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Czech Republic Roman Badik, CEO of Enantis, the first biotechnology spin-off from Masaryk University in the Czech Republic, shares his vision of turning the company’s research breakthroughs into a self-sustaining business. Badik breaks down the business model of Enantis based on its proprietary protein stabilization platform and its lead compound FGF2-STAB with…

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…

China Biosimilars are a relatively recent development in the pharmaceutical industry, meaning market penetration is still fairly low, even in many developed markets, much less emerging markets. Prior to 2019, not a single biosimilar had been approved in China. However, a McKinsey analysis found that biosimilars could account for a growing…

UK  A new report from the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) asserts that the UK biotech industry is booming, despite Brexit uncertainties. Financing raised by UK biotechs in 2019 was down on the record year of 2018, but up on 2016 and 2017. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   A longer term perspective…

UK Although biotech financing in the UK took a hit last year in large part thanks to uncertainty around Brexit, 2019 was still the British industry’s third-best year on record.   The UK’s exit from the European Union looms large over all British industries, including pharmaceuticals and biotech. Unsurprisingly, therefore, UK…

China Dr Yuguang Wang, CEO of Maxinovel Pharmaceuticals, recaps his three decades of industry experience across Big Pharma, biotech and CRO organizations in China and the US, his motivation to establish Maxinovel Pharmaceuticals as a global, semi-virtual biotech, and their mission to develop a pipeline of orally-active one-pill combination of immuno-oncology…

China 2019 was a bumper year for biotech companies listing on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx), with nine pre-revenue biotechs and eight revenue-generating biotech and biotech-related firms, mostly originating from mainland China, listing last year. The average amount of funds raised by these was a whopping four to five times higher…

Canada John L. Wallace of Antibe Therapeutics highlights how Canadian innovation stands to put the country at the forefront of the next wave of global biopharmaceutical R&D. BlueRock Therapeutics, a promising North American start-up with a new Parkinson’s disease drug, was recently sold to Germany’s Bayer at a $1 billion valuation.…

China PharmaBoardroom sat down with more than 25 biotech CEOs in China in 2019. We analyzed the contents of the interviews and found the following recurring themes at the top of these executives’ minds.   “Patients” One recurring theme throughout the interviews was a stated commitment to patients. Many of these…

China Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death and in China, the globe’s most populous country, it is an ever-increasing concern. In 2018, there were approximately 4.3 million new cases of cancer in China, and this number is expected to increase to 6.7 million by 2040. Below, we…

China According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today. If this trend is not slowed or reversed, it could jeopardize many, if not most, of our medical advancements to date. Antimicrobials are essential for the prevention and…

Hungary Laszlo Dinca, managing director of Vanessa Research – Hungary, shares his insights on the company’s rare and orphan disease portfolio; the intentions behind the acquisition of Hungaro-Gal Pharmaceutical Manufacturing [HG Biotech]; Hungary as a development market for biotechnology companies; and the future objectives of the company.   It is paramount…