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Switzerland Paul Note, CEO of leading Swiss tissue and bone regeneration specialist Geistlich, discusses how the medtech industry can safeguard success against a challenging economic backdrop, the company’s total commitment to innovation, and its internationalization strategy. Could you please introduce Geistlich to our audience? “We are fortunate to bank upon a…

Colombia Latin American Regional Head of MSN Labs, one of the most promising generics companies globally, Raman Wattamwar, speaks about the strength of the newly-formed affiliate in Colombia. He highlights Colombia’s optimal potential as a regional hub, the positive business environment for foreign generics players, as well as his overarching strategic…

Ukraine Dmytro Spitsyn, General Manager of Teva Ukraine, which proudly stands as the largest international company operating in the country, documents the challenges he faced and the strategies he implemented to overcome the 2013 crisis in Ukraine, while Teva has been positioning itself as a company committed to increasing life expectancy…

Hong Kong Jun Wang, founder and CEO of GeneHarbor Biotechnologies, introduces his company’s innovative technology platform and the specificities of the start-up ecosystem in Hong Kong. Dr. Wang, can you firstly tell us more about GeneHarbor’s innovative technology platform? What makes it so special? “I think that an original innovation company requires…

Colombia Aurobindo’s regional head, Kamlesh Thakkar, discusses how the company is truly benefiting the healthcare landscape in Colombia, while describing his experience in changing the mindset concerning the use of generics in the top hospitals of the country and shares the origins of Aurobindo’s healthier life campaign. To begin, Mr. Thakkar,…

Indonesia Jorge Wagner, President Director at Boehringer Ingelheim Indonesia, explains the importance of innovation within the universal healthcare coverage program that is being implemented in Indonesia. He also illustrates how the affiliate has been one of the fastest-growing pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia during the period 2015-2016. With recent changes at the…

Taiwan Ken-Shwo Dai, president and CEO of Visgeneer, explains his biotech’s expertise in medtech, skincare, gene therapy and diagnostics, as well as his plans to take the company public. Can you introduce yourself and Visgeneer to our readers? What have been the main milestones for the company so far? “Visgeneer believes that…

Taiwan Daniel Huang, CEO of Genomics Bioscience, Taiwan’s largest commercial genome sequencing company, and Chairman of Pharmigene, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of genetic tests, documents how he plans to leverage the combined capacity and expertise of these two companies to form strategic alliances with leading pharmaceutical companies…

Switzerland Matthias Suhr, director of EuroAirport near Basel discusses the merits of operating in a bi-national environment, how the airport has acquired the latest industry accreditation, and how the pharmaceutical industry is changing the very nature of cargo and freight services. EuroAirport are in the process of establishing a new terminal.…

Taiwan Frank Douglas, CEO of the TheVax, discusses what he finds so inspiring about innovation in resource-constrained environments, and this Taiwanese biotech’s revolutionary SIT specific immunotherapy platform. The company was founded in 2012 with the mission to focus on the use of immunotherapy to address virus-induced tumors and infections in patients.…

Ukraine Alexander Markus, chairman of the board of the recently set up German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, provides insights into the new dynamics driving the growth of Ukraine’s foreign trade as well as the chamber’s strategic priorities to further enhance the thriving bilateral business relationship between the two countries. Leveraging…

Taiwan Samuel Wang, Honorary President of the Taiwan Generics Pharmaceutical Association (TGPA) and President of the local distributor Weal-Chance Trading, provides insights into the recent international achievements of TGPA and the main strengths of Taiwan’s generics industry on the global stage, while he explains how bolstering the country’s historical strengths in…