USA The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is set to host its annual Rare Diseases and Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit on October 18-19th. Ahead of the Summit, the Chair of NORD’s Board of Directors Kay Holcombe explains its significance for cross-stakeholder interaction and learning and why we are entering “a…
China The following is an overview from Accestra Consulting* of Part 2 of China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE)’s 2020 reporting, including an overview of administrative drug approvals and fast track review pathways by CDE. Abstract Despite severe challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of…
USA PhRMA’s Lori Reilly warns that, as US policymakers seek to reduce drug prices, they must avoid policies that reduce access and choice. America is the centre of cutting-edge biopharmaceutical innovation. Not only are many of the latest treatments and cures developed in labs by researchers across the United States,…
Europe The Lymphoma Coalition’s Natacha Bolaños outlines the fundamentals of the lymphoma patient experience today, the growing number of innovative new treatment options available, and the issues surrounding their integration as earlier lines of treatment. CAR-T is not necessarily the best treatment option for everyone. There could be other second-best…
Switzerland This piece forms part of InFocus Biotechs to Watch Switzerland 2021, a deep dive into the Swiss biotech ecosystem and fundamentals, featuring data sets, feature articles, and profiles of some of its most exciting companies. Download here. 2020 stands out as having been the best year yet for Swiss…
Global Paula Barbosa, head of influenza policy and advocacy at the IFPMA and board member of the #TogetherAgainstFlu campaign, looks ahead to what could be a devastating 2021/22 flu season, with natural immunity among vulnerable populations down following the pandemic induced lockdowns and preventive measures of last year. Barbosa lays out…
Norway Norway has been a global frontrunner in collecting health data and building unique registries for decades but has struggled to utilise and benefit from them. Karita Bekkemellem, CEO of the Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Norway (LMI), examines how a new health data sharing platform can change that— to…
Europe The Top Five countries in Europe for pharma production. All located in Western Europe, Switzerland punches well above its weight to take top spot. This data is taken from the 2021 edition of the EFPIA’s comprehensive annual data review of the European pharma industry. Switzerland Despite boasting a population just one…
Russia The latest news from Russian healthcare and life sciences, including the WHO’s decision to suspend the approval process for the country’s Sputnik V COVID vaccine, hesitant uptake of Sputnik V both at home and abroad, and an in-depth feature on Russia’s untreated pain epidemic. Sputnik V: WHO suspends…
China The latest news from Chinese pharma and biotech, including news that state-owned Sinopharm is now developing its own mRNA vaccine; an update on Hong Kong’s biotech investment ecosystem three year on from allowing pre-revenue biotechs to list on HKEX; and another big global investment from Swiss CDMO Lonza, this time…
APAC Writing in the September edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Rosilawati Ahmad of Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency; Tharnkamol Chanprapaph of the Thai FDA; and Samvel Azatyan, Valerio Reggi, and Prapassorn Thanaphollert of the World Health Organization highlight the progress towards regulatory harmonization in ASEAN and work between country-level regulatory…
Canada Writing in the September edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Dr Judith Glennie examines the specific steps that have been taken in the journey towards a National Pharmacare program in Canada, including the creation of a Canadian Drug Agency, a National Strategy for High-Cost Drugs for Rare Diseases, and an…
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