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consultancy Cecilia Calderón shares her experience as founder and general manager of Vigpharma, her perspectives on the pharmacovigilance and technovigilance in Mexico and the main challenges that come with being the leader in this sector. What was the original vision behind Vigpharma? The company was established in 2013 with three people.…

market The director of Bacher Zoppi reveals how the Mexican pharma sector is back in the spotlight of the international investor community, explains how the distribution environment has evolved with power shifting towards the pharmacies and why his company is in a strong position to take advantage of this situation as…

manufacturing The corporate development director and business development manager of UpPharma explain why Market Expansion Services (MES) model represents a unique business opportunity for firms looking to establish themselves in the Mexican pharmaceutical market, why small and medium sized companies are now considering investing in the country and how the vision…

FDA Chung Seung, Minister of Food and Drug Safety, discusses the latest improvements to Korea’s regulatory system and highlights vaccines, biosimilars and stem cell research as key components of the country’s pharmaceutical sector.   What are the primary goals of the ministry today? Since the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety…

CNS Oh Pil-Soo, managing director of Lundbeck Korea, talks about the challenges of pricing and reimbursement in the CNS area and remaining committed to Korea in terms of clinical research.   What have been some of the biggest successes in the last three to four years for this affiliate? The greatest…

Boston Consulting Group The managing director of Boston Consulting Group Malaysia discusses the gap between public and private healthcare in the country, and what can be done to bridge it.   What appears to be a focus for many companies now is bridging the gap between the private healthcare sector and the public…

Frost & Sullivan Rhenu Bhuller provides insight into Malaysia’s healthcare industry positioning in the Southeast Asian region and the ability to provide affordable quality healthcare in a country that is naturally diverse as an important competitive advantage.   The pharmaceutical sector has been the fastest growing industry in Malaysia between 2000 and 2009,…

advisory Nicola Carusoni, PwC’s lead pharmaceutical partner in Buenos Aires, gives an overview of the key trends in the Argentinian pharma industry and discusses the importance of PwC as a partner to the industry given the current economic context.   What are the key trends in the Argentinian pharmaceutical market at present? The…

partnerships “We are glad to host, together with ETIF, an event bringing forward pharma technologies to Argentinian patients. We hope this collaboration with ETIF will be the first of many” – Ines Nandin, Publisher, PharmaBoardroom The eighth biennial Pharmaceutical Industry Technology Event (ETIF) took recently took place in Buenos Aires, running from…

consulting The managing partner of one of the “big four” consultancies speaks out about market entry strategies for Algeria and how Deloitte itself went about servicing the local pharmaceuticals industry among other thriving economic sectors. As a member of the “Big Four” professional services firms, what sort of offering does Deloitte…

consumer healthcare GSK’s Consumer Healthcare’s regional manager for the southern cone discusses the countries longstanding commitment to the Argentinian consumer and how this history allows them to succeed in a country typically dominated by strong domestic brands.   There was recently a wave of M&A in Chile and elsewhere, do you see this…

IMS IMS in Malaysia is possibly the first company to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government for data provision. IMS Health’s general manager introduces this landmark and also shares the opportunities present for pharma companies to invest in Malaysia.     IMS is now providing data for the…