Industry Developments

Because of the booming pharmaceutical market, two leading drugmakers have increased their presence in Russia. Since the end of last year, BMI has highlighted the country as an excellent... 2006-10-20

To the likely dismay of the average citizen, Hungary's government has approved a healthcare reform bill that will introduce fees for seeing a doctor and define service packages in... 2006-10-19

While a UN report shows that the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) across all industries into South-East Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) remained the... 2006-10-18

In an unwelcome development, Russia's public-private partnership (PPP) to develop innovative medicines for improving the nation's health and for export has been delayed due to concerns... 2006-10-17

Illustrating the Czech Republic's adoption of a true market economy, a number of state-run hospitals are due to privatised. The move immediately follows a constitutional court decision... 2006-10-13

Boosting the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to invest in Farmak - a major domestic drugmaker - helping it... 2006-10-11

French drug major Sanofi-Aventis is threatening to reduce investment in Hungary unless the government reforms its medicines subsidy system, which favours generic manufacturers over... 2006-10-09

Staking a prominent claim in the pharmaceutical sector experiencing the strongest growth, Slovenian firm Lek - part of Swiss firm Novartis' Sandoz generics division - has started... 2006-10-06

Going some way to alleviate the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine, President Clinton's HIV/AIDS Initiative has signed a co-operation agreement with two of the country's... 2006-09-28

In the footsteps of their Italian counterparts, Hungarian pharmacists have revealed that they are prepared to strike over plans to liberalise the sale of some over-the-counter (OTC)... 2006-09-28