Poland Michael Dembinski, chief advisor of the British Polish Chamber of Commerce, discusses the important role of the chamber in driving forward Polish clinical trials and the challenges in unlocking Poland’s R&D potential. He also highlights the possible impact of Brexit and looks at the similarities and differences of business culture…
Canada Clarissa Desjardins is the founder and CEO since 2011 of Canadian biotech success story, Clementia Pharmaceuticals. She explains the different milestones of her company and her priorities moving forward. She also gives her insights on the entrepreneurship environment in Canada and advice on how to make it even more compelling…
Austria Gerhard Hirczi of the Vienna Business Agency and Peter Halwachs of LISAvienna describe Vienna’s impressive footprint in the life sciences, its positioning as the start-up hub for Central and Eastern Europe, and the potential ramifications of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) relocating to the city. Could you please start by…
Colombia With the onset of universal public healthcare, new types of foreign actors have been spying fresh opportunities to penetrate the Colombian market. Inward investment from India, in particular, has been increasing year on year, while the number of government sponsored trade delegations promoting the import of India-manufactured generics has multiplied.…
Colombia Colombia macroeconomic snapshot. Colombia GDP 1996-2016. GDP growth in South Americabetween 2015 and 2018. Colombia stands out for economic reliability in a region of uncertainty. Per capita healthcare expenditure in Latin America; Colombia stood in 9th place in 2014. Colombia healthcare snapshot. Healthcare expenditure in Colombia up until 2021. Pharma…
Bulgaria Gergana Semova and Petko Konakchiev, founders of PharmDedict, share an overview of the Bulgarian regulatory dynamism, the reasons why healthcare companies should continue investing in the country, and explain why PharmDedict is not only a service provider, but also a solutions provider. After having worked for several years in the…
Tunisia Walid Lakhdar, country business unit head for Tunisia and Libya at Pfizer, stresses the company’s ongoing dedication to patients in Tunisia. This was illustrated by the significant investments Pfizer has made in Tunisia after the revolution and still continues to make. Lakhdar talks about Pfizer’s successful partnerships in the country…
Bulgaria Jivko Ivanov, chairman of the Healthcare Commission of the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, explains the strong commercial ties linking the two countries, the opportunities Bulgaria can offer to foreign companies, especially from Germany, and how the Chamber can help create strong business collaborations. On the 7th of August…
Tunisia The long-awaited conference marking the launch of the company cluster of Sidi Thabet (a city in the governorate of Ariana, 20 minutes from Tunis airport) took place on September 28th 2017 at the Tunis export centre (CEPEX) and revolved around the theme: “Sidi Thabet BioTechpole: serving innovation in the pharmaceutical…
Tunisia Khalil Laabidi, general manager of the Tunisian Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) since 2014, discusses his organization’s responsibility for attracting foreign investment in line with the government’s objective of economic transformation, increasing technology transfer and making Tunisia a capital-intensive economy. What is the role of FIPA and how has it…
Tunisia Habib Gaïda, general manager of the Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, shares his determination to encourage the return of French companies in Tunisia to counterbalance the presence of new incumbents in the country such as China and Turkey. The chamber is primarily concerned with the promotion of partnerships and…
Colombia Felipe Jaramillo, president at ProColombia, the government agency in charge of strengthening the country’s image, describes how Colombia successfully transitioned from being a war-damaged country to a business destination attracting exports, foreign investments and tourists. As an introduction, can you please describe the main milestones that the organization has experienced…
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