Tagged with Brazil

Brazil Pius Hornstein, MSc, PhD, country chair Sanofi Brazil and general manager Pharma, shares his positive outlook on the Brazilian pharma market over the next few years and details Sanofi’s strategy in Brazil; a ‘must-win’ market for the company. Unsatisfied with being just the top-ranked multinational pharma company in Brazil, he…

Brazil Laurena de Almeida Magnoni, regional director for Latin America at Besins Healthcare, a pharmaceutical company specialized in the development and worldwide diffusion of innovative drugs and food supplements for men’s and women’s health, provides insights into the impressive growth of the Brazilian operations over the past six years, her recipe…

Brazil Norberto Prestes, director of the Brazilian Pharmochemicals Manufacturers Association (ABIQUIFI), provides insights into the main dynamics that have been shaping Brazil’s pharmaceutical and API sectors over the past few years, while highlighting his main priorities to further strengthen the country’s pharma industry both inside and outside Brazil. What would you…

Brazil Ricardo Lourenço, VP-Managing Director of Lupin in Brazil has been in charge of implementing the take over of Medquímica by Lupin. In this interview he explains Brazil is a land of many opportunities. He is looking forward to capitalize the fast growth rate of generic products in Brazil, revive the…

Brazil Josiel Florenzano, managing director of Lundbeck Brazil and South Cone, provides us with an overview of the main dynamics shaping the Brazilian CNS market as well as the opportunities he identifies to further increase awareness and improve market access in the mental health area. You took over the helm of…

Brazil Neide Kawabata, president of B Braun Brazil, shares B Braun’s long track record of success and commitment to Brazil, the innovations they continue to bring to the market, and the long-term vision and community support B Braun brings to its affiliates globally, as a sixth-generation family-owned company. Neide, could you…

Brazil Dr. Ogari Pacheco, president of the Board of Directors for Cristália, highlights the unique journey for Cristália over the past 45 years, as one of the most innovative local pharma companies with its own manufacturing operations; the innovations they have brought to both Brazilian and international markets; and his vision…

Brazil Andrew Simpson, Scientific Director of Orygen, elaborates on the innovative collaboration model his company is taking part in to develop biotechnologies in Brazil, the importance of developing affordable treatments for Brazilians, and the company’s current research on immunostimulants. Before presenting the company, could you tell our readers what motivated you…

Brazil Jaime Rabi, director of Microbiológica, documents the unique development path of the company and its pioneering contribution to the production of antiretroviral medicines in Brazil, as well as its international partnerships with American success-stories like Pharmasset, which originally developed the breakthrough therapy sofosbuvir. He also provides insights into the remarkable…

Brazil Heraldo Marchezini, CEO of the Brazilian biotech company Biomm and one of the leading executives in the Brazilian biopharmaceutical sector, provides insights into the eye-catching international partnerships recently signed by this ambitious company and documents Biomm’s vision to develop a balanced portfolio combining very innovative biologicals and leading biosimilars in…

Brazil Marco Fireman, vice-minister and chairman of the National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies (CONITEC); a board that advises the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the inclusion of new health technologies in the public healthcare scheme, discusses the crucial role of civic participation in public consultations, and documents the numerous…

Brazil Samuel Mauricio, vice-president for Brazil at Octapharma, one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, provides an insightful analysis of the Brazilian plasma market, demonstrating Octapharma’s remarkable willingness to further position itself as the partner of choice for the country’s public healthcare system. As the head of the…