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Mackay Memoral Hospital Cheng-Ho Tsai, Mackay Memorial Hospital has a unique background and origins. How has this endured through the different stages of the pharmaceutical sector in Taiwan, and how do you see the continuity of it? Indeed, our institution is 130 years old. Our medical centre, which is one of the largest…

Novotech (Australia) Pty Limited One of the hot topics in the industry is the impact of PBS reforms. Can you speak to recent influence of PBS reforms affecting Novotech’s services in Australia? In our particular business, there is very minimal effect. Because Novotech is a service company, most of its clients are engaged in…

Stiefel Laboratories Pty Limited What impact will the recent PBS reforms have on Stiefel’s operations in Australia? Stiefel has no products on the PBS at the moment, and although that doesn’t preclude the company from having products on it in the future, there is no immediate effect or detriment to Stiefel due to the…

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee To begin, would you please give a brief introduction to the PBAC? The PBAC is a statutory committee of government first developed in Australia in the 1940s, which advises the Ministry of Health and Ageing as to what drugs will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Minister…

Darnitsa Considering you only took over as CEO from your father in 2009, what was the mandate that was given to you as new CEO of the company – including your objectives and strategy? Darnitsa has been a private family company since the time of Ukraine’s independence, when my father became…

Genetic Immunity Genetic Immunity has been founded in 1998. What drove you to set up the company at that time? J.L: To understand the context better, I first need to give a little bit of background on myself. I left for Germany right after I finished university in Hungary, where I was…

Bharat Biotech International Limited If we first take a step back and look at how Bharat Biotech was established, we see quite a remarkable story. It is rather exceptional to see scientists becoming entrepreneurs. What made you this exception, and what drove you to set up Bharat Biotech? I was based in the US…

S. Amit & Co India has experienced tremendous growth in its chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Being active for many years in the industry now, how have you seen the market evolving? S. Amit has been particularly active in supplying chemicals to the pharmaceutical industry, so my experience mainly stems from this field. In terms…

Reckitt Benckiser Russia & CIS Many expat managers have used Russia as a stepping-stone, but you have headed this business for an astounding 9 years. What is it about this country and about Reckitt Benckiser’s affiliate here that has prompted you to stay for so long? That is a good question—because in our company, we…

Pharmaceutical Reearch Institute Would you start by giving our readers a brief outline of the history of the PRI? In 1952 the institute was established as a research and development (R&D) centre for the Polish pharmaceutical industry. In the 1960s the institute became part of what was known as the state-owned “Polfa” consortium…

Pfizer Limited India To start off, can you tell us how you have seen the pharmaceutical industry developing in India? Has the perception of India by big pharma changed over the years? First of all, if you compare the growth rates of MNCs in India over the last 5 years in the pharmaceutical…

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited - Ind A catalyst of India’s shifting industry dynamics has been the sector’s M&A activity. We already saw majors such as Piramal going to Abbott and Ranbaxy to Daiichi-Sankyo… And while Andrew Witty has publicly announced to pursue acquisitions here, growth has largely been organically. Is it too late for GSK to…