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Poland Colm Murphy, general plant manager of Anpharm, a key European production site for the Servier group, highlights major investments in recent years, such as the state-of-the-art QC Lab, and his strategy to increase the plant’s exports. Additionally, he discusses the growing importance of the company’s CDMO activities and the steps…

Baltics Janis Meiksans, general manager at TEVA Baltics, explains how the base of the company’s success is what they call ‘generic evangelism’ and how from being a marketing and distribution organization in the region, they successfully managed to rank number one pharmaceutical company by sales. Janis, can you talk our international…

Canada At the 350th anniversary of the company, Gaby Murphy, EMD Serono’s managing director, gives an insight into the turning point for the affiliate in 2017 with three new Health Canada approvals. Over the last few months, we have witnessed significant changes within the Canadian pharmaceutical landscape, especially in terms of…

Poland Jarosław Król, president of Polfa Tarchomin, highlights the strategic moves he has made to stabilise the company and the need to deliver a new, fresh portfolio to drive forward profit. Furthermore, he highlights the company’s future path of being a EU certified API supplier and the importance of an economic…

Ecuador Santiago Salguero, executive director of the Association of Latin American Pharmaceutical Laboratories in Ecuador (ALAFAR), elaborates on the exceptional work done by the association to build the relevant quality of products manufactured by his member companies, additional services the association can provide to its associates as well as the unmatched…

Ecuador Antonio Carlos Matos da Silva, general manager of Roche Ecuador explains how his ability to manage by influence has helped him transition smoothly into his first GM position. The Brazilian manager has great ambitions for the Ecuadorian affiliate of the oncology global giant, elaborating on Vision 2020; a plan he…

Canada Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TPC), Japan, part of Otsuka Holdings, established its Canadian affiliate in 2017. Ross Glover, general manager for Taiho Pharma Canada, has spent the past year tackling the mammoth task of establishing the foundations for the operations, including preparing a new drug for market approval and navigating…

Brazil The Top 20 pharma companies in Brazil for 2017, combining the data for both the retail and non-retail markets. Sanofi leads the way, followed by local player NC Farma and Hypermarcas.

Brazil The Latin American pharmaceutical market in comparison. Brazil is by far the largest market. GDP real growth in Latin America regional comparison. Top 20 pharma companies in Latin America. Sanofi leads the way followed by Novartis and GSK. Brazil GDP and pharmaceutical market growth between 2014 and 2017. The evolution…

Lithuania Aki Kasvi and Mindaugas Plieskis of Janssen Baltics discuss their strategic priorities, acting as a strategic partner within the region, and ensuring that patients can access their innovative latest-generation therapies Mr Kasvi, you were nominated to head up Janssen’s Lithuanian office back in November 2017. What was the strategic mission…

India Alexandre Williams, founder and managing director of Athena, an international company with an Indian manufacturing basis specialized in life cycle products, provides insights into some key trends shaping India’s pharmaceutical industry and exports. He also documents Athena’s plan to launch over 50 new products in both advanced and strategic emerging…

Canada Still in the process of integration, Mallinckrodt is preparing to build its launch structure in Canada. With several innovative products in the pipeline, Robin Hunter, general manager of Canadian operations, highlights the company’s ambition to be a top tier innovative specialty pharma company with a specific area of focus in…