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traditional medicine Dr. Hassan, founder and CEO of Healwell and House of Healin, brings research and entrepreneurship together with the aim of turning Malaysian traditions into scientific innovation.   Could you share with us your entrepreneurial story and how this brought you to start Healwell? In 1989, I noticed an ancient trend…

biotech The founder of this spin-off of the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos focusing on biologicals for human and veterinary use offers an overview of how the company came into life, the lack of culture at Mexican universities of filing patents for academic research and the potential of the…

Cell2B David Malta and Daniela Couto, Co-founders of Cell2B, discuss the company’s origins and plans to achieve market authorization, and what makes the fledgling company the partner of choice.   What do you see as Portugal’s capacity for the local life sciences industry to grow? DM: Portugal is one of the best-positioned…

R&D Aplicaps was founded in 2008 with solely Spanish investments, when Spain was already suffering from a recession due to the real estate bubble. The company’s CEO, José Luis Martín Guinea, discusses the origins of the company in Portugal and the competitive services that Aplicaps offers to the Spanish pharmaceutical market.…

Pharmaceutical Industry Baxter Spain’s general manager, Luigi Antoniazzi, discusses the challenges that the affiliate has faced in light of recent changes in the market, and the strategies taken to adapt to an ever-changing ecosystem for the pharmaceutical industry in the country. You became general manager of Baxter Spain & Portugal in 2011,…

Distribution Rui Carrington, CEO of OCP Portugual, a Pharmaceutical distributor which has undergone a significant evolution over the years as part of an adaptation to the changing market trends in Portugal, outlines the history of the company, and offers insight into the ways in which local pharmacies can recover from their…

Generics Armando Esguerra, President of Chira Pharmaceuticals, Philippines, explains the concept of chirality, why it is relevant and extremely important in the pharmaceutical industry, and what have been the major challenges and successes of the company since its founding.    CHIRA Pharmaceuticals as a company was founded on the concept of…

MNCs Pedro Miranda Jr., General Manager of Pacific Healthcare Philippines, talks about the decision to join Pacific Healthcare in the Philippines, how the company’s diversification strategy has evolved over the past two years, and what’s in store for the company in terms of new principals and partnerships in the next five…

Generics Thelma Tobias–Go, President of the Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Scheele Laboartories, and Ed Ocampo, COO and Vice President of Scheele Laboratories, discuss the implications of the changing pharmaceutical landscape, and how far the country still remains from universal healthcare coverage.   How have you seen the pharmaceutical…

Pharmaceutical Industry Jason Carroll, General Manager of Janssen Philippines, discusses what it will take to put Janssen Philippines on the map as one of the largest, most reputable pharmaceutical companies in the country, and why the Philippines will be a force to recon with in the near future in many industries, including…

Array In Taiwan, biotech is finally booming, and more and more of the companies benefitting from this boom are listing on the Gre Tai Securities Market (GTSM), built with small to medium enterprises in mind, and tailored for companies that are part of emerging industries. But are these companies overvalued, and…

Newbridge Pharmaceuticals Joe Henein, President & CEO of Newbridge Pharmaceuticals, talks about the evolution of the company since his joining, what makes Newbridge Pharmaceuticals a unique partner within the industry, and expounds on the many possible options for the future of the company. Newbridge Pharmaceuticals is a unique company within the Middle…