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USA As part of Women’s History Month, Chip Davis, president and CEO of the Association for Accessible Medicines highlights some of the most outstanding women that have worked in the generic pharmaceutical industry throughout history and pinpoints the women shaping today’s landscape for affordable and accessible medicines.   As we wrap…

Diversity Annually, PharmaBoardroom conducts hundreds of interviews with global CEO’s, country managers and industry leaders in the pharma industry. While we have crossed paths with many inspiring females in these positions, out of the top 50 pharma companies, only 3 are headed by women. That is a mere 6% — this…

Opinion On International Women’s Day 2019, David H. Crean, managing director for Objective Capital Partners, highlights the progress that has been made to close the gender investment gap, touching on key trends and biases in venture capital funding and outlining why investing in women matters.   When women business owners pitch their…

Opinion Technology and social media has given women and oppressed minorities a platform in which to vent their frustrations regarding the prevalent inequalities that exist in our world today, and it is having an impact. However, the needle is moving slowly and the gender gap continues to cost economies billions of dollars…

Opinion On International Women’s Day 2019, EFPIA Director General Nathalie Moll outlines how far women in life sciences have come in terms of both representation and perception and highlights four actions that industry professionals can take today to drive further change. Equality is giving everyone the same thing, equity is giving…

Opinion Despite the disproportionately high numbers of females in the healthcare and life-sciences industries, and the fact that women are the main decision makers when it comes to family health, there is still inequality in pay and career progression. Carla Smith gives us the stats and explains why equality in the…

Opinion Robin Toft is the Author of WE CAN™, the Executive Woman’s Guide to Career Advancement and founder and CEO of Toft Group Executive Search, where she combines a deep inside knowledge of the life science industry with a passion for building game-changing management teams. In this article, she discusses the…

Diversity For international women’s day 2019, PharmaBoardroom looks back on conversations we have had with inspiring female pharma leaders to bring you their words of wisdom on the value of diversity, tackling gender inequalities and closing the gap.   Big Pharma & Gender Equality Cristina Campos, vice-president at APIFARMA A key player…

Spain María Jesús Lamas, director and César Hernández García, head of medicines for human use at the Spanish Agency of Medicine and Health Products (AEMPS), discuss the challenges impacting the evaluation and analysis of products today. Furthermore, they give insights into why Spain is a leading global clinical trials destination and…

Algeria Adlane Soudani, general manager of Ipsen’s Algerian affiliate, lifts the lid on Ipsen’s ambitions for the local market, and the company’s parallel strategies to ramp up local production while simultaneously delivering tech transfer to local partners.   Our rather distinctive approach is to deploy parallel strategies: we will maintain our…

Turkey Bucking a global trend for increased focus on outpatient and preventative care, Turkey is doubling down on hospital investment.   Throughout many of the healthcare systems in North America and Europe, there is an increasing emphasis on outpatient and preventative care. In terms of health economics, governments see a great benefit in…

Spain Javier Alvarado, general manager of Mundipharma Spain, discusses his current priorities and the innovation the company is bringing to the market through a diversified portfolio. Furthermore, he points out the importance of long-term strategic partnerships for the company´s success and his future aspirations for the affiliate.   Of course, none…