Tagged with Medicines

China Since the Chinese biopharma boom started in the late-2000s, Chinese biotechs have seen in-licensing as a shortcut to establishing their own portfolios and developing clinical development capabilities, kickstarting their growth. With most of the founding teams having returned from extensive careers in the US and the unparalleled innovation potential of…

China Dr Kerry Blanchard explains why he took on the challenge of becoming CEO of Chinese biotech Everest Medicines and how Everest’s internationalist approach to teambuilding helps it stand out from the crowd in China. He also touches on commercialization, partnerships, funding, and the evolution of the Chinese biopharma landscape.  …

Europe In conversation with PharmaBoardroom Christoph Stoller and Adrian Van den Hoven of Medicines for Europe, the association representing the European generics, biosimilar and value-added-medicines industry, highlighted their members’ rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis and why Europe-wide reform is needed to avoid future medicine shortages and strengthen the supply chain.…

Medicines for Europe In the wake of the publication of Medicines for Europe’s Lessons Learned from COVID-19 policy paper, Christoph Stoller & Adrian van den Hoven outline the European generics, biosimilar and value-added-medicines industry’s rapid and comprehensive response to the COVID-19 crisis as well as the potential long-term shifts in European pharmaceutical policy…

Generics Arun Narayan of Medicines for Europe’s Value Added Medicines Group has been working to promote the benefits of value added medicines and how real-world evidence must be considered. In a recent interview with PharmaBoardroom he elaborated on what some countries are already doing to adopt Value Added Medicines and the…

Generics Arun Narayan is the Chairman of the Value Added Medicines Sector Group at Medicines for Europe, in addition to serving as Head of Global Portfolio Strategy and Head of European Business Operations at Mylan. Narayan introduces compelling reasons why payers in Europe should consider Value Added Medicines, including cost savings…

CEE Ingrid Šmerdová, General Manager of Adamed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, shares her thoughts about the role their future product pipeline will have in continuing to build the company’s growth within the Czech generics market. Moreover, Šmerdová portrays Adamed’s family-oriented approach as a key differentiator within the pharmaceutical industry…

Europe Isabell Remus, chair of the Biosimilar Medicines Group at Medicines for Europe outlines the issues that need to be addressed to keep driving biosimilar uptake in Europe.   Since the first treatment was approved in 2006, Europe has been at the vanguard of the biosimilar medicines sector, approving more treatments…

Generics Christoph Stoller, general manager for Austria and Germany at Teva was recently elected president of Medicines for Europe, the continent-wide association for the generics and biosimilars industries. Stoller plans to focus his efforts on improving access to generics and biosimilars in Europe, as well as tackling the damaging issue of…

Europe Christoph Stoller, the recently appointed president of Medicines for Europe, outlines the mission of his presidency, how the association and its members are working to tackle the issue of drug shortages across the continent, and the crucial importance of establishing a high-level dialogue between industry and governments. Adrian van den…

Medicine The WHO has published its most recent edition of the Essential Medicines List in July 2019. On the list are 28 new medicines for adults, making a total of 460 total medicines deemed essential, the highest number ever recorded. Below are the 28 new medicines and a graph of number…

Opinion Brendan Shaw, Principal of Shawview Consulting and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, shares highlights from the 2019 World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines.   The most recent edition of the World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential Medicines was released on 9 July and…