Tagged with Pharma

Taiwan Joanna Yao, general manager of Taiwan & Hong Kong at Baxter, documents the company’s commitment to bring the most innovative renal diseases solutions and expertise to Taiwanese patients and physicians and the strategic role played by the affiliate in nurturing an innovation-centered relationship that originates from Taiwan’s world-class healthcare system and…

Ukraine Dr. Volodymyr Redko, executive director of Ukraine’s Association of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (APRaD), which gathers together 15 international R&D-driven companies, provides insights into the perspective of international innovators vis-à-vis the numerous regulatory and structural reforms that are set to transform the country’s health system, while highlighting the importance that…

Taiwan Ming-Kuei Jang, founder and CEO of Aprinoia, a very promising Taiwan-based company focused on the development of groundbreaking imaging tracers and therapeutics targeting tau-related neurodegenerative diseases, provides insights into the company’s rapid development over the past two years, its R&D strategy, and its eagerness to partner with both academia and…

Indonesia Lin Neumann, Managing Director of AmCham Indonesia, highlights the opportunities in the Indonesian market, recent industry results, and the complex regulatory system in Indonesia: the main barrier to market access. You have been at AmCham since October 2014 after more than 20 years as a journalist around South-East Asia. What…

Taiwan Samuel Wang, Honorary President of the Taiwan Generics Pharmaceutical Association (TGPA) and President of the local distributor Weal-Chance Trading, provides insights into the recent international achievements of TGPA and the main strengths of Taiwan’s generics industry on the global stage, while he explains how bolstering the country’s historical strengths in…

Japan Eric Delarge, general manager and representative director of Servier Japan, recently became the first member of the international pharma industry to join bioIPSeeds, an innovative tool aiming to foster early stage collaboration between academia and the global industry, which also stands as the first application of the blockchain technology in…

Greece In terms of value, global giants Pfizer, Novartis and Sanofi lead the way in Greece. Click here to see more facts and figures from Greece

Greece Greece Fact Sheet In comparison to other countries heavily affected by the Eurozone debt crisis, Greece is still struggling to find its feet. Greece fares poorly on almost all macroeconomic indicators compared to the Euro area since the start of the recession. The Greek pharma market has shrunk in value significantly from…

Taiwan C.Y. Cheng, chairman and president of Formosa Laboratories, shares exciting news about the establishment of a new drug development company, Formosa Pharmaceuticals. He explains how the know-how gained from running a successful international API production business will help Formosa avoid the typical mistakes that young R&D companies face. Mr. Cheng,…

Taiwan With 7,000 employees in 25 locations across 12 countries in the region, PAREXEL now has more than a third of its global staff in Asia Pacific (APAC). Albert Liou, Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, PAREXEL, discusses the biotech momentum that has been boosting the attractiveness of the region in terms of…

Switzerland The southern Swiss canton of Ticino does not have the life science reputation of Basel, Zurich or Geneva, but benefits from an open business environment, strategic location, and a thriving network of pharmaceutical SMEs. “Ticino is really a perfect example of the excellence of Swiss SMEs in the pharma industry, as…

Taiwan Peter Tsai, founder, CEO, and chairman of Orient EuroPharma (OEP), one of the leading groups of healthcare companies in Taiwan, provides insights into his strategic vision to double the group’s revenues within the next five years and nurture the long-term growth of the company he founded in 1982, while OEP’s…