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Pharma FDI into Irish pharma has almost exclusively targeted in biologics production over the last few years, largely due to Ireland’s skilled workforce of bioprocessing technicians. NIBRT director Dominic Carolan discusses how the institute supports the Irish biopharma industry through training and recruitment solutions, while pursuing research that may help to…

Pharma The following chart shows the decline of the RX retail market in Italy since 2008, along with the 17% decrease in the average price of RX products per pack in 2015 from 2008. Because of the rise of generics, new chemical entities are often restricted to non-retail channels. Click here…

Pharma Third generation family member Laure Brenas Baudry explains how CSP has become France’s leading distributor for pharmaceuticals, and how they provide value added services to their large set of clients in over 130 countries. CSP is now the leading French distributor of pharmaceutical products. How has the company grown to…

Pharma Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlights the significant role that foreign direct investments have played in developing the country’s healthcare and life science sector, while detailing the nation’s ambitions of not only pivoting into Europe’s hub for production, but also innovation. With over a century-long tradition,…

Pharma ResMed MD, Lucile Blaise, explains the medical device company’s focus on delivering data informatics and analytics to patients with sleep-related diseases and disorders in the comfort of their own homes. Very few doctors realize the dangers of sleep apnea, often referred to as a “silent killer.” ResMed is unique in…

Pharma GSK Hungary’s Claire Roger discusses the value of ethical promotion both in improving transparency and benefiting all stakeholders. She further describes the strategic role and economic impact of GSK’s vaccine plant in Gödöllő and growth opportunities in HIV. Given that you’ve only recently arrived in May 2015, Claire, what priorities have been at the…

Pharma While the Italian clinical research community works to an excellent standard of quality, and is relatively competitive in terms of costs, regulatory differences with the rest of Europe pose significant challenges. Mariapia Cirenei and Stefano Marini, president of AICRO and EUCROF respectively, discuss these current challenges, and how the new…

Czech Republic A current lack of transparency in Czech healthcare spending is severely detrimental to all industry stakeholders. However, new synergies between the private and public sectors are helping to clear these murky waters.   The Czech Republic, with a population of about 10.5 million, is the third most populous country within Central…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals do not appear in pharmacies and hospitals out of nowhere, yet the logistics of transporting these goods are a seldom acknowledged component of the healthcare industry supply chain. Behind the scenes, several French players are stepping up with new services and certifications to meet the demands of today’s globalizing…

Pharma The following chart shows the prevalence of HIV and AIDS in South Africa; a country where 6.3 million people are living with HIV and in which there are 200,000 AIDS-related deaths per year. Click here to read more articles and interviews from South Africa, and to download the latest free…

Pharma In an exclusive interview at the eyeforpharma Barcelona Summit 2016, Janssen EMEA’s Jane Griffiths speaks out about patient-centricity, sustainability and the dawning of a new world of healthcare. What’s been keeping you most busy in recent months? We have, for the third consecutive year, topped IDEA Pharma’s Productive Innovation Index (PII), which…

Pharma Simona Falciai, General Manager of Shionogi, provides insights into the launch of the Italian affiliate, how the company is catering to a key unmet medical need with Ospemifene, the first oral, non-estrogenic drug in the field of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, and the central role of partnerships in the company’s…