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Multinationals bet on China as key emerging pharma market, but risks remain

Sep. 6, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG – China has for several years stood out as the major emerging market for multinational pharmaceutical companies, and it will likely continue to do so with deeper, widespread reform expected to improve the pharmaceutical and health care industry in the near future.
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Better patents or cheaper drugs? India pharma caught in tough dilemma

Sep. 6, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG –Tensions have been building in India's pharmaceutical sector as it tries to resolve a tricky dilemma. Stronger intellectual property (IP) protection is needed to sustain the country's rapid economic growth, but that may come at the expense of affordable health care.
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Multinationals bet on China as key emerging market, but risks remain

Sep. 6, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG – China has for several years stood out as the major emerging market for multinational pharmaceutical companies, and it will likely continue to do so with deeper, widespread reform expected to improve the pharmaceutical and health care industry in the near future.
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Better patents or cheaper drugs? India pharma caught in tough dilemma

Sep. 1, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG – Tensions have been building in India’s pharmaceutical sector as it tries to resolve a tricky dilemma. Stronger intellectual property (IP) protection is needed to sustain the country’s rapid economic growth, but that may come at the expense of affordable health care.
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Despite challenge, Pfizer's pneumonia vaccine wins India patent

Aug. 30, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG – In the wake of the Indian patent office granting U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. a patent for its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), hopes have been dashed for better access to an affordable vaccine against pneumonia in the developing country of more than 1.3 billion people.
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Despite challenge, Pfizer's pneumonia vaccine wins India patent

Aug. 30, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG – In the wake of the Indian patent office granting U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. a patent for its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), hopes have been dashed for better access to an affordable vaccine against pneumonia in the developing country of more than 1.3 billion people.
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Israel continues rise as a med-tech hub with blood pressure device, other innovations

Aug. 23, 2017
By Carmen Ho

China's diabetes epidemic is a goldmine for pharma firms; innovative treatments scarce

Aug. 23, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG – As the incidence of diabetes in China continues to climb to alarming rates, multinational and local pharmaceutical companies are racing to take a larger slice of the growing market pie, but patients in lower-tier cities will have to wait before they can access innovative treatments.
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China's diabetes epidemic is a gold mine for pharma firms; innovative treatments scarce

Aug. 18, 2017
By Carmen Ho

China's diabetes epidemic is a goldmine for pharma firms; innovative treatments scarce

Aug. 17, 2017
By Carmen Ho
HONG KONG – As the incidence of diabetes in China continues to climb to alarming rates, multinational and local pharmaceutical companies are racing to take a larger slice of the growing market pie, but patients in lower-tier cities will have to wait before they can access innovative treatments.
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