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China Following Hansoh’s recent IPO in Hong Kong, CEO Zhong Huijuan and husband Sun Piaoyang, CEO of Jiangsu Hengrui, are now officially the wealthiest couple in China. Sun, a former high school chemistry teacher, and Zhong, a former factory technician, overtake Robin Li, founder of Chinese search engine giant Baidu, and…

Janssen In this exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Janssen’s EMEA head Kris Sterkens outlines the company’s strategies in Europe, its increasing embrace of digital solutions, and the shift toward pre-emptive and precision treatments. Sterkens also highlights how Janssen is positioning itself in the emerging markets under his remit and how the ongoing…

Spain Ines Perea, general manager for Spain and Portugal at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with limited or no options in the areas of sleep and hematology/oncology, discusses her progress over the last 14 months in nurturing the local affiliate and the importance…

Egypt Ramez Mohsen, managing director at Janssen for Egypt, Jordan, Libya & Sudan, highlights how the company is driving real access to treatments in Egypt through collaboration with various stakeholders. He also assesses Egypt’s attractiveness for clinical trials and the initial results of the government’s prioritization of healthcare.   As the…

Spain With cost pressures mounting, Spain is increasingly turning towards digital solutions to maintain the high levels of care provided by its healthcare system.   Spain is at a point of disruption in which the healthcare system is facing big challenges; the solution to which has to be technology Angeles Delgado,…

France Franck Cousserans, general manager of France and Belgium at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, highlights the company’s key products and the challenges of market access in France. Furthermore, he indicates the steps needed to grow in the future and how Jazz’s corporate culture is key to its success.   In the US, Jazz…

China Olivier Dessajan, China director of Groupe Colisee, the fourth-largest European provider of elderly care facilities and solutions, shares the group’s expansion into China with two medical nursing homes in Guangzhou and Shenzhen in collaboration with state-owned China Merchants Group; the importance of quality care for elderly people with neurodegenerative conditions;…

Korea Kukjeon, originally a leading Korean pharmaceutical wholesaler, has in recent years expanded into API manufacturing. Its president, Jay Hong, explains his high-risk strategy to pursue new API business opportunities, and his plan to penetrate global markets from Japan to Europe.   My preferred strategy is to go down the path…

China Asgar Rangoonwala, president of Xian Janssen, Janssen’s Chinese affiliate, shares the key milestones for the affiliate in the past two years, how Janssen is investing in bringing new innovations to the Chinese market with a phenomenal 14 new products approved in 2018, and their commitment to working with all stakeholders…

Spain Javier Hidalgo, CEO and president of Tedec-Meiji Farma, highlights the main challenges he faces and how he positions the company as the preferred partner of choice. Furthermore, he offers his insights into the strategic importance of Spain for the group and how he blends the two cultures of the company,…

Diversity Annually, PharmaBoardroom conducts hundreds of interviews with global CEO’s, country managers and industry leaders in the pharma industry. While we have crossed paths with many inspiring females in these positions, out of the top 50 pharma companies, only 3 are headed by women. That is a mere 6% — this…

Japan Already established as one of the world’s leading markets for innovative and patented drugs, Japan is set to grow rapidly in 2019, partly as a result of a dramatic uptake in generics and biosimilars.   Japan’s pharmaceutical industry has long centred on strong innovation and patented drugs, but we are…