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Portugal Filipe Novais leads the Portuguese affiliate for Astellas during an exciting time for the company globally. With a new global CEO, Astellas is aiming to be at the forefront of healthcare changes to turn innovative science into value for patients. Novais has a lot on his plate both to achieve…

Pharma The last few years have witnessed the advent of a highly disruptive business model within the heart of the pharma world that fundamentally reconsiders the manner in which R&D is conducted and, as such, we have seen the rise (and sometimes fall) of a new breed of companies that some…

Spain María Ángeles Figuerola, director of SEVeM – the Spanish Medicines Verification System – introduces the mission and mandate of the institute, major challenges, and SEVeM’s role within Spain’s healthcare ecosystem. Please start by introducing the mission and the mandate of the institute. “While we may not yet be feeling the effects…

Portugal Mario Madeira, general manager of Teva Portugal, highlights the milestones of the affiliate in Portugal, referencing the economic crisis and where Teva is now positioned in the country. In addition, he comments on Portugal’s great potential for digitalizing its healthcare sector. What are Teva Portugal’s priorities for 2018? “Teva is…

Portugal RJ Lasek took on his first country lead position in Portugal in 2016 and has successfully reshaped the affiliate to match global operations, forecasting 40 percent growth for 2018. In this interview, he sheds light on how to excel in the challenging pharmaceutical landscape–particularly with reimbursement restrictions and what characterizes…

UK Having recently joined the UK operations of AstraZeneca after a varied international career, Laurent Abuaf shares his vision of the UK as a life sciences reference market and his take on what makes the NHS so unique. Moreover, he highlights some exciting elements of AstraZeneca’s pipeline and reaffirms the company’s…

Turkey Dr. Ümit Dereli and Cengiz Aydın of the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (AIFD) inTurkey discuss significant recent changes in the Turkish ecosystem, including the improving recognition of the country’s regulatory agency, new pricing and localization policies, AIFD’s contribution to Turkey’s 11th Development Plan, and the ambition to make Turkey “a…

UK Heading Accord Healthcare’s European, Middle East and North African operations, James Burt highlights the rapid growth the company has achieved within the region and how it has reached an impressive double-digit market share in the UK, putting Accord firmly on track to attain their goal of becoming a top 5…

India Although most industry observers expect that Indian pharma exports to the US will pick up again in the coming years, Indian companies have – in the meantime – been rapidly increasing their efforts to develop stronger footprints in strategic emerging market such as Brazil, Russia and some Asian and African…

Portugal Portugal’s Minister of Health, Adalberto Campos Fernandes, details his three-tiered plan for national health in Portugal. He explains that empowering citizens, transforming the sector digitally and ensuring that the proximity of care is readily available to the entire nation are vital elements to combatting pressing problems concerning debt, an aging…

Portugal Experienced country manager, João Madeira, introduces Mylan’s new vision to be a global healthcare company serving patients across the world with their hybrid generic, OTC and innovative pharmaceutical business model which in the same breath sustains and innovates the healthcare system. Touching on themes of talent, biosimilars, and Portugal as…

China Scott Liang, president of Apex (Guangzhou) Tools and Orthopedics discusses the company’s strong positioning on the Chinese medtech market, current strategic priorities, and what differentiates Apex from its competitors. As President of Apex (Guangzhou) Tools and Orthopedics and having been with the company since its inception, could you tell us…