Tagged with strategy

Switzerland Frederic Bengold, MD of Servier Switzerland, on the affiliate’s main growth drivers, an exciting collaboration with Novartis on heart failure medication, and the intricacies of market access in Switzerland. Could you please start by introducing Servier’s Swiss affiliate? We enjoy a longstanding presence and reputation in Switzerland. The local affiliate…

Switzerland The CEO of Max Zeller, a Swiss Phytopharmaceutical company, highlights the immense benefits his products have and furthermore discusses the company’s internationalization strategy. Mr Boonen, you joined Max Zeller in June 1999 and have spent almost all your professional career here. How have you seen the company evolve over time…

Switzerland Santen’s Head of EMEA explains why the company established their new regional headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and highlights the three key strategic pillars on which he bases the growth strategy for the region.   The immense talent present here contributes to the strategic value of the EMEA region, which we…

Mexico Patricia López, general manager at seca Mexico, showcases the added value of seca’s product portfolio and explains that interconnectivity should be medical devices’ path of development; generating benefits for patients, physicians and government. Could you please update our international readers on the operations of seca in Mexico? “Latin America has…

Switzerland The Chairman of Ferring’s Group Operating Committee and Senior Vice President Europe-Canada elaborates on how Europe can be the thinking engine for global pharmaceutical trends.   Ferring has bundled the European and Canadian markets into one single region. Could you please introduce us to the full scope of your role…

Taiwan Grace Yeh, Founder, President, and CEO of PharmaEngine, one of the most eye-catching success stories to recently emerge from Taiwan’s maturing biopharmaceutical sector, documents the main success factors that have allowed PharmaEngine to become the first Taiwan-based company to receive FDA approval for a locally-developed oncology treatment, as well as…

Ireland James Lennertz, Group VP and GM EUMEA for BioMarin, discusses the key highlights of the past few years for BioMarin, their unique positioning as a company offering innovative therapies for ultra-rare diseases, the main challenge he sees for BioMarin’s international operations, and his priorities for the next few years. James,…

London Among the assorted pharma CEOs and KOLs gathered at the recent Financial Times Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Conference in London, debate raged on the pros and cons of a pure play strategy, focusing on a few key therapeutic areas, compared to a more diversified approach. If the 1990s and early 2000s, were all…

France Shedding light on the unique business model of French pharma’s most successful mid-cap.   Not long ago, Laboratories Servier was considered a somewhat mysterious and opaque actor on the world pharmaceuticals stage. Privately owned, smaller and sleeker than many of its direct competitors, but nonetheless formidably successful, Servier has, for…

Slovakia Pharma companies in Slovakia are managing to circumvent the problems inherent in the size of the local market by focusing on the country’s advantages in market access and regional leadership, as well as through joining together with affiliates in neighboring Czech Republic. “Slovakia is a developed and established EUR 1.25…

Ireland Deirdre Bourke, Country Lead at Eli Lilly’s Irish affiliate, highlights the strategic importance of Ireland to Lilly’s global operations, their exciting upcoming pipeline, the challenges and opportunities she foresees for Lilly in Ireland, and her own professional transition from managing Lilly’s diabetes portfolio to Lilly’s overall commercial activities in Ireland.…

Switzerland With 40 years of history in Switzerland, B Braun serves every hospital in the country and operates three distinct production sites. CEO Madeleine Stöckli discusses her strategy for improving productivity and finding opportunities for growth. Could you please briefly introduce yourself and B Braun Switzerland to our readers? B Braun…