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Portugal Francisco del Val, recently nominated general manager of the business unit Sanofi Genzyme and country head of Sanofi Portugal, has two decades’ experience in the pharma industry. In his first interview in Portugal, Francisco shares with us his priorities and his vision, highlighting the importance of diversification, and innovation through…

Cyprus Sotos Jacovides is managing the company M.S. Jacovides & Co. Ltd alongside his three brothers, Aris, Alex and Savvas, to continue on the legacy of their father. Now strongly established as one of the leading healthcare companies in Cyprus, M.S. Jacovides is looking forward to entering new and promising niches…

Cyprus Michael Neoptolemou, managing director at Remedica, takes us through the evolution of one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Cyprus and outlines their successful business model. Neoptolemou also highlights the key opportunities the recent acquisition by Ascendis Health in 2016 has brought to Remedica and how it will further enhance…

Turkey Hakan Koçak, CEO–general manager of Koçak Farma, a company with 47 years in the pharmaceutical industry and the biggest production facility in Turkey, gives a thorough insight into Koçak Farma’s background, with their ground-breaking biosimilars as the leaders in the area of oncology with 85 products approved in Turkey, in…

Cyprus Nicos Karoullas, managing director at Pharmaceutical Trading, explains the unique story of the company created by his father in Famagusta and its life-changing relocation to Larnaca. He also showcases the important of business partnerships in the island and how they are the key factor to grow a business. Pharmaceutical Trading…

Turkey Gilles Renacco, the recently appointed general manager of Servier Turkey, provides insights into the successful localization process pioneered by Servier in the country, where 98 percent of the company’s products are nowadays locally manufactured. He also highlights the strategic importance of the country for the Servier Group, his key priorities…

Cyprus With more than 25 years of experience, Kyriakos Mikellis is actively involved in the Cypriot healthcare environment as the President of the Cyprus Association of Research and Development Pharmaceutical Companies (KEFEA) as well as the Country Lead Cyprus and Malta for Pfizer. He shares in this exclusive interview the important…

UK Richard Erwin, general manager of Roche Products Ltd in the UK, speaks out about the challenges facing the company, from market access to uptake of innovation, to collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups, improving outcomes for UK patients.   We do see a will and an intent from stakeholders, from government…

Cyprus With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, George Limbouris, general manager and founder of third-party logistics provider PharmaLink, has a clear vision on how to establish PharmaLink as the ideal partner for all pharmaceutical companies working in Cyprus and how he wants to lead the company through…

UK After 30 years in the cell therapy space, Dr Michael Leek founded TC BioPharm in Scotland. Within four years the company has forged major partnership deals and advanced its CAR T therapies towards the clinic. Developing allogeneic variants of Gamma Delta T Cells, TC BioPharm aims to become a global…

Cyprus Pantis Papaloizou, managing director of the family company CG Papaloisou Ltd, gives his insights on the healthcare changes that will happen in Cyprus and their impact for local importers of innovative medicines. He also highlights the key role of Papaloisou in the local market and how he plans to strengthen…

UK Recently appointed as general manager & vice president of Gilead’s UK and Ireland operations, Hilary Hutton-Squire highlights the uniqueness of the UK’s healthcare system, its expertise in life sciences and global leadership in clinical trials. To her, the UK has to maintain its core differentiators, such as a health technology…