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Global Pfizer’s record-breaking year set the stage for a sound financial year for Big Pharma’s top ten, whose revenue grew on average 19.8 percent in 2021. Posting sales of over USD 80 billion, Pfizer pulled away from second placed Roche and is aiming to break the USD 100 billion barrier in…

Japan An overview of the new medicines approved by Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) between April and November 2021. See the 2020 data here and the full PMDA approval archive here. Made with Visme Infographic Maker

MEA The top 10 fastest growing pharma companies in the Middle East and Africa (region) ranked by previous period growth between MAT Q2 2020 and MAT Q2 2021. The list is dominated by regional players including Julphar, Sedico/Acdima and Eva Pharma, but multinational firms are also represented by Gilead Sciences, Takeda,…

Global David H. Crean summarizes the recent 40th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2022 that was held in a virtual format. Crean underlines the importance of the Conference for establishing the tone and tenor for the industry and highlights some of the biopharma topics to monitor.   39 years ago, JPM launched…

Saudi Arabia Mohamed Mazen Batterjee, managing director of Batterjee Pharma, explains how he has turned the business around since joining in 2014, the interplay between the firm’s contract and proprietary manufacturing operations, and how it differentiates itself in the competitive Saudi market.   The future is rosy. [Saudi Arabia] has good capabilities,…

Saudi Arabia Jamie Phares, Managing Director, Janssen, the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson in the GCC, comments on the evolving approach to healthcare provision in the region, the role of Saudi Arabia in the regional healthcare market, and what the country needs to further develop its biopharma sector. In addition, she…

Global PharmaBoardroom’s ten most-read executive interviews of 2021 reflect the wide scope – in terms of both geography and value chain – that our work has taken on in the past 12 months. From one of Asia’s leading regulatory bodies to some of the Middle East’s most dynamic emerging companies via…

Global Based on IQVIA’s pharma market rankings for 2020, we give a rundown of the global top 10, key companies, important trends, and where you can go to learn more.   1. United States Way out in first place with a market value of USD 533.5 billion in sales in 2020,…

China The latest news from Chinese pharma, including an examination of the new national reimbursement drug list (NRDL), the therapies that have and have not made it onto the list, and the significant price cuts that have been agreed. Also included are the World Health Organization (WHO)’s plea to Chinese COVID-19…

Saudi Arabia AbdulGhani El-Ajou, is general manager of Aljeel Medical, one of Saudi Arabia’s most well-established healthcare solutions providers, with a focus on medical device distribution, consulting, and maintenance. El-Ajou outlines the company’s evolution over the past 50 years, the importance of digitalisation, and gives his take on the impact of Vision…

Turkey Becoming the clinical trials country leader in the region has been set as a primary goal for Turkey’s pharma industry to achieve global competitiveness. The government’s strategy is to increase its share of global clinical studies both in numbers and investment. Today, the country occupies the 26th position with 529…

Europe Cyril Titeux, senior VP mid-sized markets EMEA & strategic leader at Janssen, argues that the current focus of many health systems on efficiency, streamlining, and reducing spending is leaving them ill-prepared to absorb the shock of future crises. Titeux instead posits the need for the building up of resilience and…