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India India could boost its GDP by USD 0.7 trillion in 2025 by matching the rate of improvement of gender equality of the leading country in its region. Despite the prevalence of gender disparity in India, where only two percent of women attain leadership positions; several inspirational women are blazing trails…

Poland Mirosław Wysocki, national consultant in the area of Public Health, professor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIH), the research institute responsible inter alia for health promotion and disease prevention, discusses the overwhelming challenge of shifting the nation’s healthcare mentality from a curative approach, to a prevention lifestyle system.…

Tunisia Hamouda Zaouia, regional manager Africa, Middle East and Turkey, and Khaled Laouiti, general manager Tunisia, Libya and sub-Saharan Africa, stress the important strategic position the African continent has for Pierre Fabre. They describe the company’s approach when tailoring its portfolio to truly target the needs of patients and Pierre Fabre’s…

Poland Monika Constant, director general of the French-Polish Chamber of Commerce in Poland (CCIFP), discusses the evolution of the two nations’ bilateral business relationship, the benefits of conducting business in Poland, and the barriers preventing the next wave of foreign direct investment into the Polish economy. She also highlights the impact…

Canada Stéphane Lassignardie, General Manager of AbbVie Canada, discusses the significant milestones for AbbVie Canada in the past three years, with major product and indication launches, the various initiatives it has introduced to support patients and healthcare practitioners, and the exciting investments it is making into its pipeline. Stéphane, having been…

Bulgaria Zoya Paunova, country director at AstraZeneca Bulgaria, explains how a great combination of an innovative product portfolio with a skilled and dedicated team has turned the local offering into leading brands in the Bulgarian pharmaceutical market and highlights that AstraZeneca’s CSR initiatives are now ranked as the best in Europe.…

Canada Stefan Larson, CEO of Northern Biologics, explains the major milestones for Northern Biologics over the past three years, his personal motivation for starting a biotech company, their collaboration with Celgene, and his thoughts on the strengths and areas for growth within the Canadian biotech industry. Stefan, three years into the…

Tunisia Salim Ouertani, business unit manager at AbbVie Tunisia, has been with the affiliate since its beginning in Tunisia when it was spun-off from Abbott in 2013, being in charge of ensuring a smooth transition. Presently, AbbVie’s manager runs ethical operations and is looking forward to supporting more patients suffering from…

Canada Sylvie Pilon, VP and GM at Lundbeck Canada, shares the highlights of her first year leading the Canadian affiliate; the challenges associated with Canada’s complex market access environment, particularly for mental illnesses; Lundbeck’s commitment to supporting patient associations in order to reduce the stigma associated with mental health conditions; and…

Bulgaria Hristo Sabev, director of clinical management for PPD in Bulgaria, shares an interesting overview of clinical research in Bulgaria and highlights PPD’s commitment as one of the leading CROs in the country. PPD has a quite unique footprint in the country due to the acquisition of AbCRO back in 2009.…

Brazil Heraldo Marchezini, CEO of the Brazilian biotech company Biomm and one of the leading executives in the Brazilian biopharmaceutical sector, provides insights into the eye-catching international partnerships recently signed by this ambitious company and documents Biomm’s vision to develop a balanced portfolio combining very innovative biologicals and leading biosimilars in…

Brazil Marco Fireman, vice-minister and chairman of the National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies (CONITEC); a board that advises the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the inclusion of new health technologies in the public healthcare scheme, discusses the crucial role of civic participation in public consultations, and documents the numerous…