Saudi Arabia Myriam Hakim outlines the progress that Japanese rare disease and oncology specialist Kyowa Kirin has made in the GCC region in recent years; the importance of the Saudi market to Kyowa Kirin and its customised strategy there; as well as the main game-changers for patients in the region, namely the…
USA A Tale of Two Americas The US stands as the biopharma innovation champion of the world, a global leader on nearly all R&D indices related to investment and innovation. It also holds a tremendous amount of clout, representing half the world’s healthcare market, and the US healthcare industry itself is…
USA Rare disease – defined in the US as a disease with a maximum patient population of 200,000 – is perhaps the most salient issue at the nexus of innovation, access, and affordability in the country. As FDA CDER director Dr Janet Woodcock indicates, “rare diseases have been rising as…
Talent COVID-19 has necessitated enormous shifts in the way we live, work, and communicate with each other. Nowhere is this more apparent professionally than for those starting a new job. Here, we highlight four recent appointees to new roles in pharma companies across Europe and the USA and how they have…
USA The US heads for three leading international mid-cap innovators – Japanese firms Eisai and Kyowa Kirin and Danish outfit Lundbeck – explain their vital role leading operations in the world’s most innovative and lucrative pharma market, translating global cultures to a US reality, and the challenges of attracting and retaining…
USA Gary Zieziula, president & region head North America for Kyowa Kirin, a specialty care-focused Japan-based global pharma company, highlights the tremendous growth the affiliate has seen over the past three years on track to become a USD 500 million+ organization within the next year; the exciting products and assets that…
Long Read Accounting for less than two percent of the global pharmaceutical market, the Middle East has long been somewhat overlooked by many drug makers, most of whom seemed more intent on chasing demand in the decidedly more populous Asian market space. But, with an estimated annual growth rate of 10 percent,…
UAE In some respects, is it perhaps the medtech sector that has most to be excited about in the UAE’s domestic market, given the country’s unrelenting enthusiasm for connected devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital solutions. According to a recent study carried out by INSEAD in conjunction with the…
UAE The UAE’s distinctive willingness to embrace innovation and the ‘can-do’ spirit of authorities marks the country out as worthy of attention as an initial product launch platform. “Along with fellow GCC members, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the UAE is notable for its accelerated regulatory pathways. Due to these mechanisms,…
UAE Myriam Hakim, the recently appointed GM for Japanese specialty pharma firm Kyowa Kirin’s UAE affiliate, discusses the strategic significance of the UAE and the Gulf region as a whole to the global group. I appreciate all the efforts the [UAE] authorities have been putting into fast-tracking registration for innovative…
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