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Taiwan George Lee and Tzu-Ming Pan introduce SunWay Biotech’s groundbreaking red yeast rice extract, ANKASCIN® 568-R, which has been recognized as a New Dietary Ingredient by the US FDA. SunWay Biotech is now bringing this unique product onto the global stage and are considering developing a pharmaceutical product based on the…

Mexico Enrique Carballido, general manager Mexico and Latin South America at Bio-Rad, showcases Bio-Rad’s offering in both diagnostics and life sciences and the crucial role of the entire industry in helping public health institutions more effectively allocate their resources based on the number of patients covered and the economical savings obtained.…

Switzerland Well-funded and with a stellar pipeline, TESARO is an up and coming Boston-based oncology biotech ready to launch their two first products in the European market in 2017. Orlando, we understand your background in the biotech industry is with Amgen. After a career with the biggest of the biotechs, what…

Taiwan Guo-Liang Yu, executive chairman of Crown Bioscience International, on the innovation-driven approach he has instilled since joining in 2013 and how this unique technology platform company now stands as the world leader in drug efficacy testing, enabling leading pharmaceutical companies to identify the right patients for the right treatment in…

Taiwan Chuan-Der Huang, founder, president, and CEO of KriSan Biotech, a recently established Taiwan-based service provider focused on new drug process and analytical R&D for small molecules and peptides from Pre-clinical (IND) to Phase II clinical trial, provides insights into the company’s unique positioning in Taiwan’s new drug development value chain,…

Taiwan Vivian Lee, president and CEO of Linical Taiwan, documents the affiliate’s main milestones since its establishment in 2013, its strategic positioning among the Linical Group as a regional hub, as well as the crucial role Linical Taiwan aims to play in further propelling the impressive growth of Taiwan’s R&D-driven biopharmaceutical…

Mexico José Luis Hernández, general manager at Kedrion Mexico, explains the strategy followed by the affiliate in Mexico to obtain success during the past eight years and showcases the added value of plasma-derivate solutions both for patients and government. What are the primary activities and operations of Kedrion in Mexico? Kedrion…

Switzerland With a population of only 350,000, Ticino has a remarkably well developed pharmaceutical cluster. FIT Chairman Giorgio Calderari explains that the cluster’s key strength lies in the diverse range of capabilities which its members are able to offer as contract services to one another, and of course other interested third…

Mexico Maarten Pouw, business unit director of Mexico and Latin America at DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, explains the crucial role that sustainable antibiotics play in combating antimicrobial resistance and showcases the company’s region-wide commitment to offering reliable, compliant and sustainable APIs. Could you please introduce to our international audience the key activities…

Taiwan Yita Lee & Muh-Hwan Su of Sinphar Group & SynCore Bio describe the exciting R&D projects of SynCore Bio, the oncology & dry AMD focused innovation-driven company of the group, and the advantages of SynCore Bio’s integration within Sinphar Group. As an introduction to our international readers, could you provide…

Ireland Much like the Irish sport of hurling, conducting R&D in Ireland is something often overlooked – unfairly, as proponents would say. Ireland has always faced a number of intrinsic hurdles in this space, not least the small patient population and more recently, the economic crisis, which forced the Irish healthcare…

Greece General Manager of the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE), Mihalis Himonas speaks about his role spearheading Greece’s main pharma association, the contribution of the pharma industry to GDP, market access challenges, and solutions for creating a sustainable healthcare environment. As the organization representing the united voice of the pharmaceutical…