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Ecuador Francisco Cordero, general manager of Rocnarf, a proudly Ecuadorian family company with over 40 years of experience in the market discusses the company’s recent rebounding from experiencing severe price controls on its products. Looking forward, Cordero intends to develop international activities in collaboration with European, Middle Eastern and Central Asian…

Ecuador Efraim Lakierovich, general manager of Celsius in Ecuador, elaborates on the company’s recent internationalization, the unexpected challenges it has faced in the institutional market and his ambitions to grow the affiliate to the point that it surpasses the size of the Uruguayan headquarters. Could you tell our international readers about…

India Vinay Sapte, founder and managing director of Maneesh Pharmaceuticals, provides insights into this company’s unique development path. Maneesh was one of the first Indian companies to establish joint ventures in the US and Europe more than ten years ago and today stands as one of the largest India based partners…

Baltics Janis Biezbardis, chairman and owner of Latvian pharmaceutical wholesaler Farmeko, discusses the evolution of the company’s product portfolio, the receptiveness of the Latvian state to homegrown companies, and Farmeko’s international reach. Could you please start by telling us about the origins of your company? “The Latvian investment board and development…

India Murtaza Khorakiwala, managing director of Wockhardt, discusses the company’s vast international expertise in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceutical formulations in their 12 US FDA, UK MHRA and EMA compliant manufacturing facilities in India, as well as the out-licensing of its products into other regions to capture and penetrate new…

Ecuador Hector Enriquez, general manager of Laboratorios Industriales Farmaceuticos Ecuadorianos (LIFE), details the flagship Ecuadorian pharmaceutical company’s focus on developing its own market-relevant formulations and the implementation of international manufacturing standards to compete with international pharmaceutical companies in Ecuador. Could you present LIFE Laboratories’ activities and most recent developments in Ecuador?…

Poland Markus Sieger, CEO of Polpharma, outlines his global strategy for the company, focused on OTC and CHC, internationalization and a strong R&D strategy to push forward biosimilars. Furthermore, he highlights Polpharma’s digital approach and the company’s long-term vision for sustained success across the region.   Our international markets are growing…

India Deloitte predicts that the global market for biosimilars will reach between USD 25 and 35 billion by 2020, driven by some key global biologic drugs facing loss of exclusivity in the next few years and an increasing global focus on improving healthcare access and the cost of care. Against this…

Canada Looking back on his first year as CEO of Organigram, Greg Engel proudly highlights the successful transition of the company from being a low-cost to a high-quality cannabis producer with premium products. He emphasizes Organigram’s close collaboration with both federal and provincial governments, on both the medical and recreational business,…

India As the founder and chairman of Alves Group, a key Indian player in medical devices with an extensive portfolio, Randolph Alves shares the challenges India needs to overcome to remain a competitive exporter. With great ambitions for Alves, he further explains how critical the international stage – especially the African…

Canada Upon opening an R&D center in Mississauga in 2017, Biolab Pharma Canada, headed by Paulo Wickbold Marques, became the first Brazilian pharmaceutical company to establish an affiliate in Canada. In this interview, Paulo describes Biolab’s bold leap from Latin America, the strengths of the Canadian pharmaceutical landscape and how the…

India Dharmesh Shah, managing director of BDR Pharmaceuticals, a company with a strong expertise in oncology, intensive care, and other therapeutic areas, provides us with an insightful overview of the main trends shaping India’s pharmaceutical industry, while documenting BDR’s eye-catching achievements and areas of expertise, as well as the strategic alliances…