Tagged with UK

Chiltern UK Given the global trend of clinical research increasingly being outsourced to emerging markets, such as Asia and Latin America, where does this leave historical hubs of clinical research such as the UK? I am confident that the UK will remain a key region for research and innovation for the global…

Bayer UK/Ireland Within the global trend of increased economic pressures on the pharmaceutical industry, there has been a recent focus on growth in emerging markets. In this context, where does this leave mature markets, such as the UK and how do you aim to position the company locally? The UK is perceived…

Actelion UK and Ireland Prior to your current position you served in a number of marketing and managerial roles including at Bayer and Sanofi-Synthelabo. What drove you to move from those larger generalized multinational groups to a company like Actelion that specializes in rare diseases? I spent the first major part of my career…

Ferring Pharmaceuticals UK Shire’s International Marketing to being COO of start-up medical device company, Medicsight. What about Ferring and your current role attracted you to take this job and what are you bringing on board that is unique from your past experiences? As you mentioned, I have quite an extensive career and would…

Nycomed UK Ltd. Servier was eligible to receive $7 million in P3 funding; can you tell us how this initiative has helped the company? P3 was not one of the main reasons why Servier has invested more in Australia of late. What drives Servier’s headquarters to conduct more research in Australia is a…

Lundbeck Limited (UK) If we look at Lundbeck globally, the company has been doing very well. Last year was a record year for profits. From a UK perspective, can you provide an overview of how you have seen the company performing since you arrived in 2009, and what your outlook is for 2011?…

Vifor Pharma UK Ltd You joined Vifor Pharma to establish a new structure in the UK. It is quite difficult to set up a new enterprise—what have been the main challenges for yourself and the organization in the year since Vifor Pharma UK came into being? I was actually the first employee of Vifor…

Takeda UK What is the importance of the UK operations for Takeda worldwide? Our UK operation was established in 1997 and is relatively younger than other affiliates in Europe such as Takeda Italy, Germany and France. However our revenue has been almost tripled in five years with the great success of Amias…

Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd. (RUKL) You used to be the Managing Director of Ranbaxy in China. Having moved to a directorship in the UK, what professional challenges do you see in this country that distinguish it from your previous position? Obviously there are quite a lot of challenges in moving from one continent to another,…

Bristol-Myers Squibb UK Before joining Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), you have spent roughly twenty years with GSK. Can you describe the trajectory of your career and explain what attracted you in BMS? Before joining BMS 4 years ago and even before spending those twenty years with GSK, I had already worked for Sanofi-Aventis for…

Novo Nordisk UK This year’s Q1 results for Novo Nordisk were extremely positive with a 23% increase in profit. While this growth was mostly driven by the US and emerging markets, what does the European region and the UK represent for the company? The European markets are growing in the order of 3-5%…

Almirall UK The UK is leading the biotech turn, and is recognized as the largest biotech market in Europe. Why did Almirall only decide to enter this market until late 2007? Almirall was founded in 1943 in Barcelona (Spain) and in 1944 it started its industrial and commercial activity. In the 60s…