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Korea South Korean heavyweight Daewoong Pharmaceutical saw record sales in 2018, but did see a decrease in its EBITDA figures. To ensure its future profitability, the company has decided to invest heavily in the research of development of new drugs, with a new 100 billion won facility planned.   Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s…

Opinion On International Women’s Day 2019, David H. Crean, managing director for Objective Capital Partners, highlights the progress that has been made to close the gender investment gap, touching on key trends and biases in venture capital funding and outlining why investing in women matters.   When women business owners pitch their…

Spain Having largely recovered from the impact of the global financial crisis and with several impressive fundamentals in place, Spain once again stands as one of Europe’s premier healthcare and life science investment destinations.   These fundamentals include a revamped market access process that puts the Iberian nation on a par…

Egypt Tarek Tawfik, managing director of AmCham Egypt, explains how Egypt’s latest economic reforms have transformed the country into an attractive destination for foreign investors. He highlights the special role of Egypt in the region and shows how the public and the private sectors are collaborating to achieve economic growth.  …

Spain Cristina Garmendia, president of the Cotec Foundation, gives an overview of the innovation landscape in Spain and the steps needed to see this grow in the future. Furthermore, she gives advice based on her experiences with Genetrix, a company recently sold to Takeda, and she highlights what is next in…

Egypt Nadia Lamloum, executive director of the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA), discusses the role of her institution and the investment opportunities that Egypt has to offer, as well as the initiatives being undertaken to form partnerships between industry, government officials and regulatory bodies.   Due to Egypt’s rising population, the demand…

Spain Javier Urzay, deputy director of Farmaindustria, gives an overview of the growth of the pharmaceutical sector in Spain and the challenges to find a balance between rewarding innovation and sustainability. Moreover, he talks about the development of clinical trials in Spain and the currently discussed new collaboration agreement with the…

Japan Already established as one of the world’s leading markets for innovative and patented drugs, Japan is set to grow rapidly in 2019, partly as a result of a dramatic uptake in generics and biosimilars.   Japan’s pharmaceutical industry has long centred on strong innovation and patented drugs, but we are…

Egypt Hassan Behnam, managing director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Egypt explains the investment opportunities Egypt has to offer, examines the close relationship between Egypt and France and highlights the recent visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Egypt.   We at the French Chamber firmly believe…

France Frank Margain, chairman of Paris Region Entreprises, the ‘Invest in Paris Region’ promotion agency, discusses the importance of the life sciences sector for the Paris Region (Ile-de-France in French) and shares how the region is going through a key developmental period in attractivity, digitalization, and infrastructure investment.   Previously, many…

Algeria Ipsen’s Guillaume Freneuil gives his take on the importance of the Algerian market to the global group.   If we are investing right now in Algeria it is because we envisage further growth here to be able to serve patient needs 33 percent of Sales within Ipsen are now in…

China Adam Dunnett, secretary general of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) outlines the organization’s three key roles of advocacy, providing business intelligence and strengthening the European business community. He also details an extraordinarily productive past six months – during which the European Chamber held meetings with…