asian markets through local partners and tap into the region’s huge growth potential. As a…
A roundup of some of the biggest stories from South Korean healthcare and pharma, including the government’s continuing standoff with doctors over medical reform plans; Merck’s plans for a new…
In the latest government-driven initiative to tackle drug prices in the US after the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), California plans to cut drug prices by buying opioid overdose reversal drug…
Chinese player Legend Biotech reached a new turning point last month when its Johnson & Johnson-partnered Carvykti became the first BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell therapy to be approved by the FDA…
The biggest stories from French healthcare and pharma, including AstraZeneca’s acquisition of Amolyt Pharma; protests over Sanofi layoffs; Pierre Fabre’s purchase of Kinnate Biopharma’s experimental pan-RAF inhibitor, and French biotech…
While international pharma has long been present in Saudi Arabia, the ambitious goals outlined in the country’s Vision 2030 economic transformation plan have encouraged companies to reinforce their commitment to…
Women account for half of the Portuguese labour force, but Portugal lags behind the European average for women in top positions, as a 2023 McKinsey study shows. However, Portuguese pharma…
Siloed healthcare is no match for a malignant, insidious, and pervasive disease like cancer. Over recent decades, countries and regions across the world have discovered that – in the absence…
Brazilian national Maria Fernanda Prado, who began her career in pharma more than 20 years ago, has been at Janssen/Johnson & Johnson for more than half of that time. She…
2023 was a breakthrough year for cell and gene therapies. The field saw a record number of FDA approvals, as other promising therapies in a broad range of therapeutic areas…
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