Tagged with MSD

Ireland Ger Brennan, MD (Human Health) of MSD Ireland, highlights his mandate to position MSD for success in an evolving healthcare landscape, the groundbreaking new report on Irish healthcare attitudes and perspectives MSD commissioned, the opportunities and challenges within the Irish market, and MSD’s commitment to putting patients at the center…

Pharma The CEO of CzechInvest elaborates on the significance of the healthcare and life science industry for the Czech Republic’s transition into an industry 4.0. Furthermore, he reviews what the Czech Republic has to offer for foreign investors over its regional neighbors. Before assuming the position of CEO at CzechInvest you…

Pharma The CEO of MSD Italy discusses the company’s promising pipeline, its plans to realize growth through the launch of innovative new drugs in 2016, the paths towards a sustainable healthcare system for Italy, and the vision she has for her company. At the beginning of the New Year, how is…

Pharma The Managing Director of MSD Egypt highlights MSD’s unique incentives to further collaborate with the Egyptian medical community and explains how market peculiarities shape product launches in developing countries like Egypt. As newly appointed Managing Director for MSD Egypt, could you please outline your objectives and ambitions in the Egyptian…

pharma Mr Martinez, President of Santen France, reveals how Santen’s decision to acquire the French pharmaceutical company Novagali in 2011, was based on its desire to project itself as an innovative ophthalmic player across the whole of Europe and why 2015 was a significant year for the group, receiving European marketing approval…

MSD The managing director of MSD in Mexico explains why the Mexican pharmaceutical market is an attractive market in which to compete, but not one that will deliver 12 to 15 percent growth year on year, why 2014 has been a tough year for the sector and how MSD is focusing…

MSD MSD Turkey has benefited in recent years from the ability to engage in local business development initiatives, and managing director Hatice Demiray has prioritized initiatives such as reducing internal bureaucracy and incentivizing CRM use to improve operational efficiencies. You took over last year as managing director of MSD Turkey, after…

Merck Andrew Wirths arrived to Puerto Rico in 2013 to run Merck’s manufacturing operations on the island. He discusses how dynamic changes within the industry is impacting their competitive nature and recent investments that Merck is making in Puerto Rico’s facilities, which represent a key part of the company’s commercialization process.…

MSD One of the so-called ‘new generation’ of pharmaceutical GMs in Romania outlines his first impressions of the local market and details how MSD has managed to shape in-county developments in the infectious disease segment and oncology. You have been working in the industry for 26 years and always with MSD.…

MSD Guillermo Browne, Managing Director of MSD Peru, talks about the turnover of the affiliate and the company’s success in bringing new innovation to the country, particularly in the areas of vaccines and oncology. You arrived in Peru in January 2014. What initial tasks did you set for yourself? When I arrived, MSD…

MSD The managing director of MSD for Morocco, Tunisia, and French West Africa explains why the company has chosen Morocco as its hub for the region, discusses the difficulties associated with the government price cut and explains that pharma needs to focus on the local needs of the country.   Can…

MSD Don Hyun, president of MSD Korea, shares his vision to bring Korean pharmaceutical companies to the global stage and to bring a locally produced drug to blockbuster status in the coming years.   2014 represents MSD’s 20th anniversary in Korea. How did the affiliate commemorate the occasion? In the current…