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Switzerland Developing manufacturing capacity for as yet unapproved drugs can create huge risk on innovators’ balance sheets, risk which can be mitigated by working instead with a competent CMO – a form of insurance as explained by Siegfried CEO Rudolf Hanko.   The CMO sector has grown faster than the pharma…

Philippines Alvin So, Bayer Consumer Health Country Division Head, discusses Bayer’s commitment in Consumer Health in the Philippines. He also discusses his vision for the future, including expanding the product portfolio in the country and continuing to be the partner of choice for the Filipino population. When you assumed the position…

Singapore In an exclusive interview with Richard Saynor at GSK, he outlines the growth of the CEP portfolio in emerging markets and highlights the opportunities and challenges in the region, as well as the strategic benefits of operating in Singapore.   Even though our key medicines have many generic competitors, their…

Mexico Jorge Romero Castañeda and María Eugenia Mendez, Healthcare & Life Science leader and Strategy & Operations Director at Deloitte respectively, share their expertise about the Healthcare & Life Science sector in Mexico and showcase the integral solutions that the firm offers to the industry to help companies gain competitiveness as…

Switzerland Specializing in ultra-rare diseases, Alexion targets patient populations of less than 20 patients per million. Christophe Bourdon discusses Alexion’s progress towards developing access for patients across the EMEA region.   Since day one, Alexion’s mission has been to focus solely on discovering treatments for patients affected by these incredibly rare…

Mexico Leonardo Torres, general manager Mexico, Central America & Caribbean of Shire, provides insights into the rapidly progressing integration of Baxalta in Mexico, while he also highlights his key priorities to further accelerate the growth and consolidate the strategic positioning of Shire, a company that now proudly stands out as the…

Mexico Mario Sturion, the recently appointed general manager of Janssen Mexico, assesses the specific challenges and opportunities of the Mexican health system and explains how a customized market access approach has been critical to Janssen’s success in a country noteworthy for the complexity of its public health system. You took over…

Ireland Philip Martin, founder and CEO of Irish E-PPM software provider, Cora Systems, outlines his company’s successful growth in the past two decades, his bold plans for expansion into the US life sciences industry, and how his conviction in the strength of his product drives him every day. What was the…

France Due to high unmet medical need, oncology is set to remain as the number one therapeutic area globally in the coming years. France has traditionally been a leader in this field, with a number of companies, institutes and hospitals pioneering new forms of treatment and adapting policy to fit the…

Singapore Newly-appointed President & CEO of GE Healthcare ASEAN, Myra Eskes, shares the key lessons of her recent appointment, strategizing according to the diversity of the ASEAN region, and also elaborates on how the company’s unique concept of “healthy imagination” offers a value-proposition to the region. As a newly appointed President…

Luxembourg In an exclusive interview, Luxembourg’s dedicated Minister for Health provides a passionate insight into how the country is developing an improved and integrated healthcare system with patients at the very centre of their efforts.   We could play a bigger role in the industry by becoming an innovative hub for…

Ireland Dr. Lorraine Nolan, Chief Executive of the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), the Irish regulatory agency, discusses the key objectives of the Strategic Plan 2016–2020, HPRA’s active participation in European and international regulatory associations, and her commitment to positioning HPRA as a driving force to support Ireland in its quest…