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Agro-Food President of Biotalent Canada discusses the advantages of being wholly aligned with the government, why the BioTalent is a necessary link between talent and company, and what this means for the bio-economy of Canada. What was your initial mission two years ago upon arriving at Biotalent Canada, having previously worked…

Cardiology The president & CEO of CQDM discusses her vision of how CQDM’s activities can have a direct impact on the development of safer and more efficient drugs, and how to bring CQDM to a more globally competitive level. You were appointed as CEO of CQDM about ten months ago. What…

Sweden Anders Blanck of Lif Sweden discusses the Swedish healthcare system, why it’s contributing to the plunging profit margins in the pharma market, and the Swedish government’s heavy emphasis on cost-effectiveness.   Technically we have 21 different healthcare systems in our country, and they all have their own political bodies, run…

Industrial Biotech Prior to joining Life Sciences Ontario (LSO), you served as CEO of GSK Canada for a number of years. What opportunities did you see in making the switch from an MNC to an association? Having been in the pharmaceutical business for my entire career in Canada, I have always been…

ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. Mr. Pierre Laurin is a senior executive with 28 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Involved in the development of ProMetic’s platform technology since 1989, Mr. Laurin founded ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. in 1994. As Chairman until March, 2011 and President and CEO of the Corporation since…

Life Technologies Corporation The merger with Invitrogen-Applied Biosystems in 2008 was a big milestone for the company. As one of the leaders of this integration, can you please explain how this merger helped transform Life Technologies into the company it is today? The merger had an impact both internally and externally. Regarding the…

Life Technologies Corporation In the past two years Life Technologies has been investing in Singapore— last year you opened a regional distribution center in Singapore’s Tuas Biomedical Park and this June you established a Global Instrument Center of Excellence. What are the aims of both and how will they fit into the global…

Business & Decision Life Sciences Business & Decision Life Science was founded back in 2007, although that department existed within the group’s structure long before that. Could you highlight the reasons why a special business unit dedicated to the life sciences industry needed to be created back in 2007? Founded in 1992, Business & Decisions…

Life Healthcare Our international readers know about South Africa’s socio-economic relative achievements, considering the country joined the BRICS grouping last year and achieved the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) that same year. But would you say that the healthcare sector has grown in line with the country’s overall development? All parties would…

Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Hong Kong This interview was conducted with Christopher Stephens, managing partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Asia offices with supporting responses from Xiang Wang, lead partner of the firm’s IP pracitce as well as Patricia Thayer, life sciences specialist in IP litigation and counseling. Could you provide a brief introduction to Orrick,…

DHL Life Sciences and Health Rogerio, you were one of the people responsible for integrating two well-established companies in the Brazilian market with the acquisition of Exel by DHL in late 2005. How challenging was the integration process to you as a former Exel director? Exel Brazil first got involved in the life science business…

Lorenz Life Science Group In 2010, South Africa officially joined the BRICS grouping. The Indian and Russian work environments are familiar to you, considering your significant experience in these countries. How would you compare South Africa with its BRIC counterparts in terms of its regulatory environment? It has been eight months since I first…