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Switzerland The president of BD Europe analyses current trends and challenges in European healthcare and highlights how BD is positioning itself as a solutions provider and partner to cope with this new environment. BD acquired CareFusion in 2015 and September 30th 2016 marked the end of BD’s first full fiscal year of…

Ireland The UK’s decision to leave the EU in Summer 2016 sent shockwaves throughout Europe and left neighbouring countries struggling to interpret what ‘Brexit’ means for them. Ireland, as the UK’s closest neighbour both culturally and geographically, could stand to benefit from the decision in the medium- to long-term, especially in…

Switzerland The global leader in the specialized niche of micronization services, Jetpharma is set for continued steady growth driven by the continued development of extremely dangerous-to-handle highly potent active ingredients. To begin, could you please introduce Jetpharma and the field of micronization to our readers? “Jetpharma has over 40 years of…

Taiwan The Chairman & CEO of TaiGen Biotechnology discusses the growth opportunities that the company holds in China, its main target market, and documents how her long-term strategic outlook made the company one of the most successful biotech companies in the region today, holding an unrivalled experience and unique positioning in…

Greece Equipped with a strong business acumen, Italfarmaco (ITF) Hellas’ Managing Director, Polly Leontaridis-Kalogera emphasizes the critical importance of the decision to focus on women’s health in building a resilient affiliate in the midst of the economic crisis. She shares her insights on the beginnings of the company in Greece, transformative…

Switzerland Patient-driven drug pricing, the uncertain future of Switzerland’s tax regime, and new business models for life science innovators in a changing global market are just a few of the topics touched upon by KPMG Switzerland’s head of life sciences Martin Rohrbach. On February 12th the Swiss people rejected the Tax…

Switzerland Well-funded and with a stellar pipeline, TESARO is an up and coming Boston-based oncology biotech ready to launch their two first products in the European market in 2017. Orlando, we understand your background in the biotech industry is with Amgen. After a career with the biggest of the biotechs, what…

Ireland Philip Hendrick, the Managing Director of Air Liquide Healthcare Ireland, a provider of home-based respiratory solutions, discusses the changes that the Irish healthcare system is going through, and how they are at the forefront of transitioning the healthcare system from hospital based to home-based Philip, as an introduction for our…

Mexico Victor Casasola, CEO at Canitec, explains the unique business model of his Mexican medical devices success story, offering an integral service to its clients, and showcases the high added value and quality of its broad portfolio of laboratory equipment. Could you please introduce to our international audience the key activities…

Greece Appointed in the midst of the Greek economic crisis, compounded by significant changes at the corporate Merck brand, Merck Greece’s MD, Konstantinos Kofinas, did not shy away from challenges. He speaks about his leadership approach, Merck’s key therapeutic areas in Greece, as well as industry collaboration in creating a sustainable…

Switzerland Recently arrived from Germany, ALK’s new general manager for Switzerland highlights some of the unique features of the Swiss allergology field, and some of the opportunities for ALK to positively impact patients’ lives in the future.   ALK says roughly one in five people suffer from some degree of allergy…

Singapore Callum Bir explains Microsoft’s vision and strategy for leveraging the transformative power of technology in healthcare, particularly in terms of its world-leading capabilities in Artificial Intelligence. While Microsoft is ubiquitous, our readers may not be familiar with your role in the healthcare sector. To begin, could you give us an overview…