Tagged with Biopharma

Spain Damaso Molero, general manager of 3P Biopharmaceuticals, a leading Spanish CDMO, highlights the growth of the company and the need to continuously increase capacity to meet market demands. Furthermore, he touches on the innovation ecosystem in Spain and how 3P works with clients, rather than for them, to achieve long-term…

Brazil Guilherme Maradei, managing director of Merck Brazil and general manager Biopharma, documents the eye-catching growth that the Brazilian affiliate has been experiencing over the past two years and provides insights into the outstanding footprint of the company in Brazil as well as its remarkable ambitions and achievements when it comes…

Mexico José Luis Hernández, general manager at Kedrion Mexico, explains the strategy followed by the affiliate in Mexico to obtain success during the past eight years and showcases the added value of plasma-derivate solutions both for patients and government. What are the primary activities and operations of Kedrion in Mexico? Kedrion…

Ireland Ronan Quinn, CEO of Ardmac, an international provider of high-tech cleanroom facilities to the life sciences sector, tells us the inspiring story of Ardmac’s continued growth through the recent economic recession, the second-generation cleanroom technologies they are bringing to the market, and his positive outlook for Ardmac in the next…

Singapore Martin Dewhurst of the Global Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Practice at McKinsey & Company provides his view of the Asia Pacific Medtech Forum 2016 in Singapore and elaborates on the prominent trends for the industry in the region. What have been your first impressions of the MedTech Forum and your…

Mexico The university spin-off UDIBI continues its unstoppable ascension: after being recently recognized by Cofepris, Mexico’s sanitary agency, as an authorized laboratory to assess biotech treatments entering the Mexican market, UDIBI has no started to develop its own, innovative compounds. Sonia Mayra Peréz Tapia, executive director of UDIBI, highlights the ambitious…

Ireland Una Halligan, Chairperson of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), outlines the findings of its recently published report on the biopharma industry, the advantages Ireland can offer the global biopharma industry, and her thoughts on the importance of open communication and collaboration between industry and the educational sector.…

Amgen Established in November 2014, Amgen’s Next-Generation Biomanufacturing facility in Singapore heralds a new juncture of efficient and innovative commercial-scale production of medicines. VP of Singapore Site Operations, Arleen Paulino, pinpoints the elements that distinguish this facility from current standards in manufacturing, while highlighting the key role that this facility will…

Singapore With Amgen having recently reacquired the sales rights to three of its drugs, the company’s GM in Singapore and Malaysia, Raphael Ho, explains the rationale behind Amgen’s recent entry in Singapore and his experience in setting up the affiliate, while also expounding upon the unique value of Amgen products in…

Merck Asanga Halangoda, Director of Life Science at Merck Philippines, discusses the company’s impressive recent market performance, the importance of innovation in maintaining product pipeline, and the bright future of the affiliate’s role in the company’s emerging market portfolio. As an introduction to our readers, could you please give us an…

Pharma MD Natascha Schill discusses the growing importance and commitment that Biogen has to Switzerland, including a USD one billion investment in new facilities and the creation of 400 jobs in the upcoming years; investing in the local workforce to support the company’s growth. The headline-making news at the moment is…

Pharma FDI into Irish pharma has almost exclusively targeted in biologics production over the last few years, largely due to Ireland’s skilled workforce of bioprocessing technicians. NIBRT director Dominic Carolan discusses how the institute supports the Irish biopharma industry through training and recruitment solutions, while pursuing research that may help to…