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Europe The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shortages of essential medicines and APIs laid bare Europe’s reliance on suppliers outside its borders. To combat this issue and ensure that Europe is better prepared for future health crises, the Spanish Presidency of the EU is advocating for a focus on ‘strategic autonomy’ up…

India India’s pharma industry has big dreams. At the recent Annual Summit of Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) the nation’s policymakers, academicians, industry leaders, innovators, and scientists gathered to set out their industry’s trajectory up to 2047. Based on discussions at the conference and a comprehensive new OPPI report,…

India As secretary general of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) Sudarshan Jain represents the interests of 25 leading Indian pharmaceutical companies, both at home and abroad. He outlines the association’s focus on quality, innovation, and global reach, why the IPA is aiming to position India as a global benchmark for pharma…

India The IDMA’s Daara Patel outlines the association’s role in representing the diverse voices of the Indian pharmaceutical sector, advocating for manufacturers of all sizes. He explores the challenges and initiatives around aligning with global standards, addressing issues like regulatory complexities and the shift towards biologics. Patel also uncovers the Indian…

Portugal P-BIO, Portugal’s leading association for its biotech industry, is approaching a quarter century in existence. Its president, Simão Soares, tells PharmaBoardroom that there has been “substantial positive change” in the country’s biotech environment in these years, and – while the overall industry is still relatively modest in size compared to…

Morocco Looking back on 11 years of business experience in Morocco, Jean-Charles Damblin of the country’s French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) is more optimistic than ever about the business opportunities that Morocco presents. Although the USA recently overtook France as Morocco’s largest foreign investor, Damblin suggests that there are…

Morocco Recently rebranded from its former name, AMIP, the Moroccan Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry and Innovation (FMIIP) represents the local manufacturers operating in Morocco, which hold a domestic market share of 75 percent. Executive Director Layla Laassel Sentissi highlights some of the key trends in the Moroccan pharma market today, how…

Morocco Fadela Benjelloun, executive director of LEMM, the association of multinational pharma companies in Morocco, looks back on the evolution of the Moroccan pharma market over the past three years, examines the access to innovation situation today, and the impact of the generational healthcare reform currently underway in the country.  …

Hong Kong The Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (HKAPI) represents the interests of the global R&D-based biopharmaceutical industry in Hong Kong and Macau. Senior Executive Director Sabrina Chan outlines the access to innovation scenario in the territory today, the niches in which Hong Kong stands out from the crowd as…

Belgium Representatives of Belgian associations for innovative pharma, generics and biosimilars, medtech, OTC, biotech, hospitals, and medical professionals share their key agenda priorities. These include where they feel that change is needed to drive better outcomes for their members as well as for the overall healthcare ecosystem.   Innovative Pharma: Building…

Belgium Germany and Belgium have long held an important trading relationship, says Margit Kunz of AHK Debelux, the German chamber of commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg. She outlines some of the key industrial investments and trends for German companies within Belux and why Belgium should be better known as an investment…

UAE PHRMAG represents the interests of the 26 leading research-driven biopharmaceutical companies in the Gulf region. Acting Secretary General Shahad Mahdi outlines the association’s core priorities, how it fosters partnerships to drive access to innovation in the region, and how significant global trends like digitalisation are playing out in Gulf pharma.…