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Hong Kong Amy Ho, General Manager of Roche Pharma Hong Kong, returns to the city with a unique blend of diagnostics and pharmaceutical experience at a moment when the healthcare system is redefining its future. Drawing on years of regional leadership, she offers a clear view of how Hong Kong can strengthen…

France This conversation with Bruno Dubois offers a clear, experience-driven perspective on how Alzheimer’s disease is being redefined, from diagnosis and biomarkers to prevention and early intervention. Drawing on decades at the forefront of neurology, he challenges simplified biological definitions, explains why risk must be stratified with rigour, and outlines a…

LatAm Basil Khalil, Vice President of Operations at FedEx, highlights the company’s expansion of healthcare logistics in Latin America, including CEIV Pharma-certified facilities, dedicated flights, and end-to-end cold-chain infrastructure. Investments in technology, sustainable operations, and workforce training aim to ensure reliable, patient-focused service while supporting the region’s growing pharmaceutical market. FedEx…

Brazil Marco Billi, International CEO of Eurofarma, shares his perspective on the company’s evolution from a Brazilian CMO (Contract Manufacturing Organisation) into one of Latin America’s most internationally active pharmaceutical groups. Billi discusses how operational discipline, long-term investment, and a strong global market mindset have underpinned Eurofarma’s sustained growth, while outlining…

China This week’s China healthcare highlights from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta includes Zelgen Biopharm licensing its CD3×DLL3 TCE to AbbVie in a deal worth over US$1.2B, with milestone payments and tiered royalties. Biokin proposes RMB 10B in debt financing to fuel innovation, highlighted by its advanced ADC programs. Insilico Medicine successfully…

Taiwan Under Dave Huang’s leadership, Ferring Taiwan has evolved from organisational recovery to sustained performance and regional relevance. The discussion that follows examines how disciplined focus, early engagement with innovation, and deep collaboration with the healthcare ecosystem have reshaped the affiliate’s role, positioning Taiwan as a reference market while anchoring strategy…

Hong Kong Professor Samuel Au, Founder and CEO of Cornerstone Robotics, recounts his journey from business to academic research to building one of Asia’s most promising surgical robotics ventures. He explains how the Sentire® Surgical System is redefining precision, access, and training in operating rooms worldwide, combining Hong Kong’s innovation ecosystem with…

LatAm Fernando Zarate, Vice President of Bausch Health’s Latin American operations, outlines the company’s strategic positioning across the region. With 35 years in the industry and nearly two decades at Bausch Health, he today oversees one of the top 15 companies in the LatAm market. Zarate sets out a vision to…

Mexico Guy Savoir, CEO at Carnot Laboratorios, brings strategic vision to Mexico’s pharmaceutical reindustrialisation. Leading a company that has achieved balanced growth across Mexican and Latin American markets, he articulates an ambitious vision for North American pharmaceutical integration whilst navigating complex regulatory environments. Under his leadership, Carnot has committed 150 million…

Argentina Gustavo Pelizzari leads Elea, Argentina’s largest pharmaceutical company by sales volume, employing 1,350 people. Under his leadership, Elea has achieved the unique distinction of simultaneously leading both the retail pharmaceutical market and the high-cost speciality products segment, a feat that requires markedly different capabilities. Leveraging full vertical integration and a…

France Laurence Peyraut serves as Director General of LEEM (Les Entreprises du Médicament), France’s pharmaceutical industry association representing 270 companies ranging from small French generic manufacturers to major multinational innovators. With two years at LEEM and one year on the EFPIA Board, Peyraut is operating under unprecedented geopolitical pressures reshaping pharmaceutical…

France MaaT Pharma is entering a defining moment in its mission to bring microbiotherapies into areas of acute unmet need. Hervé Affagard recounts how a personal catalyst, an engineering mindset and early scientific partnerships shaped a platform now approaching its first potential approval for its first microbiome drug candidate. The journey…