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Hong Kong Alexandre de Muralt, the man behind Merck’s operations in Hong Kong and Taiwan discusses the nuances of these two local markets. In addition, he shares his insights on how Merck’s transformation has impacted local affiliates. Can you begin by telling us about Merck’s strategic transformation in recent years? “Founded in…

Austria Harald Isemann, chairman of the Vienna Biocenter (VBC) – one of the leading life science hubs in Europe – and Managing Director of the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), a VBC member, provides insights into the main tasks of the VBC, the organization of the IMP and the challenges it…

Colombia David Torres, general manager of NAOS Colombia, one of the country’s most innovative firms, discusses the inherent challenges in the skincare industry and the specificities of the Colombian market, while highlighting the importance of institutional collaboration to raise skin-related issues and the affiliate’s priorities to further expand its footprint in…

Algeria Long considered maladies of affluent urban populations in mature Western economies, non communicable diseases (NCDs)– such as diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases – have been spreading silently and unchecked throughout the African continent to the point where they are now reaching epidemic proportions and becoming a major determinant…

Indonesia Milan Paleja, country president and general manager of Novartis Indonesia, discusses his main priorities since assuming his current position and the organization’s business expansion strategy, based on enhancing patient access to innovative medicines in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Paleja, you were appointed as country president and general…

Hong Kong Hybribio is a very interesting company, being founded in Hong Kong and now headquartered in Guangzhou as one of the leading providers of in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) assays in Greater China with significant international presence as well. Can you tell us more about the company’s positioning today? “We have launched several…

Algeria In June 2017, PharmaBoardroom hosted an exclusive round table discussion with key players in Algerian healthcare on the role of health economics and patient data in health policy decision making. The participants were Dr Djaouad Brahim Bourkaib, Director General of Social Security in the Ministry of Labor, Jean-Paul Digy, Vice President for…

Japan Kenichi Tamiya, director for Biomedical Policy at the Kobe City Government and managing director of the Kobe Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI), discusses the central Japanese city of Kobe’s significant potential as a cutting-edge R&D hub for both the national and global life science industries. “Alongside promoting translational…

Algeria Algeria’s key macroeconomic and healthcare indicators. Cardiovascular disease prevalence in North Africa.  Diabetes prevalence in North Africa. The rate of change in the number of years of healthy life lost to obesity in Africa. Click here to download the latest roundtable discussion on Algerian healthcare.

Colombia Rafael Salamanca, the founder of Depósito de Drogas Boyacá, shares his insights on the recent developments of the company in the challenging Colombian logistics environment, while revealing the essence of the company’s success relying on the combination of key factors: product, amount, customer, place and time. You’ve been in the…

Colombia Eduardo Franky Pardo, General Manager of Zambon Colombia, reveals exciting plans on launching the new promising medicine in the recently entered central nervous system therapeutic area, while continuously building their well- reputable presence in Colombia through their philosophy of making quality accessible to everyone. Could you introduce yourself to our…

Colombia Claudio Ferrari, General Manager of Scandinavia Pharma, proudly presents some of the latest product launches of the company and shares insights into the strategic role Scandinavia Pharma plays for Mega Pharma, as an ambitious player aiming to figure amongst the top five companies in the Colombian trade market by 2021.…