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Thailand Dr Ekaphop Sirachainan, president of the Thai Society of Clinical Oncology, explains the need to increase patient access to oncology treatment in Thailand, and the crucial need for collaboration with the public sector in terms of prevention and to spread information to all healthcare professionals. Sirachainan also underlines the importance…

Thailand Peter Streibl, general manager of Takeda Thailand, highlights the importance of emerging markets for Takeda globally, as well as the 50–year long commitment of Takeda to Thailand and Thai patients. Streibl further discusses how the Takeda Thailand team has worked to bring crucial innovative products and solutions in various therapeutic…

Thailand Thanakorn and Lakana Ounpiyodom of AeroCare highlight their unique positioning in the inhaler niche and how they have grown both their portfolio and facilities through strategic M&A. They share their strong interest in delivering the most innovative products in the field to Thai patients, and their wish to expand across…

Thailand Prof. Dr. Prasit Palittapongarnpim, Executive Vice President of Research and Development Management and International Collaboration at the Thai National Science Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), explains the main challenges and priorities of the organization, which operates under the Ministry of Science and Technology. He highlights the work currently being done on…

Thailand Dr Roland Wein, Executive Director of the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce, explains the evolution of the business relationship between Thailand and Germany, discusses the chamber’s role in facilitating business opportunities for German companies in Thailand and showcases the chamber as a platform to further enhance bilateral economic relations between the…

Thailand Thailand has experienced a steady decline in infectious disease rates in the last generation thanks to the country’s commitment to life sciences research. The executive vice president of the National Science and Technology Development Agency elaborates on Thailand’s research on infectious diseases and how collaboration fuels further progress.    We…

Thailand Dr Wannee Nitiyanant, president of the Diabetes Association of Thailand and Dr Supawadee Likitmaskul, president of the Siriraj Diabetes Center of Excellence, highlight the crucial importance of educate the public, patient and the healthcare professional in the diabetes field. They feature the priority of having more collaboration between the multi…

Medical Cannabis Thailand has recently gained a new status as the first Asian country to legalise medical cannabis for medical treatment and research. In a sweeping move, the Thai parliament voted unanimously in favor of its legalisation in November 2018, with the bill then signed into law in early 2019.    Starting…

Thailand Thailand boasts one of the most attractive business and investment environments in the ASEAN region, and pharmaceutical companies implanted in the country benefit from a highly-skilled workforce and enabling infrastructure. Despite some areas in which the country can improve, as well as a degree of political uncertainty, experts still have…

Thailand Thailand is becoming an increasingly attractive location for pharma companies to conduct clinical trials, with multinationals such as Novo Nordisk and Boehringer Ingelheim conducting more and more of their global trials in the country.   We are very active in engaging Thai doctors and patients in benefiting from involvement in…

Thailand Diabetes affects more than eight percent of the Thai population, a number that is on the rise, and nearly half of these cases remain undiagnosed. In light of this epidemic, local diabetes associations and multinational pharma companies based in Thailand are coming together to provide awareness, education, and support to…

Thailand Dr Kumthorn Malathum, president of the Infectious Disease Association of Thailand, shares his insight on the issue of infectious disease in the country and the need to develop collaboration in order to tackle these infections.   Due to the country’s climate and people’s way of life, infectious diseases are a…