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USA So far in 2020 PharmaBoardroom has conducted interviews with several key stakeholders in US healthcare. We have heard from leaders the US FDA, as well as representatives of patient groups, health insurance providers, and firms operating in the US on what they consider the most pressing issues facing US healthcare.…

Belgium Karel Van De Sompel, country manager of Pfizer in Belgium and Luxembourg and chairman of Pharma.be, highlights the key changes he sees in today’s pharma market which revolve around the increasing trend of personalized medicine, digitalization, big healthcare data, and stakeholder partnerships. Additionally, Van De Sompel also elaborates on Pfizer’s…

Morocco In 2020, PharmaBoardroom has met with stakeholders from across the Moroccan healthcare and life sciences industries. These interviewees range from general managers overseeing several countries in the region from a base in Morocco to association heads and key opinion leaders from the worlds of academia and policymaking. Several recurring themes…

Morocco Ali Besri, Pfizer Morocco GM and North Africa Lead reveals the importance of Morocco’s stability and assets allowing the country to be recognized internationally for its manufacturing investments and capabilities and highlights how Pfizer has capitalized on this with a footprint in the country for over half a century. Looking…

Belgium Anne-Laure Dreno, country president of AstraZeneca in Belgium, elaborates on the significant position Belgium and the local affiliate have for the group as a frontrunner in innovative areas such as creating value-based agreements for reimbursements, (clinical) research and development, and embracing the opportunities of patient data. Dreno also discusses her…

UAE Ousama Al Haj, director for UAE, Bahrain, Oman & Qatar at AstraZeneca, highlights the company’s substantial growth and favourable position in the Gulf markets, explains how the company is overcoming the local healthcare dynamics by partnering with local authorities to offer patients’ platforms instead of products, and analyzes AstraZeneca’s future…

Morocco Alain Barry, managing director of MSD in Morocco, shares how the organization is partnering with the Moroccan healthcare community to ensure that patients have access to innovative therapies and vaccines.   Morocco has been a pioneer in the region in the field of immunization by introducing innovative vaccines in the…

Romania Arina Gholmieh introduces the Romanian affiliate of Egis, a leading pharma manufacturer in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Gholmieh highlights the difficulties that pharma companies, and especially generic producers, face in Romania: clawback tax, pricing methodology, and a low penetration rate of biosimilar medicines.   We are passing…

Mexico Earlier in 2020, PharmaBoardroom sat down with several key stakeholders in the Mexican healthcare and life sciences industry, from the leaders of multinational affiliates, start-up entrepreneurs, association heads, and key opinion leaders. Here, we round up three of their most talked about topics.   Government  One of the most talked-about…

Belgium Christos Andriopoulos, managing director of Merck, speaks about his experience transitioning from global operations to leading a country subsidiary. Andriopoulos goes on to explain the company’s unique positioning as an innovative specialty pharma player balancing a core business with an increasing focus on specialty areas. He also offers insights on…

Belgium Fréderic Covemaeker, general manager of Nordic Pharma Belgium, introduces the Belgian affiliate which he established himself in 2008 and elaborates on the next stage of development for operations as Nordic prepares to deliver new solutions to patients in areas with unmet medical needs. Covemaeker also speaks to the challenges faced…

Romania Amalia Mihai, market access manager of Ipsen Romania explains that over the course of 26 years Ipsen has been increasingly helping Romanian patients in the field of oncology, neurodegenerative disorders, gastroenterology and endocrinology. She reveals that a successful market launch entails having a patient-centric approach, supporting patients not only with…