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Pharma In keeping with its reputation as a forerunner, the Dutch healthcare eco-system is currently reinventing itself to ensure it remains ahead of the game in terms of both innovation and excellence. Market and patient access, transparency, cost-effectiveness and process innovation all feature prominently as industry and government alike band together…

Pharma Former Egyptian Minister of Health Adel Adawy discusses the reforms needed in the Egyptian healthcare system and the progress made in the fight against HCV over the last two years. What structural changes need to be made in the Egyptian healthcare system? First of all, Egypt needs to have three…

Pharma After choosing Egypt as the first country to host a production plant in the Middle East, AstraZeneca is interested in strengthening its foothold in the market. The country president discusses the challenges the company is facing as well as the initiatives in place to increase market access and affordability. Could…

Pharma Paul Korte, General Manager for Janssen in the Netherlands, highlights the strategic move and leadership position taken up by Janssen in the oncology field, and calls on Dutch healthcare stakeholders to adopt the positive and collaborative attitude that will ensure Dutch patients can still expect to access the most innovative…

Pharma Takeda’s goal is to become a trusted and reliable partner in the healthcare system by better understanding patients’ needs. Aarnoud Overkamp, general manager of the Dutch subsidiary, shares his perspective on the challenges faced by the local healthcare system, the importance of Takeda-ism in the organization, and finding innovative ways…

Pharma Albert Denoon (AB) and Jeff Hampton (JH) illustrate how the Crossroads and Campbell Institutes, two non-profit organizations funded by Baroque Medical, are well positioned to address South Africa’s current gaps in medical training. They also depict the key success factors that have allowed the company to become the leading distributor…

Pharma Prof. Thierry Philip, President of Institut Curie, is proud of the model that the institute is thriving for: excellent science and research in all forms, from the most basic to applied clinical medicine. As a Cancer Biology Center, it is not only one of the top institutes in France, but…

Pharmaceuticals Marius Fourie highlights implications of the recent merger between the company’s two subsidiaries and the unparalleled levels of value and service the consolidated organization will offer. He also illustrates the affiliate’s strategies in navigating the country’s dual-model healthcare system and the ways in which effective education and training can benefit all stakeholders…

Pharma Pasquale Frega, General Manager for Celgene Italy, discusses the company’s rapid growth and imminent entry into immunology, the business and regulatory environment for innovators in the country and the characteristics of the Italian market that make it especially promising to Celgene. Mr. Frega, to start off, Imnovid, Celgene’s newest oral treatment…

pharma   The Thai pharmaceutical market is growing due to an aging, wealthier local population and a large medical tourism sector. International companies must however adapt their strategies to suit the Thai market; as must domestic concerns. With an estimated value of USD 4.5 billion, Thailand is Southeast Asia’s second largest…

Pharma Europe’s longest-standing Minister of Health, Edith Schippers, provides insight into the local healthcare system and continued efforts to improve quality of life for Dutch citizens, as well as revealing the main policy priorities of the Ministry for the Dutch presidency of the European Union in the first semester of 2016.…

Pharma The Managing Director of MSD Egypt highlights MSD’s unique incentives to further collaborate with the Egyptian medical community and explains how market peculiarities shape product launches in developing countries like Egypt. As newly appointed Managing Director for MSD Egypt, could you please outline your objectives and ambitions in the Egyptian…