Tunisia Lasaâd Boujbel, CEO of MédiS Group, and founder of the company, today leads what became one of the first Tunisian-based multinationals. His company’s recent investments in the Tunisian headquarters and in Senegal respectively respond to increased international demand and desires of expansion in the African market. MédiS has built up…
Tunisia Ramzi Sandi, general manager of the Arab Society of Pharmaceutical Industries (SAIPH) is responsible for the development of the company since 2015. From that date, SAIPH has been the strongest performing actor in the Tunisian market with an annual growth of 20 percent in 2016 and 2017. In this interview…
Tunisia Ridha Charfeddine, founding CEO of Unimed and president of the National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (CNIP) discusses enforcing European quality standards in Tunisia, the CNIP’s role in guiding pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Tunisia, as well as his entrepreneurial journey with Unimed, now the preferred partner of the…
Austria Martin Prinz, CTO of Croma-Pharma, a family-owned Austrian aesthetic dermatology company, discusses the evolution of the company over the years and their specialist, ever-expanding portfolio. Additionally, he documents the role of training clinics in establishing a vertical business model and provides an overview of the company’s growing global reach, namely…
Austria Rudolf Wessely, CEO and founder of Gynial, the Austrian leader in oral contraceptives, elaborates on the company’s incredibly fast market penetration since 2007 and explains his expertise in the contraceptive field. Furthermore, he discusses the importance of open communication with gynaecologists and Gynial’s unique product philosophy as well as the…
Canada Dr. Jeremy B. Desai, CEO & President of Apotex, the Canadian international generics powerhouse, discusses his mandate in 2014 to take the company global, the challenges and opportunities of increasing convergence between the generics, branded and biosimilars sectors globally, and the main growth engines for Apotex looking forward. Jeremy, you…
Colombia Emerson Lozano Garcia, founder of chemical company Bioquigen, underlines the importance of collaboration with the pharmaceutical sector in reagents for diagnostics and quality control and the ways in which associations such as ACOPI (for small and medium sized businesses) have helped Bioquigen to achieve success in Colombia and allowed them…
USA In an exclusive interview, Stephen Ubl, President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the association representing the leading innovative biopharmaceutical companies in the USA, discusses the onset of a new “golden era” in medicine. He goes on to discuss pricing issues, engaging in a constructive…
Ukraine Dmytro Popov, the owner, founder and CEO Elfa Group, Ukraine’s leading cosmetics manufacturer, provides his insight into Elfa’s 20-year presence in the Ukrainian market, the company’s international growth strategies and how it can further strengthen its market positioning. Could you begin by introducing yourself and your company? “Our goal is…
Ukraine Victoria Filatova, president and chairperson of the Association of Perfumery and Cosmetics of Ukraine (APCU), discusses her strategic priorities, the association’s main achievements in its six years of existence, and the internationalization of Ukrainian cosmetics companies. What is the role of the APCU and what are your main strategic priorities…
Hong Kong William Lai YF, CEO of Fortune Pharmacal, discusses the Hong Kong OTC market, the company’s internationalization strategy, and its expanding manufacturing footprint. Could you please introduce us to Fortune Pharmacal? What sets you apart from other OTC companies? “We follow the highest standards by always exploring what the ‘big boys’…
Ukraine Filya Zhebrovska, chairman of the supervisory board of Farmak and the company’s general director between 1995 and 2017, provides insights into the strategy she has followed to establish Farmak as Ukraine’s largest domestic company and the market leader in the country since 2010. She also documents the impact of the…
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