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Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Switzerland.  1. Which are the main actors involved in public procurement and tendering? The main actors involved are usually the awarding body on the one hand and a private tenderer on the other hand. For the…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Switzerland.  1. Please describe the main cost containment policies in place in your country and their fundamental principles: a. Pricing and impact of generic/biosimilar approval Based on a price comparison with 15 reference countries (containing among…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Switzerland.  1. Has an essential or priority drug list been published in your country? (If so provide the link) Yes, Switzerland publishes such a list in the annex to the ordinance on the Essential Human Medicines…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Switzerland.  1. What is the definition of an orphan drug in your country? According to Art. 4 para. 1 lit. adecies TPA, an orphan drug is a medical product for human use for which it has…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Switzerland.  1. What is the definition of a vaccine in your country? In Switzerland, most of the regulations related to vaccines are contained in the Federal Act on Controlling Communicable Human Diseases (EpidA; Epidemiengesetz, EpG, SR.…

Portugal Diabetes is a rising threat to the Portuguese people, the country’s healthcare system, and its economy. Portugal’s National Diabetes Observatory observed that 1.1 million Portuguese people between the ages of 20 and 79.5 (out of a total population of just 10.3 million) were living with diabetes in 2021.   This…

Portugal Novo Nordisk’s spectacular ascendancy in 2023 has meant that its country managers across the world have had to embrace scrutiny and press coverage like never before.   In its centenary year, the Danish firm’s new generation of obesity drugs supercharged revenues to around EUR 30 billion, a 30 percent hike…

India Drawing on a unique background in both medicine and law, Dr Milind Antani today leads the pharma and healthcare practice at Nishith Desai Associates, covering everything from regulatory work to corporate transactions, intellectual property matters, and dispute resolution. Dr Antani highlights the dynamic M&A landscape in Indian healthcare and pharmaceuticals…

India Sampada Gosavi explains how she has led a transformation of Astellas’ operations in India to launch innovative products in oncology and women’s health, coupled with a commitment to building internal capabilities. With a ‘hypergrowth phase’ anticipated, Astellas will nevertheless need to continue to navigate India’s regulatory environment and engage in…

Global As head of digital transformation at Bayer, Saskia Steinacker is well placed to unpack the hype around artificial intelligence in healthcare. In a wide-ranging interview, she explains how AI is already transforming the company’s internal processes and external impact, why stakeholders must not lose sight of solving real-world problems in…

Switzerland For the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic), one of the world’s leading regulatory authorities, 2023 was an important year. Not only did the agency gain recognition from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Swissmedic also saw a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) agreement between Switzerland and the US FDA come into…

India Mohal Sarabhai, managing director of Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises Limited (ASE) on transforming his family’s failing century-old business and creating new companies beneath the ASE Holdings umbrella, including a joint venture with Co-Diagnostics, CoSara Diagnostics, that span areas from diagnostics to APIs. He highlights CoSara Diagnostics’ tuberculosis (TB) and human papillomavirus…