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Pricing Generic drugs foster competition in the pharmaceutical market. Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr.  of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) reveals the data behind generic competition and elaborates on opportunities for further savings.    The American public is clamoring for systemic changes to address skyrocketing drug prices. Specialty drugs—a growing category…

American Tools American Tools is an ISO 9001:2008 certified, fully integrated precision sheet metal, machining and stamping manufacturing company based in Puerto Rico with close to 50 years’ experience servicing global companies, primarily in the life sciences industry. In this interview, President Luis Alemañy speaks about how the company succesfully adapted to…

Sanofi Pius Hornstein, Country Chair of Sanofi China appointed in March 2019, shares his initial impressions on the fast-changing Chinese market; his mandate to drive a transformation of the organization in line with their mid- to long-term strategy; his priorities of launching a new portfolio, building up the organization, and spearheading…

Taiwan Dr. Wen-cherng Tsai, founder and chairman of SuperLab, explains the company’s unique business model as the only third-party fair testing organization and pre-clinical CRO across the medical, chemical and biological related fields. Dr. Tsai goes on to highlight SuperLab’s competitive offering and top-tier accreditation as a premier service partner in…

Sweden Elisabeth Svanberg MD, PhD, a seasoned industry expert, having worked for established MNCs such as Serono, BMS & J&J, now sits on the board of Sweden’s national champion SOBI, is a Swede at heart and shares her views on the strengths of Sweden’s healthcare and life sciences ecosystem. Svanberg stresses…

Taiwan Michelle Lin, CEO, and Hsu Chang, Senior Advisor of EpiSonica, highlight the innovative new solutions that the company has created for women’s health and medical imagining. The advanced technology will make impressive waves in ultrasound tumor ablation and breast cancer screening – meeting high unmet medical needs. They go on…

Biotech Dr Dean Tsao, chairman and CEO of PlexBio Co., Ltd., shares the story of his impressive expert background which led him to form the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) company in 2010. Dr. Tsao goes on to explain the company’s unique multiplexing technology based on the πCode™ MicroDisc (‘pi-Code MicroDiscs’), and…

Puerto Rico Manuel Laboy Rivera, Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DEDC) and Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO) is discussing Puerto Rico’s integrated economic development plan, which aims to retain and expand current investment by the industry, while also attracting new companies to the…

Puerto Rico Gustavo A. Hermida is the president of CIC Construction Group, one of the Puerto Rico’s largest general contractors. Being involved in nearly all larger construction projects in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industry, Hermida highlights the importance of business continuity plans and the company’s expansion to the US mainland…

Bayer Tomer Feffer, Country Division Head Scandinavia & MD Bayer Sweden, shares his enthusiasm for Sweden’s innovative spirit and how Bayer is leveraging it through partnerships with medical technology and digital health startups. He also talks about the strategic importance of Sweden for Bayer as an early adopter of new technologies,…

Sweden Sweden is considered a world leader in technology, and its innovative electronic health records system is in high demand by international researchers. Two key leaders of multinational pharma companies in Sweden share how their companies are leveraging digital technology to empower patients.   We know that startups are developing the…

Medical Cannabis Thailand has recently gained a new status as the first Asian country to legalise medical cannabis for medical treatment and research. In a sweeping move, the Thai parliament voted unanimously in favor of its legalisation in November 2018, with the bill then signed into law in early 2019.    Starting…