Tagged with Regulator

regulator Flor de María Philipps, Superintendent of Susalud, discusses her role in ensuring that healthcare providers throughout Peru are performing to the best of their ability.   What is the main mission of Susalud? Our mission is to protect health-related rights of Peruvians. We are a public organization under the Ministry…

regulatory Alejandro Luna and José Alfredo Sedano, lawyers at the leading legal firm of Santamarina y Steta, discuss the current legal challenges faced by companies in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector in Mexico and urge for the amendment of the current regulatory framework. How was the healthcare and life science practice…

regulatory Santiago Garcia Belmonte, president of Biosidus, discusses how global regulatory trends are driving change in the Argentinian biotech industry, as well the new direction his firm has taken over the last five years. How would you describe the recent changes in the biotech market and the industries new direction? Things…

regulation The general manager of Algeria’s pharmaceuticals regulator narrates the founding and evolution of the institution, how it has been flexing its muscles with the withdrawal of no less than 17 products from the local market, and how the body has been selected to play a leading role in the WHO’s Expert Advisory Panel on…

IP Alicia Alvarez Berkenwald, Partner at the specialized intellectual property services firm Berken IP, gives an introduction to the Argentinian IP environment, common strategies used to bypass obstacles, and Berken IP’s role in helping increase IP awareness in Argentinian research institutions.   Could you give us an overview of the changes…

technology transfer The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. Santiago Villa and Marian Berenstein, general manager and general coordinator at CONICET’s tech transfer office, discuss the challenges of innovation in Argentina and the organization’s place on the…

technology transfer The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. Santiago Villa and Marian Berenstein, general manager and general coordinator at CONICET’s tech transfer office, discuss the challenges of innovation in Argentina and the organization’s place on the…

technology transfer The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. Santiago Villa and Marian Berenstein, general manager and general coordinator at CONICET’s tech transfer office, discuss the challenges of innovation in Argentina and the organization’s place on the…

regulatory Eduardo Loyola has been at the helm of Heel’s Chilean affiliate for almost a decade. Prior to his appointment at Heel, Loyola was part of a working group that is responsible for the current regulatory framework for natural products. Loyola elaborates on the innovative marketing strategies Heel has undertaken to…

regulatory PharmaBoardroom first interviewed Erik Lommerde as general manager of Novo Nordisk Netherlands four years ago. In his new role as general manager of Novo Nordisk Spain & Portugal, he discusses the urgent need for government to trust in and collaborate with the subsidiary in preventative measures for diabetes, as well…

Almirall Having only arrived on the market last year, the GM of Almirall in Canada explains the company’s regulatory struggles, the utilization of Almirall’s global R&D infrastructure in Canada as well as the company’s choice to enter the Canadian market and what products they are introducing into it.   You started…

regulator After the big milestone last year— the Danish Medicines Agency merging with the Danish National Board of Health— can you please comment on why this decision was taken and what synergies have since emerged? Part of this decision was due to economic reasons; we reviewed the institutions that we have…