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Pharma Merck Czech Republic’s MD reveals his plan to double Merck operations within the next five years and talks about the impact of the recent acquisition of Sigma Aldrich on the Czech Republic. You’ve assumed position as Managing Director Merck Czech Republic just over one year ago; what was the strategy…

Pharma Rafael Suarez, general manager of Ferring in Mexico, explains how the Swiss biopharmaceutical company is adapting to the recent dynamics affecting both the Mexican public and private sectors. He outlines his approach to further consolidate the Mexican affiliate, increase Ferring’s clinical research investments and manufacturing presence in Mexico. When Pharmaceutical…

Pharma As President of Biopharma Activities for Merck in France, Pierre-Henry Longeray reveals how France is the third ranked affiliate after the US and Germany for the Group; how the French culture of innovation is one of the main drivers of the business; and how Merck is shifting from a pharmaceutical…

Pharma Mohammad Afshar, CEO of Ariana Pharma, shares his insights on the importance of decision support tools, big data’s impact on the healthcare industry, and the need to translate this data into the production of real products. He also discusses the challenges he faced as an entrepreneur in France and his…

Pharma The following chart illustrates the various bottlenecks restraining the development of France’s pharmaceutical industry, including lack of investment, fewer new molecules than other European countries, disappointing performance in biological drugs, and long waiting times for drug approval. Click here to read more articles and interviews from France, and to download the…

Pharma The Managing Director of HUMAN BioPlazma, Ákos Tóth, highlights the transformational growth that the business has experienced since becoming a part of Kedrion Biopharma in 2008, while pinpointing the strategic role that the subsidiary now plays in producing and distributing the company’s lifesaving biotherapies both inside and outside of Hungary.…

Pharma Michaela Hrdlickova of Biogen elaborates on how it is the industry’s responsibility to educate all stakeholders within the Czech Republic in order to embed a health consciousness in every individual and discusses the unique referencing methods applied in the country and their resulting challenges for both industry and patient. When…

Pharma Providing universal health coverage to the nation’s roughly 10 million citizens, Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund (OEP) has one of the most comprehensive and complex structures in Europe. The organization’s Head of Pricing Support, Dr. Judit Bidló discusses the current mechanisms governing pharmaceutical reimbursements in Hungary, while also identifying the…

Pharma Biotest France’s Olivier Samama discusses their recent re-entry into France, their focus on homecare treatment, and their expertise in fractionation and plasma derived products. What are the objectives and goals you have been given by Dr Bernhard Ehmer and what exactly has happened in building this affiliate these last two…

Pharma The GM of France for Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) discusses becoming a “diversified biopharma company”, their commitment to remaining a model of excellence for other affiliates, and his personal philosophy of leadership, moulded by two decades of international experience. You started off your term with a restructuring plan for the French…

Pharma Roland Berger’s Patrick Biecheler discusses the French healthcare system, their role in offering specialized consultancy services to the pharmaceutical sector, and the digitalization of the healthcare industry.  Can you please start by giving us a brief overview of Roland Berger’s “Healthcare Competence Centre”, the rationale behind basing it in France,…

Pharma Biopharmaceutical logistics leader World Courier strives to understand their clients’ needs as early as possible, and the Italian affiliate has gone to unusual lengths, including joining the Italian biotech association, to study the developments emerging at the industry level together with other stakeholders. What have been the main changes in…