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Malta Marius Calleja, general manager of Maltese contract manufacturer, Starpharma, discusses the company’s current growth strategy and how Starpharma can capitalize on the emergent medical cannabis niche.       Even though you only started as general manager six months ago, can you describe the evolution of Starpharma over the years?…

China One of the more eye-catching and ambitious initiatives to come out of last March’s National People’s Congress, Premier Li Keqiang’s grand vision for the cultivation of a globally competitive cluster of metropolises and “innovation super-hub” in China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA), is now starting to take shape as the country…

UK Only 14 months in position, UK country president at Novartis, Haseeb Ahmad, shares insights into the company’s new strategy. He further analyses how Brexit can be a catalysing force for the UK to lead in life sciences and explains why the country has potential as a test bed for medicine…

Spain Walther von Plettenberg, director of the German-Spanish Chamber of Commerce, discusses the strong relationship between the two countries and how Spain’s recent reforms puts the country at an economic advantage. Additionally, he praises the country’s start-up culture and how important entrepreneurship is for bringing the spotlight onto Spain. The Spanish-German…

China Zhang Guojian and Zhang Erying of in-vitro diagnostics manufacturer KingFocus Biomedical, introduce their company’s innovative ‘quantum dots’ technology, its development, client list, and the benefits of being based in Shenzhen. Mr. Zhang, could you first introduce your company, KingFocus Biomedical, to our international audience? “This is the most valuable aspect…

India VS Reddy, fondly known as ‘The Protein Man of India’ and founder and managing director of British Biologicals, India’s leading nutraceutical company, provides insights into the pioneering role played by British Biologicals in raising awareness about and fostering the use of nutraceuticals in India, while he documents his plans to…

Ecuador The top 20 pharma companies in Ecuador in 2017, ranked by value, for both the retail and public markets. Argentinian firm Roemmers leads the way in the retail market, followed by global players Bayer and Sanofi. In terms of Ecuador’s public market, the top three companies are global giants Roche,…

Malta Robert Magri, executive officer for the pharmaceutical division at Alfred Gera & Sons, introduces the key milestones and operations of one of the oldest pharmaceutical distributors in Malta, as well as the opportunities and challenges the sector is experiencing in the country. Established in 1888, Alfred Gera & Sons has…

Spain Santiago de Quiroga, president editor of leading Spanish pharmaceutical industry newspaper El Global and CEO of healthcare communications group WeCare-u, discusses the country’s health priorities, highlighting the upcoming Personalized Medicine Plan that the government will issue by the end of 2018 and predicts how regulators are going to find new…

Portugal Filipe Assoreira and José Albuquerque, president and secretary general respectively of P-Bio – Portugal’s bioindustry association – discuss the importance of innovation to the biopharmaceutical industry and the importance of collaboration between global companies and Portuguese start-up projects. They also highlight why investment in Portugal should not be overlooked and…

UK Taking the conversation beyond Brexit, His Excellency Lars Thuesen, ambassador of Denmark to the UK, highlights the solid ties that have linked both countries since the Danes invaded the island 1,000 years ago. Today, the relationship revolves more around digitalisation and life sciences.  The relationship between the UK and Denmark…

UK   The Ambassador of Switzerland to the UK, Alexandre Fasel, discloses what has been achieved so far with the ‘Mind the Gap’ strategy, aimed at safeguarding British-Swiss economic and business relations after Brexit. Fasel further highlights innovation as being part of the common DNA of Switzerland and the UK, and…