Tagged with Pharma

Serbia Claude Broudic, general manager for Servier in Serbia, highlights the potential for business in the country, Servier’s projects for expansion in the Balkans, and the skills needed to put together a good pharma team. What were your priorities when you took over as general manager of Servier Serbia? “When looking…

India Amit Mookim, IQVIA’s general manager for South Asia, discusses the major trends impacting the Indian pharmaceutical market and how Indian companies are rethinking their commercial strategies and becoming more specialized to reach sophisticated international markets. Mr. Mookim, could you give our international readers a brief introduction of IQVIA and explain…

Poland Stefan Buguslawski, president of PEX Pharmasequence, a leading Polish healthcare consultancy and market research company, highlights the current obstacles facing the Polish healthcare market and the dynamics of the domestic pharmaceutical industry. He also discusses the innovative services they provide and how their offering will develop in the future. As…

Brazil Fernando Silveira F°, country manager in Brazil of ISDIN, documents the successful market entry and rapid development of this dermatology focused company in Brazil, while ISDIN has managed to establish itself as the partner of choice of Brazilian dermatologists and patients and moreover holds exciting growth prospects moving forward. As…

Canada Sylvain Chrétien, CEO of Pediapharm, introduces the pediatrics-focused company he founded in 2008, having identified a number of unmet needs in the field. Pediapharm brings products to Canadian patients, in an effort to limit off-label use of children’s medication and bringing new drug innovations, working closely with pediatricians and parents…

Lithuania Leonas Kalėtinas, executive director at the Lithuanian Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry Association (IFPA), explains the main dynamics impacting the innovative pharmaceutical industry in the country as well as some initiatives developed in collaboration with the national government to continue driving the Lithuanian pharmaceutical sector moving forward. In 2014, the industry signed…

Serbia Predrag Lukic, general manager of Amicus, a new and exciting bridging service for MNCs looking to expand into Serbia and the Balkans, reveals the keys to accessing the region and how best to take advantage of the professional talent pool in Serbia. Through careful study of the market and by…

UK UK pharmaceutical and biotech companies are already finding it increasingly difficult to attract talent from overseas. Additionally, UK firms are looking to poach EMA staff as it heads to Amsterdam from London following Brexit. Following the Brexit vote, the UK is already seeing problems in filling senior positions at life…

Switzerland Alessandro di Napoli, CEO of Swiss family-owned pharmaceutical group, TRB Chemedica, discusses the company’s focus on the rheumatology, ophthalmology and neurology niches and the importance of ‘Swissness’ within its internationalization process. TRB Chemedica is a family business set up by your father Guido in 1980, now counting 700 employees globally…

Serbia Aleksandra Miric, a pharmacist with a strong background in industry and development, presents the activities of Pharmanova, the company which she directs and which has built up a leadership position within dietary product manufacturing in Serbia. Can you tell us something about your company? “For Pharmanova, we would like the…

Poland Wojciech Sulimierski, general manager of Aspen Poland and CEE, discusses the opening of the regional operations in 2014 and the importance of the CEE region as the company establishes itself in the global pharmaceutical ecosystem. Moreover, he highlights the impact of global acquisitions and the niche area model they have…

Brazil Cesar Rengifo, senior vice president and area director Emerging Markets West at GSK, the fastest growing multinational company in both Brazil and Latin America, discusses the perfect match between GSK’s product portfolio and the region’s healthcare needs as well as the opportunities it entails for the company and Latin America’s…