MNCs Gregorio (Greg) Navarro, Managing Partner & CEO of Deloitte Philippines, discusses the ASEAN region’s harmonization and what that means for the pharmaceutical industry, and further discusses the Philippines niche in medical tourism. How do you expect further harmonization within the ASEAN region to affect the business climate in the Philippines?…
Basic Research “If you look at the cuts in the public sector, the science budget has been relatively lightly touched. This sends a signal at a very high level that science, the knowledge economy, and the smart training of people are very important for our economic recovery,” says Mark Ferguson, Director General,…
liposome A 2006 article in CommonWealth Magazine detailing the genesis of this company reported that TLC had managed to “break out from the typical dilemma of ordinary biotech firms—to either engage in low cost, high competition generic drug manufacturing or expensive, time-consuming new drug development—by opening up a third road of…
Financial Management YFY Biotech Management Company has not always been involved in the biotech sector. How has it evolved over the years? Yuen Foong Yu Group originally began as a paper mill company, which grew alongside Taiwan as the country moved from agriculture to industry. In moving away from its traditional business…
Burrill & Company The managing director of Burrill & Company discusses the biotech industry in Taiwan, the various hurdles the market faces and why there is so much potential for industry growth in Taiwan. During the six years that you have been with Burrill, you have mostly covered the Greater China region. What…
Goodyear Minister for Science shares with us how the Canadian Government has taken a different approach to funding innovationand the benefits it has reaped in the pharma industry as a whole in the country. You became Minister of State for Science and Technology in 2008, a position that had previously not…
Espíndola International Consultants An expert in trade and regulatory issues relating to the pharmaceutical industry in Colombia, the senior partner of Espíndola International Consultants offers his opinions on the steps taken by the Colombian authorities to improve quality and reduce corruption in the sector, as well as discussing the steps to maintain cost containment…
maintenance Mr. O’Neill, you have been managing director of this company for 17 years. How have you evolved the business over that period? ESS was founded in 1991, and I joined the business in 1996. The company’s initial vision was to provide flexibility to the maintenance market in Ireland and its…
ireland Mr. Mazeman, can you please begin by offering a brief overview of your career to date? I am a French pharmacist by training, with expertise in pharmacology. I have worked for Servier for my entire career. I started in the industry as a medical representative for the company. I went…
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