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Slovakia The basics on the country of Slovakia: name, date of independence, geography, population, currency, language, and capital. Slovakia is well integrated into the international community, with membership of the majority of large transnational institutions. Slovakia is located at the heart of Europe, within a short flight of almost every other…

Mexico This chart gives an insight into the phenomenal importance of the pharmaceutical industry to Mexico, in terms of both monetary value and employment created. Public, private, and out of pocket healthcare coverage in Mexico. The growth of the Mexican pharma industry by patented, generic and OTC segments. API Manufacturing compared…

Health This chart shows the varying levels of health literacy in Europe. Health literacy is a serious issue in Hungary where 19% of the population have ‘inadequate’ knowledge and 33% are rated as ‘problematic.’ Click here to read more articles and interviews from Hungary

Hungary Hungary’s medicinal biotech companies are clustered in the country’s four major university towns: Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged and Pécs, with the majority basing themselves in the capital, Budapest. Click here to read more articles and interviews from Hungary

Pharma This map shows the overall contribution of the pharmaceutical industry to the French economy, including number of employees by region, investment stats, and information on private sector research. Click here to download the latest free pharma report on France.

Pharma The following map shows the importance of the pharmaceutical industry to the highly regionalised Italian industry. Lombardy in the North of Italy employs 27,000 people in pharmaceuticals and is ranked number one for pharma and biotech firms. Click here to read more articles and interviews from Italy, and to download…

Pharma The below chart shows the sources of funding for R&D investment in Italy, with only 7% of total investment originating from pharmaceutical and health-oriented biotech. Click here to read more articles and interviews from Italy, and to download the latest free pharma report on the country.

Health The chart below illustrates the potential for a shift in healthcare provision towards home care in France; a country with a rapidly increasing over 60 population, an expensive nursing home system, and a culture of living at home into old age. Click here to download the latest free pharma report on…

Pharma The following chart shows the number of clinical trials in Italy per year. Peaking in 2008 and slumping slightly shortly after, the numbers have returned to robust levels with 550+ trials in total in 2013 and 250+ important Phase I and II trials. Click here to read more articles and…

Pharma The following chart gives the key statistics on the Italian pharmaceutical industry; from number of manufacturing plants, to investments and export growth. Click here to read more articles and interviews from Italy, and to download the latest free pharma report on the country.

Pharma The following chart shows the top pharma companies in Hungary ranked by sales value. Global giant Novartis leads the way with USD 240 million of sales, followed by domestic champion Egis with USD 150 million.  Click here to read more articles and interviews from Hungary

Pharma The following chart shows the decline of the RX retail market in Italy since 2008, along with the 17% decrease in the average price of RX products per pack in 2015 from 2008. Because of the rise of generics, new chemical entities are often restricted to non-retail channels. Click here…