Tagged with Pfizer

UK Erik Nordkamp, managing director of Pfizer UK shares his thoughts on the future of healthcare and the role that Pfizer and the UK can play in shaping it. He explains why the momentum is right for the UK to lead the way in sustainable healthcare and how it can remain…

UK As the UK extracts itself from the European Union, key figures from the country’s life sciences sector are split on the implications of Brexit for their industry. “The UK pharmaceutical industry and the patients who rely on it are under serious threat from Brexit” Erik Nordkamp, Pfizer Erik Nordkamp, the…

Ecuador The top 20 pharma companies in Ecuador in 2017, ranked by value, for both the retail and public markets. Argentinian firm Roemmers leads the way in the retail market, followed by global players Bayer and Sanofi. In terms of Ecuador’s public market, the top three companies are global giants Roche,…

Portugal Paulo Teixeira shines a light on Pfizer’s promising pipeline for 2018, the market access environment in Portugal and the clinical trial landscape. Teixeira intends to contribute to improving society’s perception of the pharmaceutical industry and position Pfizer as a partner for health and wellbeing in Portugal; part of the solution—not…

Ecuador Ana Dolores Román, general manager at Pfizer Ecuador as well as the first woman to lead the affiliate in the country, discusses promoting medical education, increasing patient access to innovations and being a leading light for the local pharmaceutical industry. Besides being the GM of Pfizer, you are also the…

Poland Dorota Hryniewiecka-Firlej, president of Pfizer Poland, discusses the current state of the Polish innovation landscape and importance of a tight-knit relationship between the innovative pharmaceutical market and the government for better patient outcomes. Furthermore, she highlights the strong R&D footprint of Pfizer Poland and their role in facilitating a domestic…

Pharma The top 10 pharmaceutical companies in Canada for 2016 in terms of total sales and market share. Johnson & Johnson leads the way with USD 2.93 billion in sales, followed by Novartis with USD 1.24 billion and TEVA with USD 1.19 billion.

Lithuania Raimundas Voishka, country manager Lithuania and Belarus at Pfizer, highlights the increasing openness of the Baltic region towards innovation and stresses the commitment of Pfizer to bringing innovative as well as added-value medicines to the region. You have more than 20 years of experience in the Lithuanian pharmaceutical industry. What…

Switzerland Jeff Dufour, country manager Switzerland and BU lead Internal Medicine at Pfizer, discusses his first impressions of the country, his priorities for greater dialogue with Swiss healthcare insurers, and Switzerland’s potential as a ‘test market’ for the company. Can you give our international readers an outline of your background and…

Tunisia Walid Lakhdar, country business unit head for Tunisia and Libya at Pfizer, stresses the company’s ongoing dedication to patients in Tunisia. This was illustrated by the significant investments Pfizer has made in Tunisia after the revolution and still continues to make. Lakhdar talks about Pfizer’s successful partnerships in the country…

Tunisia Hatem Hachicha is Pfizer’s former manager for Tunisia, Libya and French-speaking African countries. He believes Tunisia’s pharmaceutical industry development will be achieved through internationalization and a shift towards biosimilars drugs. Co-founder of SEPHIRE and an active member of the Tunisian healthcare community, he stresses that one of the challenges in…

Austria Like a family recipe that has been refined and perfected over countless generations, Austria has developed a reputation as the quintessential clinical trials destination; a perfect combination of world-class academia, willing volunteers and educated medical personnel balanced against a backdrop of economic stability. “Austria should be proud of the abundance…