• @Shrike502
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    41 year ago

    Whatever happened to Germany’s pharmaceutical industry? Bayern, Pfizer, etc.

    • @knfrmity
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      41 year ago

      Bayer, Pfizer, Boeringer… They’re just as big as ever. Germany and Switzerland still have a strong pharmaceutical industry, Italy has quite a presence as well. Part of the issue is still raw materials supply problems, another part in Germany at least is the high number of job vacancies for educated and qualified people. Investment is also going towards newer production technologies and research/production of higher margin products. The common medications people need just aren’t profitable with the relatively high (and increasing) input costs in western Europe.