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UK Adaptimmune, a British-based biotech company born out of the University of Oxford has a solid research base in the UK and manufactures its T-Cells in the US. Its CEO, James Noble, shares Adaptimmune’s story and explains why regulatory support is essential in a field as complex and novel as T-Cell…

UK Recently appointed as general manager & vice president of Gilead’s UK and Ireland operations, Hilary Hutton-Squire highlights the uniqueness of the UK’s healthcare system, its expertise in life sciences and global leadership in clinical trials. To her, the UK has to maintain its core differentiators, such as a health technology…

UK Christine (Chris) Fox, VP and general manager UK and Ireland at Amgen, two months into her first country manager position and first time in a role outside of North America, discusses the creation of new, innovative partnership models with stakeholders across the healthcare spectrum, how Amgen is leveraging its biologic…

Spain The managing director of the Spanish affiliate of one of France’s most exciting and ambitious mid-caps speaks out about crafting a commercial powerhouse and efficient launch machine in oncology, and shares the secrets of deftly managing organizational change.    How would you describe Ipsen´s legacy and footprint within the Spanish…

Novartis In the latest in a wave of Big Pharma companies retreating from the field of antibiotics, Novartis has decided to drop its antibacterial and antiviral early-stage research programs, laying off 140 staff in the US. This comes at a time when antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria – so-called ‘superbugs’ – are…

China Dr. Lu Xianping is the founder and now Chairman and CEO of one of China’s few truly innovative biotech companies, ChipScreen BioSciences Co. In this exciting interview, he shares the long journey towards the commercialization of their first cancer drug, Chidamide, launched in China in 2015, ad now awaiting market…

Portugal Alnylam, pioneers in the RNA interference field, seek to bring their revolutionary medicine across Europe, and in particular Portugal before 2020. In this interview the new General Manager for Spain and Portugal, Alicia Folgueira Lopez, a rare diseases authority, discusses how to build an affiliate from scratch, the synergies across…

Spain Spanish biotech ALGENEX is using insect pupae to develop high-purity vaccines more quickly and at a lower cost than conventional production methods. Having secured further investment from outside of Spain, ALGENEX is now looking to produce its first vaccine for European regulators using insect-based production methods. We realised the huge…

UK Having recently been able to present positive data for their lead technology IMCgp100 in uveal melanoma at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Immunocore looks at its future as a homegrown British biotech with confidence. Its CEO Andrew Hotchkiss also shares some of the up-coming investigation programmes for Immunocore’s…

Hong Kong The Hon. Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun, chairperson, and Prof. Daniel Lee, head of the Biomedical Technology Cluster, at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) provide an update on Hong Kong’s biotech scene, government commitment to innovation, and Hong Kong’s role within the wider Greater Bay Area project. We had…

Spain Jose Manuel Rigueiro, general manager of the Spanish affiliate of Actelion, discusses the lack of trust between health authorities and the industry and the challenges of launching new orphan drugs in such a fragmented healthcare system. He highlights the successful launch of Uptravi® and his commitment to avoid business disruption…

Cannabis While many Canadian medical cannabis outfits cover the entire value chain, from research and development through to manufacturing and distribution, others – such as Canopy Health and Tetra Bio-Pharma – are taking their cues from the biotechnology industry and strictly focusing on clinical trials.   I believe that across the…