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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 Egypt can boast some of the most modern manufacturing sites in the Arab world. The CEO of Future Pharmaceutical Industries discusses the importance of promoting exports, the ambitious plans of the company as well as the importance of education in leveraging the full potential of the country. How would you assess the…

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 By square mile, Puerto Rico has more post-secondary institutions than anywhere in the world. This concentration has led to the development of a number of college and university programs which produce world-class talent for the territory’s life sciences industry. From the manufacturing perspective, one of the leading institutes in Puerto…

Pharma Prof. Manuela Battaglia (MB) and  Prof. Lorenzo Piemonti (LP) discuss the positioning of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) within the San Raffaele Scientific Institute and the global diabetes care community, their respective specialty areas and DRI’s commitment to translational medicine. The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) is part of the International…

pharma The president of the Institut Pasteur talks about how they must build on their differentiating factors, with a focus on interdisciplinary research, why they are not a French institute with international partnerships, but an international institute that is based in France and how if there was one aspect he would…

pharma Omar Muñiz, President of ShareTech Group, discusses his company’s competitive positioning as a leading engineering, architecture, environmental consulting, and construction program management firm for the Puerto Rican life sciences industry. What are the main services ShareTech offers to the clients? We offer project planning & program management, environmental consulting, architectural…

pharma Agustín Rullán, Dean of the College of Engineering at UPR Mayagüez, discusses the institution’s latest developments in engineering courses and their applicability in a practical industrial setting for students to jumpstart their professional careers. As a leading engineering college with 4,300 undergraduates and 400 graduates, the College plays a very…

Pharma The Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering and Learning (CPEDaL) was established in 2006 as a ten year training program that is currently awaiting funding for the next five years. Carlos Velázquez, director of CPEDaL, explains how the Center introduces high school students to pharmaceutical engineering and their pioneering work in mixing…

Pharma Wanda Velez, president of the Puerto Rico Medical Association, discusses the history of the organization, which dates back to 1902. She also describes the Association’s voluntary role in contrast to the Colegio de Medicos, which by law is compulsory for all Puerto Rican physicians to join. Can you describe your…

pharma Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören, the architect behind the ambitious BioIzmir project, talks about its potential and how it intends to educate new talent to address critical future needs of the pharmaceutical industry. To begin, Dr. Özgören, could you give us an overview of the intent behind the BioIzmir project? The…

Pharma John Fernández van Cleve, Chancellor of UPRM, highlights the institution’s strong expertise in engineering and its application in the pharmaceutical and medical device fields. What are some of UPRM’s main assets? We are very blessed to have the best students in Puerto Rico. UPRM’s admission index is the highest on…