Tagged with Switzerland

Switzerland Alessandro di Napoli, CEO of Swiss family-owned pharmaceutical group, TRB Chemedica, discusses the company’s focus on the rheumatology, ophthalmology and neurology niches and the importance of ‘Swissness’ within its internationalization process. TRB Chemedica is a family business set up by your father Guido in 1980, now counting 700 employees globally…

Switzerland Dr. Raymond De Vré, senior VP and head of Business Operations and Strategy, Biologics at Dr. Reddy’s in Switzerland, discusses scaling up the Indian-headquartered company’s biosimilars business globally and the importance of selecting Switzerland as the location for regional headquarters.   The main challenge in the mature markets is the…

Switzerland Kurt Reichen, VP Technical Operations at PaxVax, an American-headquartered fully integrated specialty vaccine company focused on infectious diseases, discusses the establishment of the company’s only site outside of the US in Bern, Switzerland, following the 2014 acquisition of a former Crucell manufacturing site from J&J. The establishment of your Swiss…

Switzerland Jürgen Pohle provides both a fascinating and open account of the latest movements of Neovii; a company that possesses the ability to make decisions at the speed of a startup but also has a heritage dating back to the 1970s. After an outstanding career spanning 25 years with Big Pharma…

Switzerland Darren Kerr, CEO of Swiss medtech Stratpharma discusses, the company’s roots, its broad portfolio in dermatology, plastic surgery and scar management, as well as its growing international footprint.   We target very different market groups, from government and university teaching hospitals with cutting edge science, to the OTC field and…

Serbia CEO of Health Watch Swiss and general manager at Protonmed Serbia, Themis Moustakas has built a quality company thanks to Swiss practices and an entrepreneurial spirit over the last four years. Moustakas reveals how to best approach the mercurial Serbian market, the trick to bidding on government tenders, and how…

Switzerland Benjamin Rousselot of Swiss ear hygiene specialists Laboratoires Diepharmex discusses the history of the company, new products, and the pros and cons of ‘Swissness’. Laboratoires Diepharmex is a Swiss-based, family pharma outfit, established two decades ago and today very well known internationally for its ear hygiene product line, Audispray. Can…

Switzerland Benjamin Rousselot of Swiss ear hygiene specialists Laboratoires Diepharmex discusses the history of the company, new products, and the pros and cons of ‘Swissness’. Laboratoires Diepharmex is a Swiss-based, family pharma outfit, established two decades ago and today very well known internationally for its ear hygiene product line, Audispray. Can…

Switzerland Jean-François Gouzer, CEO of Scientis Pharma, discusses the company’s origin story, its specialization in skin pigmentation disorders, and future internationalization prospects Could you start by introducing the Scientis Pharma story and how the company was founded? “Switzerland is a great environment to do business and to create and develop a…

Switzerland Jeff Dufour, country manager Switzerland and BU lead Internal Medicine at Pfizer, discusses his first impressions of the country, his priorities for greater dialogue with Swiss healthcare insurers, and Switzerland’s potential as a ‘test market’ for the company. Can you give our international readers an outline of your background and…

Switzerland Petra Doerr, head of sector communication & networking as well as deputy executive director of Swissmedic, the Swiss surveillance authority for medicines and medical devices, discusses changes to the Swiss regulatory system and harmonizing the organization with its global counterparts. Swissmedic has embarked upon a comprehensive overhaul of its regulations in response…

Switzerland Ryad Dahmani, CEO of Swiss-headquartered cold chain logistics specialists, Cold Chain Vision, discusses the impact of new technology in the logistics industry, the importance of quality controls in the transportation of vaccines and why Cold Chain Vision is a name worth remembering for the future. Could you please start by…