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Romania Cătălin Vicol introduces Biofarm, a leading Romanian pharma producer on the verge of significant international expansion. Vicol shares his insights on the potential of the Romanian consumer healthcare (CHC) market, which accounts for 95 percent of Biofarm’s activities, and discloses his ambition of becoming the number one CHC pharmaceutical producer…

Belgium The Belgian retail market continues to grow in value, while decreasing slightly in volume, to reach a total of EUR 3.16 billion by the end of 2019.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker     The Belgian consumer healthcare market grew to a value of EUR 2.04 billion by the…

Mexico Diego Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of Eseotr3s Pharma shares his entrepreneurial background and the motivation for establishing Eseotr3s Pharma; their focus on flexibility and quality; their international operations and network, with offices in Spain and India; and his outlook for the Mexican pharmaceutical industry in 2020.   The government has…

Pricing Pushback from drug companies on Canada’s newest drug pricing regulations has led the country’s regulatory body to reconsider their implementation. Companies cite the push for cost-effectiveness as a reason for withdrawing drug approval applications, cutting jobs, or delaying launches, claiming the new pricing regulations will substantially reduce revenues.    The…

Morocco Multinational pharmaceutical companies are increasingly seeing Morocco as a top manufacturing destination for the African continent. Firms from Europe, Asia-Pacific and the US are investing millions of dollars in bolstering and expanding their drug production facilities in the North African nation thanks to its strategic location, price-competitiveness, and comparatively developed…

Belgium Xavier De Cuyper introduces the Federal Agency for Medicines & Health Products (FAMHP) and the essential role it plays in Belgium’s healthcare regulatory framework since being founded in 2007. De Cuyper goes on to shed light on the organization’s several ongoing priorities which include embracing digital trends, unlocking the potential…

Romania Jorge Levinson, head of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Romania and Moldova, reveals his first impressions of Romania and the untapped potential it offers to the company. He shares his insights on how close-knit partnerships with the government, patient and medical associations are key and discloses his ambition to create an organisational culture…

Romania Dana Constantinescu of GSK Romania reveals the importance of the affiliate to the regional group and how vaccines and HIV are driving its growth. She outlines how the affiliate’s portfolio reflects the global HIV portfolio and how it recently launched the 18th of the 22 vaccines GSK has. Constantinescu also…

Morocco Guillaume Recorbet, general manager of Servier in Morocco, explains Servier’s special status in the Moroccan pharma industry as a multinational company with a historic and extensive manufacturing footprint in the country, shares his three priorities to return the affiliate to the right track after a tough period following price cuts,…

Romania Cătălin Radu of Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Romania explains how the Celgene acquisition is allowing the company to provide their expertise on a larger scale. He reveals how BMS has become Romanian market leader in immuno-oncology by launching new indications and therapy lines for its products in the country. He…

Belgium Chantal Depondt, president of the Belgian Neurological Society (BNS), introduces the mission of the professional association and offers her insights into the healthcare and research dynamics surrounding neurological diseases. Depondt also delivers a clear message about the importance of continued public and private investments in basic research to foster new…

Romania Cecilia Radu of Novo Nordisk Romania shares her tumultuous four years that have seen declining market share and have culminated in launching the company’s first new product onto the market in several years. She reveals that the perception of diabetes in Romania is skewed, as more than 50 percent of…