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Leung Kai Fook Medical Compay (Pte) LKF Can you please give a brief introduction of Leung Kai Fook Medical Co (LKF) to our readers? My father Leung Yun Chee founded Leung Kai Fook Medical Company in 1928. LKF is one of the oldest medical companies in Singapore; it is a company of great tradition that today is…

AIFD - Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies Pharmaceutical Executive and Focus Reports are of course about the industry but also about the people making it happen. So before anything would you like to introduce yourself to our readers and expose the career path that has led you to take the helm of Turkey’s leader in the pharmaceutical…

AIFD - Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies In an environment where the line between generic and innovator companies is less and less relevant, due to the growing trend of innovators integrating generics products in their portfolio through acquisitions, to what extent has the role of association evolved? Despite the growing trend of integrating innovative products with generics,…

Dompe You recently declared that in a context of new emerging challenges for pharmaceutical companies, those who would survive would not be the strongest ones but the most responsive to change. Indeed, having led Dompé Group through this period of changes, you originated a re-organization of the group. Could you give…

Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd. Having been director here in India between 1998-2002, and then again since 2006, you have clearly been in the front seat to observe the evolution of the Indian market. How have you experienced the increasing presence of MNCs in India? Absolutely … A transformation has clearly taken place over the…

Kampar Kampar began its operations in Chile in 2005. What have been the main milestones and achievements of the company in the last five years? Our main achievement since the creation of Kampar has been our strong market penetration. We have certified products coming from specific sources with norms and standards…

Medicilon/MPI Preclinical Research Shanghai You completed your higher education in the US and worked there for a period afterwards; what caused you to move back to China and start this company? A lot of people are now returning to China after gaining extensive experience in the US. I personally enjoyed the vast experience that…

Nycomed: A Takeda Company Big news last year; Takeda bought Nycomed in what has been seen as a game changing acquisition for the pharma world. How have you seen this acquisition affect Nycomed’s Latin American operations as a whole? It was not a game changer, it was THE game changer. As a brief history,…

Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) The society started at the beginning of the 20th century with the combination of the Penang Pharmaceutical Association and the Straits Pharmaceutical Association. Have there been significant shifts in the society’s objectives and what are its priorities today? For a long time, pharmacy has been a non subject. There was…

Chemical Company Malaysia (CCM) Would you start off by giving our readers some of CCM’s background? CCM started in Malaysia as part of the ICI group of companies in 1930. In the 1960s ICI localised and sold off a percentage of its shares to Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). In 1995 there was a management…

Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission Minister Wu, please tell our readers a little about your background, and how you came to be in charge of the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC). I graduated from National Taiwan University and did two years service in the Veterans General Hospital as a surgeon. I moved to the United…