Tagged with Pricing

Slovakia Dr. Leonard Sojka who has spent over 25 years with the innovation-driven Merck group explains how Merck is turning its focus to science and technology; his experience on market access; the specificities of the Slovak market; and why Merck is a great company to work for. 2015-16 has been a…

Switzerland Walter P. Hölzle, president of vips, discusses the current priorities of the association, the importance of innovation, and the challenges of the current pricing system. While growth is close to zero for many pharmaceutical markets in Europe, Swiss pharma spending increased 4.5 percent in 2015. What would you identify as…

Philippines In an exclusive interview, Kamal Abichandani, Deepu Bhatia, Hersh Abichandani, Richard Mayani, the Chairman, Director, General Manager, and Information Systems Manager of Ambica tell their story and reveal their key to success: quality partnerships. As a former engineer without previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry, what were some of the ambitions that…

Pharma Janssen Switzerland’s Ludo Ooms highlights the strengths of the Swiss healthcare and life sciences sector including the efficiency of the government, a productive and well trained workforce, the national pricing system, and the climate for innovation; all factors which make Switzerland a strategic market for Johnson & Johnson and Janssen.…

Pharma Providing universal health coverage to the nation’s roughly 10 million citizens, Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund (OEP) has one of the most comprehensive and complex structures in Europe. The organization’s Head of Pricing Support, Dr. Judit Bidló discusses the current mechanisms governing pharmaceutical reimbursements in Hungary, while also identifying the…

Pharma The Dedicated Chair of the Pharmaceutical Committee of the Association of Health Insurance Companies speaks about drug pricing procedures, the partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, as well as her overarching vision for the organization. The Association of Health Insurance Companies of the Czech Republic (CR CAP) was established in 1997…

Pharma Genfit’s Jean-François Mouney speaks about responding to high unmet medical needs in inflammatory and metabolic related diseases. With the increase in obesity related diseases, Mouney discusses their lead pipeline product: Elafibranor, the new orphan blockbuster drug aimed at curing NASH; nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and other related diseases.   As an entrepreneur…

Pharma Vojtěch Mészáros, Executive Director of Egis Praha, speaks about his background in the industry, his drive to promote biosimilar products, and how the company maneuvers around the growing price pressures in the market.  You hold an impressive profile in the pharmaceutical industry. Please introduce your background and leadership to our…

Pharma Leo de Haan of Aurobindo discusses how to maintain a profitable business in times of rock-bottom generics prices in the Netherlands, the resulting second pillar of specialty products for the company and the growth ambitions for the affiliate over the next few years. You have extensive experience in the generics…

Pharma Carlos Jaime, Head of Samsung’s Health & Medical Equipment Division, France, explains why the future of healthcare is in mobile technology and communications, and how Samsung’s expertise in “digital transformations” position the company as a catalyst for change in the industry. The mobile health solution industry is clearly a major…

Pharma Former Egyptian Minister of Health Adel Adawy discusses the reforms needed in the Egyptian healthcare system and the progress made in the fight against HCV over the last two years. What structural changes need to be made in the Egyptian healthcare system? First of all, Egypt needs to have three…

Pharma The founder of the Middle East’s largest pharmaceutical company, EIPICO, discusses the evolution of the Egyptian pharmaceutical industry over the last 50 years, and his hopes for the industry over the coming decades. Dr. Borhan, you became Chairman of El Kahira Pharmaceuticals in 1962, and established EIPICO in 1980. In…