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UAE The UAE’s distinctive willingness to embrace innovation and the ‘can-do’ spirit of authorities marks the country out as worthy of attention as an initial product launch platform.   “Along with fellow GCC members, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the UAE is notable for its accelerated regulatory pathways. Due to these mechanisms,…

Hungary Csilla Léka, general manager of Global Clinical Trials in Hungary shares her insights on the portfolio of the company, the most prevalent therapeutic areas, the developments in clinical trials over the last decade, and her outlook on the future of the company.   In comparison with Western European countries, Hungary…

UAE Vishnu Kalra, Janssen’s managing director for the GCC region, reflects on his 18-year career with Johnson & Johnson, including his perspective on the success factors behind the company’s strong growth in the region. Moreover, he highlights Janssen’s diversified portfolio across different therapeutic areas, with neuroscience, oncology, haematology, pulmonary arterial hypertension…

Spain Jesus Aguilar Santamaria, president of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Spain (CGCOF) discusses the role of the council in the Spanish healthcare system, in addition to exploring the benefits of the recent digital changes to the sector and how these changes drive the Council to continue the improvement of the…

Pharma While growth forecasts for the MENA region remain high, falling oil prices and political instability are creating significant government budgetary challenges for the industry to adapt to. Janssen’s area managing director Khaled Mansour explains how the pharmaceutical industry can work to support Middle Eastern healthcare systems during this challenging period…

GCB Mr. Lin, you enjoyed a decades-long career in the ICT industry before making the transition to healthcare. What can you tell our readers about the evolution of General Biologics Corp. under your leadership? GBC was established in 1984. Government shareholders held 70 percent ownership, with the remaining 30 percent distributed…

GC-2 As I was doing research on your company, GC-2, I was unable to find a lot of information since it is a rather new company. Could you bring me up to speed about your company and tell me the story behind GC2 and your role? GC2 is now on its…

Chungcheongbuk-do Although Chungcheongbuk-do is a small province in terms of territory and population, it has gained increasing importance in Korea’s economy. What are the main drivers of this growing economic progression? Chungbcheongbuk-do (Chungbuk) was traditionally an agriculture-based province until its economy started to shift towards more knowledge intensive activities in the…