Medichem has grown its Malta business out of the country’s patent-free status for drugs. But with Malta's entrance into the EU and changing legislation, the clock is ticking for the pharmaceuticals company

As Switzerland opens up its insurance and reinsurance markets, more and more global players in the sector are locating in the country, causing murmurs of concern in traditional European hotspot London

Joaquin Bacardi, president and CEO of Bacardi Corporation, tells Karen E Thuermerabout the rum's growing popularity in the BRIC countries, as well as his expansion plans for its production facilities in the Caribbean

Moscow is the surprise number one city for attractiveness for life sciences projects, while at the country level the US is still streets ahead of competitors

The biomedical industry continues to change its shape across the world, with the traditional giants such as California coming under threat from up-and-coming hubs in emerging economies such as Wuxi in China.

Francophone Gabon is not the most high-profile of African countries, but with a new prime minister, the hosting of a major football tournament and investors being drawn to its resource-rich land, could that change?