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Shire Pharmaceuticals Please can you give us a rundown of Shires activities in Mexico in the last four years, and the key achievements and milestones along the way? Shire started operations in Mexico in 2008, a similar story to Brazil. There are very few people working here in Shire Mexico but we…

China MSD China’s Michel Vounastos gives his initial impressions of the opportunities and challenges inherent in the Chinese healthcare market, and highlights how MSD’s offerings are able to address specific gaps in the country. You just arrived in China in February. The country managers we’ve met have all been here for…

China Pharmaceutical Industry Association (CPIA) You have a very long history in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, first in the joint venture company Xian-Janssen and then in the China National Pharmaceutical Group. Could you highlight the main evolutions of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry through these fast-changing times? It is indeed true that we have undergone tremendous…

Biotech Pharmaceutical Co Ltd Could you please introduce the history and main characteristics of Biotech Pharmaceutical? Biotech Pharmaceutical was established in the year 2000, so we are a relatively young company for biopharmaceutical products by Chinese standards. However, we were the first company in China to discover, develop, manufacture and market monoclonal antibodies. Before…

China Pharmaceutical Enterprises Association First, let me briefly introduce myself. I used to work in Fuxin, a small city in the industrially advanced province of Liaoning which is equivalent to a state in the US. I worked in a company’s pharmaceutical factory for twenty years holding various positions such as technology director, factory head,…

A.G. (CIF) What was the vision behind the creation of the Camara de la Industria Farmaceutica de Chile (CIF) and what have been the main milestones and achievements? CIF was created in 1953 and was originally composed of all the pharmaceutical laboratories operating in the country. Today CIF is a chamber that…

R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committe You have a long experience in the Chinese pharmaceutical market, and in particular you saw it evolve tremendously over the last 10 years. From a management perspective, would you say that it is easier or harder to tackle today or a decade ago? In my view, the Chinese market is…

Novartis Farmaceutica S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) Carlos Garcia said in December 2009 that 6-8% of Novartis’ annual revenue comes from Latin America, and that the area is “one of the main growth engines for the company”. Can you tell us how Novartis Mexico fits in with that growth strategy? Mexico is the second biggest market in…

Association of the Russian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (ARPM) The ARPM was founded in 2002, and you were its director from 2002-2004, before leaving for a post at the Roszdravnadzor. You’ve since rejoined as director since 2007. The organization was originally founded as a unifying force amongst Russian national manufacturers, and has now grown to encompass several foreign members.…

Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufactures (AIPM) When Focus Reports prepared a report on the French pharmaceutical industry in 2009/10, we found that the head of the main multinational pharmaceutical association had taken a career path quite similar to yours: he had been an administrator and head of the regulatory authority; he subsequently left the administration and…

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Founded in 1997 Actelion is certainly the “new kid on the block” when compared to some of the much older mainstays in the pharmaceutical industry. What would you say was the fresh face and the different image that Actelion brought to the industry 13 years ago? The Dutch affiliate started…

Nucleus Network Please introduce Nucleus Network and the role it plays in the Australian pharmaceutical sector. Nucleus Network is an early-phase clinical research business, and is somewhat unique, as it is a not for profit organization, being wholly-owned by the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes research institute. Originally, Nucleus Network was set…