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Czech Republic Bioinova’s CEO and managing director MUDr Peter Bauer PhD introduces the biotech company’s shift from a university spin-off to a privately held entity. Whilst describing the powerful properties of stem cells for autologous and allogeneic transplantation, which they base their Research and Development on, Bauer evaluates the commitment that comes…

Czech Republic Štěpán Svačina, Chairman of the Czech Medical Association (CzMA), gives insights into the challenges that the Czech Republic faces in bringing change to the life sciences infrastructure. Whilst pointing out the areas in which the country is seeing positive advances — efficient communication with key personalities in healthcare such as…

Czech Republic The Czech Republic’s Minister of Health,  Adam Vojtěch, is the youngest in the country’s history and has set out an ambitious reform programme to improve the state of the Czech healthcare system.   In my office, I will actively seek to fulfil the key points of my election program –…

Czech Republic Martin Mátl, executive director of the Czech Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (ČAFF), shares the key priorities and challenges of the association and its members; assesses the Czech generics ecosystem, and gives insight into the importance of generics in providing a sustainable healthcare environment with ready availability of medicines for patients.…

Czech Republic CzechBio’s Serhiy Forostyak, MD, Ph.D, shares the importance of a strong platform where all actors of the biotech landscape can develop their ideas and establish valuable partnerships on a national and international level. Moreover, he delves into the Czech history of medical innovation and the country’s potential to strive among…

Generics Despite being recently divested from multinational pharma giant Sanofi, Czech firm Zentiva is becoming one of the fastest-growing generics manufacturing companies in Europe, with a swathe of recent international acquisitions strengthening its position.   Zentiva, a Czech Republic-based generics manufacturer, is on a mission to expand its reach after being…

Czech Republic The Czech Republic is aiming to carve out a space for itself among Europe’s most innovative countries by 2030 as part of the ‘Innovation Strategy of the Czech Republic 2019–2030.’ While a number of promising steps have already been taken, it is far too soon to tell whether the Czechs…

Pharma Market Poland is by far the largest pharma market in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, with a total value of EUR 6.352 billion for 2017. The Czech Republic is in second place, followed by Romania and Hungary Made with Visme Infographic Maker     The CEE countries that exported…

Czech Republic One of the very first former-communist European states to attain a successful economic transition, the Czech Republic today puts across a compelling argument for being regarded as one of the regional leaders in pharmaceuticals, healthcare and life sciences.   In the Czech Republic we have the right balance between sophisticated…

Czech Republic Entrepreneurially-minded individuals, together with academic institutions with their fingers on the pulses of the latest trends, are propelling Czech pharma companies to great success and cementing the Czech Republic at the forefront of healthcare innovation in Central Europe.   [Czech know-how should not] be compared with the stereotype of Eastern…

Novartis Novartis Czech Republic’s Heidrun Irschik explains the potentially game-changing ramifications of Big Data on the Czech pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.   The opportunities offered by big data are present and we need to tap into this immense potential Heidrun Irschik, Novartis Big data: a technological phenomenon with potential commensurate to…

Pharma Reckitt Benckiser’s General Manager for the CEE region, Lajos Magyari, discusses the strength of the company’s current portfolio, the importance of innovation and the success factors he focuses on to drive growth in the region. He outlines the company’s vision for 2020 and the significance of the health category segment.…