Ipsen Farmaceutica BV Within our reports we typically like to highlight the personalities of the industry and the stories behind the executives that we meet. As you are still relatively new to Ipsen, what has been the professional trajectory that has brought you to the head of this local affiliate? I came here…
NEPROFARM In order to understand the culture behind the business that this association represents, what would you say is the perception of OTC and non-prescriptive drugs in the Netherlands? OTC medicines are the medication of choice in the Netherlands. Most people will have some OTC medicines in his cabinet and indeed,…
Arch Pharmalabs Arch Pharmalabs started its operations in 1999 when you bought a plant in Hyderabad with a turnover of 2Mn USD. 12 years later, you have grown to a 300Mn USD company with 11 manufacturing plants. What triggered the acquisition of the Hyderabad plant, and what have been the main milestones…
Cachet Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Cachet Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1978, what have been your main achievements? We started as a manufacturing company. In the early 1990s we started our own marketing and since then we have grown progressively and we are proud to say that today we are nearly 200 crores company with a…
India Dilip Surana of family-run Indian generics giant Micro Labs talks company performance, the evolution of the Indian pharma market, and strategy moving forward. Last year Micro Labs moved up in the rankings. How satisfied are you with the company’s performance in 2010? The company performed satisfactorily last year, showing good…
Janssen Pharmaceutica Can you please start by giving to our readers an overview of your background and your involvement with Janssen? I am a Public Health graduate and have completed an MBA program, so I have a combination of science and business. I have been with the Pharma industry for over 20…
GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceuticals S.A. In the pharma world, managers change frequently from one company to another, and this phenomenon has been accelerated with the consolidation of the market, however you chose to dedicate your entire professional career to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), that you joined in 1992. What has kept you within the group, what has…
polski holding farmaceutyczny (PHF) Polski Holding Farmaceutyczny (PHF) was put together in 2004 as a capital group consisting of three leading Polish pharma producers and the mission given by the State Treasury Minister was to privatise the three entities. You joined in March 2008, at a time when, if I may say, major steps…
Polpharma SA For years Polpharma has been the market leader in Poland. In many countries the arrival of multinational companies (MNCs) led to the loss of leadership by the historical players to the benefit of MNCs. How has the arrival of GSK, Teva or Sandoz, altered the playing field for the company…
INFARMA Until very recently originator drugs had a very weak presence in central and east European countries including Poland, and there was no real patent legislation. Nevertheless, Poland has changed and become an attractive market for innovators. Could you give us an idea of how the market for innovative drugs has…
Octapharma Brazil Mr. Mauricio, you’ve mentioned that Brazil is a different kind of market for Octapharma, one strongly based on price, and that because of this it’s hard to add value. Could you delve a bit deeper and elaborate on this point? Before delving into the Brazilian market situation, it is important…
Česká asociace farmaceutických firem (ČAFF) Dr. Zörner, can you please begin by introducing our readers to the CAFF (Czech Association of Pharmaceutical Firms), and explicate its key activities and mission? We represent 24 companies in the Czech pharmaceutical industry that are mainly involved in the generics business. Our mission is to promote the generics industry,…
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