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Novo Nordisk Argentina Novo Nordisk’s largest insulin production facility outside of Denmark is in Latin America, in Brazil. Can you explain the strategic importance of this for Argentina, and how Novo Nordisk is structured here in the country? Here in Argentina Novo Nordisk has an affiliate focused on commercial activities, clinical research and…

Bayer Schering Pharma Argentina The Bayer Schering merger in 2006 saw you add Argentina and Bolivia to your existing responsibilities as General Manager of Schering for Paraguay and Uruguay. What have been some of the challenges you have faced since that time? Argentina is a challenging market, and the system is very complex. This…

IMS Health Argentina It’s safe to assume that everywhere that IMS Health is established, there’s also a flourishing pharmaceutical industry. Could you give us an overview of Argentina’s IMS operations? IMS has been in Argentina for 35 years, working in information services. Two years ago, we started to offer our customers consulting services.…

Cegedim Hungary Talking to Cegedim means talking to one of the experts in local market knowledge. Can you tell our readers from your point of view what really distinguishes Hungary from other pharmaceutical markets in the region? I think key particularities are the many legal constraints. In July 2011, the law changed…

Boehringer Ingelheim Hungary Looking at Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in Hungary, at first glance we see a company with a presence of already 20 years, which basically means an entry into this market right after the fall of the Iron Curtain… Can you provide our readers with a better idea of the role that…

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…

Boehringer Ingelheim Romania If we take a look back at Boehringer Ingelheim’s dynamic growth path in the Romanian market, we see an evolution from a one-man show in the 1990s to a present day subsidiary of over 100 people. What have been the key milestones and achievements for you since joining this subsidiary…

Amgen Russia Since 2006, Russia has witnessed quite a dynamic few years, with sweeping legislative reforms like the Law on Circulation of Medicines and development strategies like Pharma 2020. What have been the specific effects of these and other initiatives on the biopharmaceutical sector and the biopharmaceutical market? If you look at…

Gedeon Richter Gedeon Richter’s Erik Bogsch discusses the company’s 100th anniversary, it’s growing international footprint and the future of Hungarian pharma.   Gedeon Richter is known to be the flagship pharmaceutical company in Hungary, and can proudly celebrate its 110th birthday this year. How would you describe Gedeon Richter to our readers?…

Gedeon Richter Since establishing Gedeon Richter’s operations here 16 years ago, you’ve been involved in the full array of the pharmaceutical spectrum, from R&D, sourcing API, sales and marketing of finished products, and joint ventures with local companies. To begin, would you introduce the company’s China operations to our readers? First off,…

Boehringer Ingelheim Russia You have been with Boehringer Ingelheim since the early days of your career in 1994. In the pharmaceutical sector, managers seem to jump from company to company quite often—but you have stayed with Boehringer Ingelheim throughout executive positions in Germany, Portugal, Ukraine, Finland, and, of course, now Russia. What has…

Biocon If we look back at the conditions under which you founded Biocon in 1978, we see a young woman with a seed capital of only Rs. 10,000 in a garage in an infrastructure deficient Bangalore. Both India and Biocon have come a long way since then. How different is the…