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Portugal Speaking from Servier’s new open-plan office in Lisbon, a space aimed at promoting cross-functional integration and “collective intelligence,” experienced industry executive Frédéric Bengold looks back on three successful years at the helm of Servier Portugal and outlines his goals for the future. With a refreshed global visual identity and corporate…

Morocco Sanofi’s Adrien Delamare-Deboutteville describes the access to innovation landscape in Morocco today, how Sanofi is aiming to bolster access in line with the country’s universal healthcare transformation, and the lessons he took from his last position managing the company’s Ukraine operations as war broke out.   We want to be…

Morocco Women’s health specialist Versalya enjoyed a resurgent 2022 in Morocco under the leadership of Sofia Lahlou. She explains some of the key trends in the Moroccan women’s health space, how the company is supporting the healthcare transformation underway in the country, and her approach to talent attraction and retention.  …

UAE Over the past few decades, the UAE has worked hard to attract top global talent to fill the gaps that its small local population was unable to. While the high salaries on offer were previously the main attractor to the country, with workers often staying for a couple of years…

Belgium Encircled by heavyweight life sciences powerhouses of the likes of Germany, France and Switzerland, plucky Belgium nonetheless continues to astonish and project considerable influence when it comes to its abilities to develop, manufacture and sell medicines.   Despite representing only a mid-size marketplace from an in-country commercial perspective, the comparatively…

Middle East & Africa As profit margins in established markets decreased, “pharmerging markets” became the new El Dorado for pharma and medtech companies in the 2010s. Many put in big investments only to discover that the volatility of these geographies often meant that the expected returns did not materialise. However, especially post-COVID, emerging markets…

UAE NewBridge Pharmaceuticals’ Joe Henein describes how his MENA-focused specialty innovative biopharma distributor has developed over the last 13 years to become a market leader; looks at some of the key trends shaping the market in his region; and reinforces his commitment to bridging the gap and delivering therapies to patients…

Hong Kong Dr Brian CHUNG Hon-Yin, Chief Scientific Officer at the Hong Kong Genome Institute (HKGI) and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) discusses the creation of the HKGI and the launch of its monumental undertaking, the Hong Kong Genome Project, the first of its kind in the…

Belgium Representatives of Belgian associations for innovative pharma, generics and biosimilars, medtech, OTC, biotech, hospitals, and medical professionals share their key agenda priorities. These include where they feel that change is needed to drive better outcomes for their members as well as for the overall healthcare ecosystem.   Innovative Pharma: Building…

Global The world’s top 10 medical technology companies for 2022 according to Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO). Abbott leads the way, followed by Medtronic, J&J, and Siemens Healthineers. Recent PharmaBoardroom interviews with some of these companies’ leading executives include Hugo F. Villegas, SVP & President, Canada & Latin America at Medtronic, Eman…

Belgium Back home in Belgium after a stellar stint in Big Pharma, Dr Paul Stoffels is now looking to reshape the future of cancer care with the previously struggling biotech he helped co-found in 1999, Galapagos.   Stoffels is a heavyweight of the global pharmaceutical industry and close ally of the…

UAE Mohamed Ezz Eldin oversees Novartis operations in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. He outlines how the company’s strategy has evolved in the Gulf region following the spin-off of generics arm Sandoz and its now 100 percent focus on innovative medicines. Ezz Eldin also describes some of the key…