Tagged with Pharma

clinical trials The country manager of a British biopharmaceutical company sheds light on Algeria’s potential for conducting clinical trials and offers his views on the quality of the country’s skilled labour. What is the record of your past fourteen months with AstraZeneca? Since I arrived, I have had two priorities. First, I implemented a new…

pharmaceuticals Boehringer Ingelheim is turning 130 in 2015. Miguel Salazar, president and country managing director for Mexico, explains how he is steering the company to bypass the currents of the ever-changing Mexican market to lead the company to enter the top five in the coming future. How has the pharmaceutical industry…

investment Besides protecting the health of Mexicans, COFEPRIS today offers an important value-added to the investment community: predictability. The organization’s commissioner shares the astonishing results of his last three years of tenure, undertaken with the priority of improving access of the population to a well-supplied drug market and making the Mexican…

biotech Biograft is the first private tissue bank in Mexico meeting the increasing demand for implants of human musculoskeletal tissue. The general director and founder discusses the vision behind the creation of Biograft, how the company mastered to overcome skepticism and the plans to expand exports and transform the company in…

pharmaceuticals The general manager of IMS Health Argentina – South Cone weighs in on why his organization plays a crucial role in the pharma industry in Argentina. How does the Argentinean market look today? The Argentinean market is a solid, mature and competitive business with a lot of potential in biotechnology…

pharmaceutical trade Dr. Valverde, a respected authority on pharmacovigilance from the University of Mamonides, discusses the emerging pharmaceutical trade relationship between China and Argentina in the context of the dynamic Argentinian industry. To begin, would you please introduce the Cámara Argentinos-China? The Argentinian Republic and the People’s Republic of China established trade…

pharmaceuticals The CEO narrates the historic role that the company has played in kickstarting the Algerian home-grown pharmaceuticals industry and outlines ambitious joint venture projects that seek to have a transformative effect on the local sector. Mr. Derkaoui, can you please start by introducing yourself and telling us a little bit…

pharmaceuticals The head of the society speaks out about the state of the pharmacy in Algeria and delivers suggestions for improving the profession. Discussion revolves around the need to create a national agency for pharmacy, the challenge of human capital sourcing and the status and role of hospital pharmacists. The pharmaceutical…

logistics The COO of Argentina’s largest logistics provider explains how the firm evolved into the preeminent player in the pharmaceutical logistics market, transporting roughly half of all pharmaceutical and medical device products sold in the country   Andreani is now known as a national logistics provider with comprehensive coverage of the…

sales UCB has transformed into a specialty care pharma which focuses on bringing solutions to patients suffering from severe chronic diseases. The vice president and region head for Americas discusses how the company re-entered key markets in the Latin American space to drive future growth, how the company’s three flagships products…

Monash University Professor Kenneth K. C. Lee, Head of the School of Pharmacy at Monash University Malaysia, discusses the institution’s position as a hub for health economics in the Asia Pacific region and explains the factors that will make the university a pharmaceutical leader.   There is a lot of competition in…

Spain Owned completely by the LEO Foundation, LEO Pharma is an extremely patient-centric company focused primarily in the dermatology area. Kristian Hart-Hansen, general manager of LEO Pharma Spain, discusses the challenges in adapting to the country’s regional peculiarities and the subsidiary’s greater commitment to a much more stakeholder-focused approach. What were…