Asia-Pacific Generics penetration in the Asia-Pacific region by country for 2018. A full 90.3 percent of all medicines dispensed in India were generics compared to 78.3 percent in China and 76.9 percent in Indonesia. At the other end of the scale, Japan and Taiwan had a generics penetration of just 28.9…

Canada The Top 10 companies in the Canadian pharma market for 2020, ranked by revenues in USD billions. J&J takes the top spot with USD 3.46 billion, followed by AbbVie at 1.34 billion and Novartis at 1.32 billion. Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Asia-Pacific The Top 10 pharma markets in the vast Asia-Pacific region, ranked by market size in USD millions for 2018. China is way out in front with a market size of US 85,778 million, followed by Japan with USD 77,458 million and India at 16,843 million. Made with Visme Infographic Maker

Switzerland The SXI Bio & MedTech Index outperformed the Swiss Performance Index (SPI) by 38 percent and NASDAQ Biotech by 46 per cent between 2015 and 2020. Key listings include Kuros Biosciences, Idorsia, Polyphor, ObsEva, and IGEA Pharma Made with Visme Infographic Maker   To read more about the Swiss biotech investment…

UK The top 10 fastest-growing private pharma companies in the UK for 2021, compiled by corporate finance advisory firm Alantra. Featured companies include BenevolentAI, Exscientia and Perspectum. See below for the full list, including company description, revenue, and two-year growth rate.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker   About the list The…

France The Top 10 pharma companies in the EUR 28.9 million French pharma market in 2019. Homegrown players Sanofi and Servier lead the way, followed by Bayer, Janssen and Mylan. French firms Pierre Fabre, Merial and Ceva Sante also make the list, while AstraZeneca and Teva round out the Top 10.…

China The Top 10 Chinese pharma companies for 2020 ranked by overall revenues. Taken from Fortune magazine’s 2020 list of the 500 biggest companies in China, this up-to-date list shows Shanghai Pharma in pole position, followed by China Resources Pharmaceutical, and Guangzhou Baiyunshan.     Made with Visme Infographic Maker

Europe The full list of medicines recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2020 divided by therapeutic area and with drugs that contained a new active substance highlighted in bold. The EMA approved a raft of new oncology medicines in 2020, as well as new treatments in haematology/…

Japan Following on from our recent compilations of 2020 new drug approvals in the USA, China, and Switzerland, see below for the Japanese PMDA’s new drug approvals list for April-October 2020. Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

China The Chinese NMPA’s drug approval list for 2020 includes a surge in approvals for locally developed drugs. A total of 46 new drugs were approved in 2020 (less than the 53 approved in 2019), including 28 chemical drugs and 18 biological products. Read more analysis from Xu Wang of Novo…

Switzerland Regarded as one of the world’s leading regulatory bodies, Swissmedic stands alongside its equivalents in Europe, Japan, Canada, and Australia in terms of the evaluation and approval of new drugs. Although its approval times are increasing, raising doubts about Swissmedic’s continued place at the top table of global regulators, initiatives…

USA In 2020, the US FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER) approved 53 novel drugs, up from 48 in 2019, across a range of therapeutic areas, including the first treatments for COVID-19 patients.   The FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research (CBER) is charged with approving new biologic…