Patrick is an editor at PharmaBoardroom, writing and editing stories on all things healthcare and the life sciences. The holder of a Master's Degree in International Relations, Patrick has contributed to over 40 country reports and is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
Despite its diminutive size, the Netherlands has historically carried a large weight in the world because of certain cultural endowments: small but united, entrepreneurial, innovative, and externally oriented. During the…
In some ways the Australian medicines industry is going through the same restructuring and challenges as the industry is going through globally: the country deals with patent cliffs, companies are…
The ’90s was an enthusiastic time. With the fall of communism in 1989 and the emergence of the free economy, the international pharmaceutical industry arrived in the Czech Republic…
Over ten years ago, the economic concept of the ‘BRIC’ countries- Brazil, Russia, India and China – was formed, and it’s pretty much all we’ve heard about ever since.…
Despite being in the Mexican market for over twenty years, biosimilars have never been regulated as a separate entity. They have always been regulated as simply another category of generic…
Indochina’s biggest pharmaceutical market (US$ 4 billion, 66 million population, <5 percent of GDP spent on healthcare) has quickly matured over the past years due to the implementation of…
An emerging country with a dynamic market, South Africa is widely seen as the gateway to Africa. From major multinational pharmaceutical corporations to burgeoning local generic companies, a wide…
With approximately $90 billion flowing into the country (according to the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency) since it abolished its centrally planned economy and transformed into an open, pro-business economy…
Increasing integration with the world economy and accession to the European Union (EU) in 2007 have been key pillars in taking the growth potential of Romania’s pharmaceutical market to greater…
Serbia has had an undoubtedly troubled history since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. A costly war and ensuing UN sanctions have left the country’s economy a few…
Standing at the crossroads of three continents, Cyprus embodies the beauty and diversity of Mediterranean culture. Being tucked beneath Turkey and hugging the western shores of the Middle East gives…
Stretching across the heart of continental Europe, Poland is a massive bridge that links east and west, old and new, and which epitomizes a changing continent. At one time…
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