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Canada Vinod Ramachandran, general manager of Dr. Reddy’s Canadian affiliate, highlights the exciting journey of Dr. Reddy’s in Canada since 2013, the company’s upcoming three specialty product launches, and the goal of Dr. Reddy’s to supply affordable and quality generic medicines. Vinod, you established the Dr. Reddy’s affiliate here four years…

Tunisia Fabrice Barbu, general manager of Servier Tunisia, discusses how Servier wants to build a strong presence in the oncology field in Tunisia and is currently investigating the possibilities of bringing its generics to the market. He also explains how local partners and highly proficient human resources have contributed to the…

Brazil Marco Fireman, vice-minister and chairman of the National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies (CONITEC); a board that advises the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the inclusion of new health technologies in the public healthcare scheme, discusses the crucial role of civic participation in public consultations, and documents the numerous…

Poland Marcin Czech, deputy minister and undersecretary of state at the Polish Ministry of Health, provides an in-depth perspective on Poland’s drug policy framework and the new medicines policy that aims to integrate pharmacoecomonics to ensure Poland can find an efficient balance between innovative and generic treatments for long-term stability. Furthermore,…

Canada Éric Gervais, executive vice-president of Duchesnay Inc, a privately-held, specialty Canadian pharma company focusing on women’s health, charts the company’s successful growth over the past 25 years, the innovative portfolio of in-house and in-licensed products they offer, as well as their plans for international expansion. Eric, you were Duchesnay’s first…

Canada Ronnie Miller, President & CEO of Roche Canada, shares the lessons learnt over his 17 years heading the affiliate, the interesting dynamics and developments within the Canadian healthcare space, Roche’s significant R&D footprint in Canada, and his focus on developing Roche Canada’s multiple sclerosis, hemophilia and neuroscience portfolios over the…

Canada Clarissa Desjardins is the founder and CEO since 2011 of Canadian biotech success story, Clementia Pharmaceuticals. She explains the different milestones of her company and her priorities moving forward. She also gives her insights on the entrepreneurship environment in Canada and advice on how to make it even more compelling…

Bulgaria Ivan Kolev, country manager at Wörwag Pharma Bulgaria, explains how has the affiliate performed over the last years as well as shares an overview about the development of diabetes and its complications, and pain management in the country. You have had two different stages at Wörwag Pharma; working in Actavis…

Tunisia Mohamed Khalil Tamim, Alcon’s head of regulatory affairs Africa manages the regulatory affairs of 47 countries in Alcon’s African cluster. He explains the necessity of creating and harmonizing medical device-specific regulatory frameworks in Africa for the benefit of patients, and documents Alcon’s strategy to navigate a price-sensitive market despite its…

Ukraine Ukraine’s bold decision to outsource public procurement of medicines to international agencies to combat rampant corruption has been well received by the pharma MNCs operational in the country, but faces criticism from domestic players. “Healthcare procurement was widely considered as one of the areas most seriously altered by corruption” Tetiana…

Bulgaria Yavor Kostov, country manager at Mylan in Bulgaria, discloses his strategies to successfully lead an affiliate through corporate changes and explains the important mission of Mylan to provide high-quality treatments to people around the world in general and Bulgaria in particular.  As you are a medical doctor by training, what…

Tunisia Alya El Hedda, GM of Opalia-Recordati in Tunisia, describes the Opalia affiliate’s evolution since the Recordati takeover, her ambitions for the future, and how the company will leverage its production facilities – the largest in Tunisia – to become Recordati’s export hub for the rest of Africa and MENA. Could…