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Pharma Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlights the significant role that foreign direct investments have played in developing the country’s healthcare and life science sector, while detailing the nation’s ambitions of not only pivoting into Europe’s hub for production, but also innovation. With over a century-long tradition,…

Pharma 3PL player BOMI Group went public via an IPO in June 2015. VP & CFO Marco Ruini discusses the reasons behind this Italian family company’s decision to go public, as well as its ambitious expansion strategy. How would you assess the success of the IPO that took place last year? This IPO…

Pharma GE Healthcare Italy’s Marco Campione discusses patient access to innovation, synergies between pharma and medtech in companion diagnostics, and partnering with the Italian healthcare system. You have been working at GE Healthcare for 18 years now, having risen up the ranks through various departments. What was at the top of…

Pharma As CEO of the newly formed government agency Business France, Muriel Pénicaud is passionate about championing French innovation and creativity, particularly in life sciences. She tells us about her organization’s key objectives, ongoing efforts to change perceptions about France’s business environment, and her ‘bilingualism’ in the worlds of business and…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals Mauritius’s economic stability, genetic diversity, cost competitiveness, and location make it a perfect location for clinical research; a fact the state is now actively promoting. A further vision of the Mauritian government is to transform the island into a medical hub for clinical research. Besides political and economic stability, a number of…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals Eugenio Aringhieri discusses Dompé’s shift in strategy towards opthalmology, instilling an innovation mindset, and broadening the company’s international horizons. Since we last interviewed you in 2009 a lot has happened: you were made European CEO in 2015 for having steered Dompé through considerable renewal and restructuring, the company also embarked…

Pharma Paul Korte, General Manager for Janssen in the Netherlands, highlights the strategic move and leadership position taken up by Janssen in the oncology field, and calls on Dutch healthcare stakeholders to adopt the positive and collaborative attitude that will ensure Dutch patients can still expect to access the most innovative…

Pharma Takeda’s goal is to become a trusted and reliable partner in the healthcare system by better understanding patients’ needs. Aarnoud Overkamp, general manager of the Dutch subsidiary, shares his perspective on the challenges faced by the local healthcare system, the importance of Takeda-ism in the organization, and finding innovative ways…

Pharma Albert Denoon (AB) and Jeff Hampton (JH) illustrate how the Crossroads and Campbell Institutes, two non-profit organizations funded by Baroque Medical, are well positioned to address South Africa’s current gaps in medical training. They also depict the key success factors that have allowed the company to become the leading distributor…

Pharma Starting as a pharmacy chain, Hefny Pharma Group has developed into a group focused on manufacturing, importing and distributing pharmaceutical products to the Egyptian market, with an eye on the specific needs of patients. The founder and CEO discusses the vision behind the creation of the group, the market opportunities…

Pharma The chairman of Egypt’s largest holding company for pharmaceutical manufacturers, ACDIMA, shares his vision for how Egyptian manufacturers can enhance their competitiveness in the coming years, and extend their activities further up the value chain into API production and R&D activities. How well prepared are Egyptian companies to compete in…

Pharma The presence in France of Swiss medical compression garment manufacturer Sigvaris dates back more than 100 years. The current president, Alain Bertheas, describes the company’s history and explains its garments. You came to Sigvaris in 1980, and have remained in the company ever since. What have been some of the…