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China Since first establishing an affiliate in China back in 2017, Gilead Sciences has been able to introduce 11 innovative medicines to the Chinese market – eight of which have been included in the National Reimbursement Drug List – across HIV prevention & treatment, viral hepatitis, invasive fungal disease, and cancer.…

China Jimmy Wei founded Chime Biologics over 12 years ago with the vision of establishing a global biologics company in China, focusing on biosimilar development and CDMO services. The company’s growth since then has been influenced by the success of other biologics companies like WuXi Biologics and Samsung Biologics, regulatory changes…

Middle East & Africa Roula Youssef Halabi, SVP Global Fertility Services, discusses her six-year journey at CooperSurgical, establishing a footprint in the Middle East, overcoming cultural biases as a female executive and the shift that has led GCC countries to increasingly recognize the importance of women’s health. She also speaks about the need for…

Japan Some of the biggest stories coming out of Japanese pharma, including Takeda’s USD 2.2 billion Alzheimer’s deal with AC Immune and its plans to restructure; the continuing probe into deaths linked to a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical supplement; Kyowa Kirin’s acquisition of Orchard Therapeutics, and Shionogi’s buy up of Maze Therapeutics’ Pompe…

Korea A roundup of some of the biggest stories from South Korean healthcare and pharma, including the government’s continuing standoff with doctors over medical reform plans; Merck’s plans for a new 300-million-euro plant; EuBiologics’s World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification for its cholera vaccine, and Samsung Biologics’ record Q1 earnings.   South…

Saudi Arabia aljeel, a leading Saudi family-owned medtech distributor, has undergone a structural transformation in recent years and today attempts to maintain the dynamism of a family business while incorporating the structured processes of a publicly traded entity. Now CEO of the firm, AbdulGhani El-Ajou touches on some of aljeel’s key initiatives,…

Spain Brazilian national Maria Fernanda Prado, who began her career in pharma more than 20 years ago, has been at Janssen/Johnson & Johnson for more than half of that time. She has taken on the leadership of a diverse set of geographies —­ from Turkey to Central Europe and Benelux —…

Africa Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a new meningitis vaccine. The product, a shot able to protect against the five causes of meningococcal meningitis, was developed by the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL) and health equity non-profit PATH. With more meningitis vaccine-based projects in the pipeline, stakeholders…

Global Oskar Möbert, vice president of Veeva OpenData, discusses how standardizing customer reference data and systems organization-wide can help biopharmas scale globally and become more agile in their business.   Data quality can make or break an interaction with a healthcare professional (HCP). Reps with access to accurate customer data deliver treatment…

UAE Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are increasingly investing in healthcare and the life sciences to reinforce their local industries and pursue the region’s economic diversification goals. Following the Saudi fund PIF’s launch of CDMO Lifera and Qatar’s QIA biotech investments, the UAE fund ADQ…

Europe PharmaBoardroom was delighted to attend DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels earlier this month, bringing together a veritable who’s-who of the European and global regulatory community. The politicians, regulators, payers, patient advocates, industry representatives, and service providers in attendance were treated to a three-day buffet of engaging panels and townhalls with…

Saudi Arabia Halal pharmaceuticals, or medicines produced according to Islamic dietary laws, presented a global market worth some USD 100 billion in 2019, yet much of halal pharmaceuticals’ potential remains untapped. In conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Mazen M. Hassanain, co-founder and managing director of SaudiVax, a pioneer in halal vaccines, discusses the development…