Egypt Tarek Tawfik, managing director of AmCham Egypt, explains how Egypt’s latest economic reforms have transformed the country into an attractive destination for foreign investors. He highlights the special role of Egypt in the region and shows how the public and the private sectors are collaborating to achieve economic growth. …
Spain Cristina Garmendia, president of the Cotec Foundation, gives an overview of the innovation landscape in Spain and the steps needed to see this grow in the future. Furthermore, she gives advice based on her experiences with Genetrix, a company recently sold to Takeda, and she highlights what is next in…
Egypt Nadia Lamloum, executive director of the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA), discusses the role of her institution and the investment opportunities that Egypt has to offer, as well as the initiatives being undertaken to form partnerships between industry, government officials and regulatory bodies. Due to Egypt’s rising population, the demand…
Spain Javier Urzay, deputy director of Farmaindustria, gives an overview of the growth of the pharmaceutical sector in Spain and the challenges to find a balance between rewarding innovation and sustainability. Moreover, he talks about the development of clinical trials in Spain and the currently discussed new collaboration agreement with the…
Japan Already established as one of the world’s leading markets for innovative and patented drugs, Japan is set to grow rapidly in 2019, partly as a result of a dramatic uptake in generics and biosimilars. Japan’s pharmaceutical industry has long centred on strong innovation and patented drugs, but we are…
Egypt Hassan Behnam, managing director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Egypt explains the investment opportunities Egypt has to offer, examines the close relationship between Egypt and France and highlights the recent visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Egypt. We at the French Chamber firmly believe…
France Frank Margain, chairman of Paris Region Entreprises, the ‘Invest in Paris Region’ promotion agency, discusses the importance of the life sciences sector for the Paris Region (Ile-de-France in French) and shares how the region is going through a key developmental period in attractivity, digitalization, and infrastructure investment. Previously, many…
Algeria Ipsen’s Guillaume Freneuil gives his take on the importance of the Algerian market to the global group. If we are investing right now in Algeria it is because we envisage further growth here to be able to serve patient needs 33 percent of Sales within Ipsen are now in…
Spain Alfonso Beltrán García-Echániz, director of the Spanish Foundation for Innovation and Prospective Health (FIPSE), highlights the foundation’s focus, as a new instrument to foster innovation in Spain, as well as shares his expert insights on the future of innovation in the country. The focus of our work is to…
France Guy Maugis, president of the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, explains the impact of the Macron government on the attractiveness of France as well as the importance of a strong relationship between Germany and France in times of political uncertainty. He also highlights the role of the chamber in…
Spain Against an alluring backdrop, big-name pharma brands are now starting to spend heavily on in-country manufacturing, development and shared service facilities in Spain. Spain has exceedingly high youth unemployment. However, the country simultaneously possesses some of the best business universities, technical schools and hospitals. This means that it is…
Spain Joël Jean-Mairet, general partner of Ysios Capital, discusses the major trends impacting the venture capital ecosystem in the life sciences sector and the complexity of attracting new investors to the market. Furthermore, he highlights the firm’s success stories and the key steps required for Spain to be a biotech hub…
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