Tagged with Ferring

USA A Tale of Two Americas The US stands as the biopharma innovation champion of the world, a global leader on nearly all R&D indices related to investment and innovation. It also holds a tremendous amount of clout, representing half the world’s healthcare market, and the US healthcare industry itself is…

USA Brent Ragans of Ferring Pharmaceuticals US discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s operations, their footprint in reproductive health and Crohn’s Disease, virtual product launches and digitalisation, and the battle for talent in the competitive US market.   US physicians have learned that, out of necessity, they…

Sweden Sweden’s USD 4.8 billion pharmaceutical market, its population size of 10 million and marginal positioning on the northerly fringe of the European Union all belie a legacy as a real titan of life sciences.* The country that has introduced some of the most impactful healthcare inventions of the 20th century…

Talent Between 2015 and 2017 PharmaBoardroom met with pharma country managers in Mexico who spoke about the challenges and opportunities present in the Mexican market. Since then, these five stakeholders have moved on to new roles in their ever-expanding careers.    LATAM Expertise Pedro Galvis   Mexico is an interesting mix…

Sweden Peter Marcusson, general manager of Ferring’s Nordics affiliate, located in Malmö, the original birthplace of the company, emphasizes the renewed strategic importance of Sweden and the Nordic region for Ferring thanks to both global and local collaborative initiatives within the region’s excellent life sciences and healthcare ecosystem. Marcusson also highlights…

Switzerland In view of the manifold hurdles encountered when attempting to raise capital, Switzerland’s medium capitalized entities and SMEs have grown adept at punching well above their weight. After the giants, Roche and Novartis, some of the larger companies in the Swiss pharma sector like Ferring and IBSA are privately held,…

France Brigitte Calles, newly appointed general manager of Ferring France discusses the important role the affiliate plays as a market leader in reproductive medicine & women’s health, gastroenterology and uro-oncology and goes on to highlight the company’s exciting period of transformation as a renewed focus is placed on science and innovation…

Korea YongBum Choi, general manager of Ferring Korea, explains how he plans to foster the Ferring values in the local affiliate. Mr Choi also breaks down the stigmas associated with assisted reproductive technologies and lays down Ferring’s ambitious growth strategy through breakthrough products launches every two years in Uro-Oncology & Gastroenterology.…

Canada Lee Ferreira, newly-appointed general manager of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Canada, shares her excitement about the company’s transformative changes. She stresses the importance of conducting research in Canada in all areas of the organization’s portfolio, from reproductive medicine and women’s health to gastroenterology and urology.  Lee, what are your main priorities coming…

India For multinational companies, despite ‘pharmerging markets’ not holding the hype and allure they once did, India still stands as a land of opportunity for a variety of reasons. Novartis India country president Jawed Zia points out that “India, in terms of demographics, is the youngest nation in the world. The…

Serbia Branislav Kotlarik, Ferring’s general manager for the Balkans – whose remit includes Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria as well as all of ex-Yugoslavia – gives his insights into managing such a diverse region; Ferring’s commitment to reproductive medicine; and the intricacies of gaining reimbursement for innovative products on the Serbian market.…

India Indian pharma production is growing rapidly – boosted by the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign – and both Indian companies and multinationals implanted in the world’s second most populous nation are responding to the drastic need for quality, affordable generic medicines across the world. “When it comes to manufacturing…