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Sweden Invest in Skåne is the official regional business promotion agency for Southern Sweden and provides one-stop investment and export consultancy. Ulrika Ringdahl, managing director, reveals the unique opportunities available in the region’s life sciences industry, explains how the Skåne region managed to overcome the departure of AstraZeneca, and discusses the…

Thailand Nico Form-Zuellig, general manager of Interthai Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, shares his thoughts on the Thai pharmaceutical market as a newcomer to the country and goes on to elaborate on the company’s long history of being a CMO of choice for MNCs in the country.   Coming from the distribution side of…

China An exclusive interview with Jason Smith, SVP (Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa); Gerry Muhle, VP (International Medical Aesthetics); and White Wang, China President, of Allergan, at the inauguration ceremony of Allergan’s first ever global customer experience centre, the Allergan Beauty Lab, in Chengdu, China, reflects the paramount importance of…

Sweden Anders Wesslau, the newly appointed general manager for Merck KGaA’s business units in Sweden, underlines how Merck’s healthcare business is a well-integrated player in the innovative Swedish life sciences ecosystem, illustrates the company’s innovation partnerships with key research institutions, and how Merck is developing new technologies and solutions with key…

Puerto Rico In 2015, Avara, a fast-growing global pharma CDMO, acquired Merck’s plant located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Idalia Garcia, who has been managing the site for the last six years, explains the capabilities the site offers, the reasons why Avara chose to invest in the facility and its people, and the…

China Dr Cheney Mao, chairman and CEO of Viva Biotech, shares the extremely unique business model of the company, which started as a highly specialized CRO in 2008, before launching a new ‘equity-for-service’ model in 2016 that focused on incubating biotech start-ups from their inception to IND stage. He highlights their…

Pharma Market Poland is by far the largest pharma market in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, with a total value of EUR 6.352 billion for 2017. The Czech Republic is in second place, followed by Romania and Hungary Made with Visme Infographic Maker     The CEE countries that exported…

Thailand Philippe Pedeboscq, managing director of Siemens Healthineers, shares his impressions after taking the lead of the company’s Thailand affiliate two years ago. Pedeboscq goes on to explain his strategic mission to position Siemens Healthineers as a long-term partner to the country’s healthcare system by bringing holistic solutions to the market…

UAE PharmaBoardroom highlights three pharma executives whose experience in the Middle East has served to propel them into global leadership positions.   The Middle East and North Africa region is comprised of 22 countries and has a population of nearly 400 million. The region is home to a fast-growing pharma market…

Generics Christoph Stoller, general manager for Austria and Germany at Teva was recently elected president of Medicines for Europe, the continent-wide association for the generics and biosimilars industries. Stoller plans to focus his efforts on improving access to generics and biosimilars in Europe, as well as tackling the damaging issue of…

Puerto Rico Jim O’Drobinak, CEO of MCS, one the three largest insurance providers in Puerto Rico, talks about the issues facing the island’s healthcare system, namely chronic underfunding, ageing demography and emigration of doctors, and what the company is doing to tackle these problems. He also stresses the importance of acting on…

Taiwan Within Taiwan’s evolving medical device sector, many innovative startups are exploring breakthrough ideas which are sparking global interest and attention – iXensor being a chief example. The company’s patented technology turns mobile devices’ imaging sensors into accurate optical readers, which analyze diagnostic tests in seconds and synchronize results seamlessly to…