Pierre Fabre: Medicalization, Convergence & the Rise of…
Iconic French skincare specialist, Pierre Fabre has been enjoying a hot streak of late, with its dermo-cosmetics business registering hefty sales growth of more than EUR 350 (USD 392) million…
3D Bioprinting: Swedish Firm Cellink at the Forefront
Gothenburg-headquartered Cellink has gone from a start-up to one of the world’s leading 3D bioprinting firms in just four years; firmly positioning Sweden at the forefront of this potentially revolutionary…
Digitalization / Hospital IT Solutions in Spain: At a Disruption Point
With cost pressures mounting, Spain is increasingly turning towards digital solutions to maintain the high levels of care provided by its healthcare system. Spain is at a point of…
Women in Pharma: Spain at the Vanguard
Spanish pharma is performing well-above other industries in terms of the percentage of women it employs in leadership positions. Spanish-native Belén Garijo, global CEO of Merck Healthcare since January 2015,…
Merck Announces EUR 1 Billion HQ Investment
German giant Merck KGaA has announced a EUR one billion investment into its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany up until 2025. The aim of Merck’s proposed investment is to secure…
NEW France Pharma Report Out Now!
France is rediscovering its mojo. After a period of relative stagnation, the country’s highly strategic USD 65 billion healthcare and life sciences market is once again an attractive investment proposition.…
NEW Spain Pharma Report Out Now!
Having largely recovered from the impact of the global financial crisis and with several impressive fundamentals in place, Spain once again stands as one of Europe’s premier healthcare and life…
Government Sector Organisations: France
The healthcare and life sciences industries, as they become more advanced and complex, increasingly require government involvement to ensure clinical compliance, ethical behaviour and the well-being of the nation. The health sector is…
French Government Signs Strategic Contract for Healthcare and Health…
On February 4 in Paris, Minister of Health and Solidarity Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation Frédérique Vidal, Secretary of State to the Minister of Economy and…
Roche Fights off Biosimilar Competition to Grow 7% in 2018
Roche announced strong Group sales growth of seven percent for 2018, partly driven by the launch of MS blockbuster Ocrevus, which CEO Severin Schwan has described as the most successful…
‘Reimagined’ Novartis Grows 5% in 2018
Basel-headquartered pharma giant Novartis announced its financial results for 2018 this week, showcasing full year net sales growth of five percent driven by the strong performance of the company’s pharmaceutical…
AstraZeneca’s EUR 135 Million Investment in France
On January 21st, 2019, AstraZeneca inaugurated the extension of the group’s industrial site in the city of Dunkirk in Northern France. The launch was attended by Secretary of State to…