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Pharma Boasting a more than 14 percent growth rate in 2015, AbbVie has cemented its status as a top 20 pharmaceutical company in France. Sharing the unique relationship the company has with France, general manager Jerome Bouyer offers an optimistic view of how the French healthcare sector can best be structured…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals Giuseppe Martini, President at the National Technological Cluster: Advanced Life Sciences in Italy (ALISEI) discusses the founding of the ALISEI cluster, its main missions and how it helps Italy to promote itself as a research destination on a pan-European level. Mr. Martini, can you give our readers a brief overview…

Pharma Elena Tremoli, Scientific Director at Centro Cardiologico Monzino, explains the importance of both applied and cardiovascular research in Italy, and how prevention in this area will be key in the future. Centro Cardiologico Monzino is the only institute of excellence in Europe exclusively devoted to cardiovascular diseases. Can you describe…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals Mauritius’s economic stability, genetic diversity, cost competitiveness, and location make it a perfect location for clinical research; a fact the state is now actively promoting. A further vision of the Mauritian government is to transform the island into a medical hub for clinical research. Besides political and economic stability, a number of…

Pharma Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Scientific Director of the Policlinico Foundation, describes some of the challenges the scientific community currently faces in Italy and what actions need to be taken to overcome these. He goes on to discuss the main objectives of the foundation and how the recent restructuring will provide better…

Pharma While functional outsourcing may be common for companies seeking services from CROs, Medpace believes that their robust, physician-led, full-service business model is the most efficient way to conduct clinical research. Clinical Trial Manager, Patrick Winkler, and Senior Business Development Executive, Geoffrey Bilon, share the service offerings of Medpace, as well…

Pharma Jean-Charles Foddis, executive director of Aderly, Lyon’s main investment agency, discusses the city’s history of economic development while highlighting its main strengths and challenges for the future in life sciences. You came to Aderly in August 2015, having previously worked in a number of different positions predominantly in life sciences.…

Pharma In an exclusive interview, the Vice President of Philips Research explains the key to continuous evolution, improving healthcare stakeholder relations, and fostering “Open Innovation.” You have been Vice President of Philips Research since 2007, a centenarian institution that stands as one of the largest private research organizations in the world.…

Puerto Rico At first glance, with only 800 students, Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) may seem like just another medical school in Puerto Rico. But upon closer inspection, one realizes that this university is a breeding ground for a new type of doctor altogether, one that is ready to cope with the…

Pharma Serving as the leader of two companies – Platine, a CRO, and Indicia, a CMO – Stephane Legastelois, in his own words, challenges himself by wearing two different hats. Offering his unique views from two angles of the healthcare industry, Mr. Legastelois opens up as to why France, and particularly…

Pharma Nicolas Bardonnet, general manager of Promega France, reveals how France hosts both their European application laboratory and European training centre, offering a wide range of courses in molecular biology, cell biology, proteomics and genetic identity. Mr Bardonnet talks about the importance that Promega attaches to supporting the surrounding community, giving…

Pharma Prof. Luigi Naldini, Director of TIGET, discusses the success of the institute and the groundbreaking partnerships it has formed with the pharmaceutical industry, as well as his ambitions for TIGET over the coming years. Prof. Naldini, the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy was set up in 1995 as…