Mr. Matějovský, let’s begin our discussion with a very simple question. The Czech Republic is quite a small country, and yet it seems to have one…
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Looking into your background, we see that you’ve spent 8 years at pharma.be, where you were advocating the traditional drug producers. What encouraged you to head…
In your 8 years of experience within the group, how would you classify the competitive advantages derived for the company’s unique familial ownership structure? Due to…
It truly seems that you have pharma in your genes, with a father who successfully developed a migraine drug in addition to your 4 years practicing…
You joined this affiliate in October of 2011, having spent the preceding three years as GM for Servier Slovakia. What are the principal differences you found…
Can you provide us with an overview of BeAPP’s missions & objectives and your role as President of the association? Stefaan Vancayzeele (SV): The primary mission…
Mr Neels, can you please begin by introducing our readers to pharma.be and describe its key activities and vision? pharma.be is the General Association of the…
Mr Vandiest, it’s always a pleasure for us to interview the entrepreneurs behind the businesses we meet. Can you tell us more about the vision behind…
Although Biocodex has a commercial presence in over 100 countries, it currently operates only five subsidiaries, one of them being Biocodex Belgium. What were primary motivating…
Dr. Novotný, in 2008, you became Managing Director for MSD for the Czech and Slovak Republics. In the very next year after your appointment, you were…
Dr. Heger, you were appointed as the Czech Minister of Health in July of 2010. What challenges did you see for the Czech healthcare system, and…
Mr. Krýza, Mr. Nádvorník, between the two of you, you have over 21 years of experience at Cegedim, and have watched this company grow significantly through…
