Dra. Blanca Elvira Cajigas de Acosta, Director General, INVIMA
Dra. Cajigas, you were appointed Director General of INVIMA just over two years ago. What have been the biggest challenges that you have faced since the start of your tenure?…
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BIOGEN® is a transnational pharmaceutical company, established in 1980. During these 30 years the company has been constantly innovating with high quality products as the status of Colombian medicine demands.
Besides providing the Colombian market with top quality molecules, BIOGEN® exports final product to other countries in Latin America and the world.
BIOGEN® produces over 100 medications with more than 200 presentations. These products cover a vast majority of the needs of patients and their physcians providing options for a wide range of disciplines as well as at the level of general and family practice.
In BIOGEN® we are committed with the development and growth of the individual and the country.
That’s why BIOGEN work WITH LOVE FOR LIFE.
Anti-retroviral, Diabetes, Cardiovascular
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