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Canada Jan Hux is the President and CEO of Diabetes Canada. Canadians have been at the forefront of tackling diabetes since the discovery of insulin. Now that the disease has become an epidemic, measures must be put in place to tackle it at a population level.   If diabetes prevalence were…

Canada Brian Hilberdink, President of Novo Nordisk Canada, calls for collaboration between government and industry to ensure that Canadian patients get swift access to the best treatments.    As a Canadian who spent several years working globally for a biopharmaceutical company, I saw firsthand how pricing and investment decisions can be made…

Canada John Fowler founded 7ACRES, a licensed producer of cannabis, in 2013. In 2014, 7ACRES went over to become part of The Supreme Cannabis Company, which today stands as a unique business model in the Canadian medical cannabis sector.   Indeed, The Supreme Cannabis Company operates as a wholesaler, a decision…

Canada Mark Ware, the Chief Medical Officer of Canopy Growth Corporation, has intensely investigated the effects of cannabinoids, making him perfectly placed to cover this new era of cannabis in healthcare.    I propose that the renaissance of cannabis under varying regulatory frameworks actually represents a paradigm shift in health care, and…

Cannabis Canadian medical cannabis company Tilray’s stock surged by over 77 percent in the first three trading days of last week before dropping dramatically by 47.9 percent to close out the week. The US Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision to allow the company to import cannabis into the USA for medical research…

Canada As cannabis in Canada cruises towards legalization, Pharma giants race for patented products.   Big Pharma is establishing a significant cannabis presence in Canada with registered patents in advance of legalization. As cannabis-plant-based drugs proliferate globally, opportunities for new technologies and revolutionary advances in health and wellness sciences will continue…

Canada Canada’s medical cannabis market is valued as a USD 1.3 billion market opportunity, with the recreational market potential worth over USD eight billion. Ontario is the Canadian state with by far the largest number of licensed cannabis producers with 57 compared to just 22 in second-placed British Colombia and seven…

Global The global regulatory landscape for medical cannabis, showing the countries in which medical cannabis and cannabinoid treatments are legal / essentially legal, illegal but often unenforced, decriminalized, and illegal.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker   Click here to download our report on Canada’s world-leading medical cannabis industry

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…

Valeant Valeant Pharmaceuticals has taken the decision to rename itself in an effort to distance the company from a series of pricing scandals that occurred under previous CEO J. Michael Pearson. Following the loss of nearly 93 percent of its value, the much maligned firm has announced that it will adopt…

Canada “If you are trying to be everything to everybody, you end up being nothing to no one”—Michael Gorenstein, CEO of The Cronos Group talks to PharmaBoardroom about his unusual career path, the company’s dual focus on medicinal and recreational cannabis, and how Canada will always remain the core center of…

Canada With already 20 percent of market share in the medical cannabis sector in Canada, MedReleaf is getting ready for the upcoming legalization of cannabis for recreational use. The company’s CEO Neil Closner also highlights MedReleaf’s important efforts in conducting R&D and clinical studies in order to present practitioners with relevant…