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Lithuania Leonas Kalėtinas, executive director at the Lithuanian Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry Association (IFPA), explains the main dynamics impacting the innovative pharmaceutical industry in the country as well as some initiatives developed in collaboration with the national government to continue driving the Lithuanian pharmaceutical sector moving forward. In 2014, the industry signed…

Serbia Predrag Lukic, general manager of Amicus, a new and exciting bridging service for MNCs looking to expand into Serbia and the Balkans, reveals the keys to accessing the region and how best to take advantage of the professional talent pool in Serbia. Through careful study of the market and by…

UK UK pharmaceutical and biotech companies are already finding it increasingly difficult to attract talent from overseas. Additionally, UK firms are looking to poach EMA staff as it heads to Amsterdam from London following Brexit. Following the Brexit vote, the UK is already seeing problems in filling senior positions at life…

Brazil Cesar Rengifo, senior vice president and area director Emerging Markets West at GSK, the fastest growing multinational company in both Brazil and Latin America, discusses the perfect match between GSK’s product portfolio and the region’s healthcare needs as well as the opportunities it entails for the company and Latin America’s…

Lithuania Mantas Katinas, general manager at Invest Lithuania, discusses the country’s strengths, how it can become an attractive destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the commitment of the agency towards developing a proper ecosystem for life sciences in Lithuania. Mr. Katinas, you worked in the telecoms industry before joining Invest…

Serbia Vera Nikolic-Dimic, executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Serbia, pinpoints the key facets of the Serbian economy that have captivated the interests of American businesses, the challenges and opportunities companies operating in the country are currently facing, as well as the Chamber’s fundamental role in promoting…

Brazil Luis Eduardo Caroli, CEO of BioZeus, is contributing to the pre-commercial development of Brazilian-born innovations. In this interview he explains how he set up the company and documents the company’s unique model of collaboration between local project managers and highly experienced senior international executives to develop academic science, as well…

Poland Irena Rej, president of the Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber, Farmacja Polska, discusses the trends of the domestic pharmaceutical market and the recent changes to improve the introduction of innovative products. Furthermore, she highlights the strengths of the local OTC industry and the chamber’s role in facilitating active dialogue with key stakeholders…

Bulgaria Kalin Tochev, country manager of IQVIA Bulgaria, discusses the main trends taking place in the Bulgarian pharmaceutical sector and highlights the end-to-end approach that IQVIA offers to its clients to help them successfully navigate a dynamic environment. Mr. Tochev, you have a quite unusual profile coming from different industries such…

Canada Quebec’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation Dominique Anglade, who is also the Minister responsible for the Digital Strategy, shares the strategic significance of her portfolios to Quebec’s national development, the CAD 205 million Quebec is investing into the life sciences sectors over the next five years,…

Lithuania Rūta Pumputienė, head of the Local American Working Group (LAWG), explains the main dynamics impacting the pharmaceutical sector in general as well as the key role of the LAWG in supporting the better access to innovative treatments. Can you please introduce yourself to our international audience as well as the…

India With his over 25 years’ experience in running growing businesses and establishing start-ups, Ranjit Madan, CEO of the Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC), explains the journey of the LSSSDC and its efforts to grow the formally skilled labor force in India by involving all the stakeholders across the…