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India At a transformational moment for Indian pharma, OPPI’s Anil Matai outlines how the country’s government is more receptive to innovation and action-oriented than ever before, how the industry is increasingly aligning with global standards to foster an innovation transition, and the importance of always bearing patiennt accessibility in mind in…

India Pharmexcil’s Ravi Uday Bhaskar discusses how Indian pharma is rebuilding global confidence in its exports via a focus on quality, expanding into high-potential new markets like those in Latin America, and adapting to global trends like the US Inflation Reduction Act and changing European regulations.   Despite global economic challenges,…

Portugal Joana Branco of Biocant Park, Portugal’s pioneering biotech hub, delves into its strategic development and international impact since 2005. Branco highlights Biocant’s role in advancing the Portuguese life sciences sector, attracting around 43 companies with its state-of-the-art infrastructure and a collaborative ecosystem. Despite challenges such as Portugal’s size and the…

India The Bombay Chamber of Commerce, established in 1836, played a key role in India’s industrial and infrastructural development during British rule and has since evolved into a professional organization with influential members, contributing significantly to the growth of major international companies like Tata and Reliance. Director General Sandeep Khosla highlights…

USA Cardiff Advisory’s David H. Crean outlines the positive atmosphere and sentiment observed at JPM 2024, the annual healthcare financing conference held near San Francisco’s Union Square. Dr. Crean picks up some of the key trends to emerge from the conference around sustainability, deal flow, venture funding, and AI, and provides…

Hong Kong Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) chief executive Nicolas Aguzin has stepped down after a term fraught with upheaval. Having survived COVID-19 isolation, under Aguzin HKEX was confronted with strict regulatory crackdowns and has seen a drop in funds raised from initial public offerings by almost 40 percent. Newly…

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,…

Portugal One of Europe’s smaller nations and its westernmost, Portugal, with a pharma market worth roughly USD 3.5 billion, may not be known as the continent’s pharma powerhouse. Yet the country boasts plenty of impressive credentials —such as a national healthcare system (NHS) that is not only universal and free, but…

China After four years away, Brendan Shaw recently returned to China to attend the ChinaBio Innovation and Investment Conference in Suzhou. Although geopolitical tensions, the fallout from COVID-19, and local market challenges have dampened stakeholder optimism around China somewhat in the last few years, Shaw feels that the country still has…

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 Camilia Benani, recently promoted to partner at DLA Piper’s Casablanca office, explains why the Moroccan healthcare sector has become a lightning rod for M&A activity in recent years. Drawing on her experience advising many of the organisations involved in these deals, Benani touches on the evolution of deal structuring in…

Morocco Last year, the USA surpassed France as Morocco’s largest source of foreign direct investment, and Morocco is the only country in Africa to boast a free trade agreement with the US. AmCham Morocco’s Rabia El Alama outlines some of the major trends underpinning the US-Morocco trading relationship, the weighting of…