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Spain João Madeira, General Manager of Viatris Spain discusses the position of the Spanish affiliate and the challenges of a generous decentralised healthcare system. He also outlines some of Viatris’ successes in Spain, such as being the first company to launch an HIV selfdiagnostic test there. … price erosion is such…

Italy Aldo Sterpone, Grünenthal Italia’s General Manager, outlines the company’s focus on pain and its efforts to bring innovation to the area through R&D and acquisitions. He also explains the importance of Italy as one of Grünenthal’s manufacturing hubs. We are one of the few companies focusing heavily on pain. There…

Spain In 2021, a hospital in Barcelona managed to get approval for the first European-developed CAR-T cell therapy. Aided by a little girl and her mother, a team of doctors at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona moved early to learn from the American physician that pioneered the treatments, did not take no…

France France is Europe’s 4th largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, having produced pharmaceuticals valued at €21.9 billion in 2019.  In recent years, the French contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) market has seen strong organic growth with the members of CDMO France, the association grouping some of France’s top CDMOs holding more than…

Italy We spoke with Luca Crippa, CEO and Managing Director at IBSA Farmaceutici, about the company’s approach to developing new delivery technologies for existing and natural molecules, its focus on endocrinology, fertility, orthopaedics and aesthetic medicine, and the group’s new affiliates in the US, France, Germany and the UK. … the…

Italy Stevanato Group’s CEO & COO, Franco Moro explaines how the over 70-year-old provider of  containment and delivery solutions went public and as an established player in the vaccine space managed to service large pharmaceutical companies during the pandemic. He also speaks about the company’s move towards further internationalisation. … the…

Global The COVID-19 pandemic brought the issue of access to medicines to the forefront. Not only did supply chain disruptions lead to initiatives designed to make sure essential medicines reach patients, but the pandemic also served to underline a number of pre-existing access inequalities. Several of PharmaBoardroom’s recent interviewees have discussed…

Europe Nathalie Moll, Director General of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) shares her views on the pharma industry’s response to COVID-19 and Europe’s preparedness for future health crises. She also discusses the reach and ambition of the Pharma Strategy and addresses the issues around equitable access.   …

Australia Pharmaceutical policy issues played a major role in Australia’s recent national election. Shawview Consulting’s Brendan Shaw outlines the medicines issues that came under scrutiny during the campaign. It was the first national election since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it resulted in an historic change of government. The…

Sweden Anders Blanck, CEO of LIF, the industry organisation for the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Sweden, describes the Sustainability Strategy that the pharma industry in Sweden is now launching. Central to the Strategy is a Manifesto with nine commitments that covers the entire value chain of medicines – from research and…

Taiwan The latest healthcare and pharma news from Taiwan, including the CDMO Bora Pharmaceutical’s acquisition of Eden Biologics assets, the FDA fast track granted to the Taiwanese biomedical group United Biomedical’s Vaxxinity and the Phase II clinical trials completion for a Taiwanese COVID treatment.   Bora consolidates its position in Taiwan’s…

Europe Accord Healthcare’s Massimiliano Rocchi, Associate Vice President, Italy & Greece, explains the Italian generics market’s increased level of competition and Italian payers’ post-COVID willingness to accept the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) concept. He also discusses the company’s move towards digitalisation and its ambition to build a bridge between the…