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UK Heading FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies’ operations globally, Steve Bagshaw speaks out about the excellence of science in the UK and how it fits the company’s plans to build up a solid presence in the development and manufacturing of new advanced treatments. He further explains how the company has been able to…

Cyprus Michael Neoptolemou, managing director at Remedica, takes us through the evolution of one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Cyprus and outlines their successful business model. Neoptolemou also highlights the key opportunities the recent acquisition by Ascendis Health in 2016 has brought to Remedica and how it will further enhance…

Turkey Hakan Koçak, CEO–general manager of Koçak Farma, a company with 47 years in the pharmaceutical industry and the biggest production facility in Turkey, gives a thorough insight into Koçak Farma’s background, with their ground-breaking biosimilars as the leaders in the area of oncology with 85 products approved in Turkey, in…

UK Chief Executive since 2011, Peter Coleman introduces Cobra Biologics and highlights challenges both domestically and globally in the biotech space for CDMOs; he addresses funding opportunities within the public and private sector and Cobra Biologics’ ambitious plans for 2022. Can you please introduce Cobra Biologics to our international readers? “The…

Portugal Virgilio Bento, known as ‘V’ amongst his peers, invites readers to discover SWORD Health, an interactive solution for patients undergoing physical recovery programs. In this exclusive interview, he describes how best to tackle future obstacles, the stigmatization endured in the disruptive startup world and the future for one of Portugal’s…

Cyprus Nicos Karoullas, managing director at Pharmaceutical Trading, explains the unique story of the company created by his father in Famagusta and its life-changing relocation to Larnaca. He also showcases the important of business partnerships in the island and how they are the key factor to grow a business. Pharmaceutical Trading…

Innovation The new AI tech from Google’s DeepMind can diagnose over 50 retinal diseases with more accuracy than your optometrist. Research conducted by Nature Medicine found that a ground-breaking artificial intelligence system developed by Moorfields eye hospital, University College London and Google’s DeepMind can identify over 50 eye diseases with 94% accuracy. Among the diseases…

Turkey Gilles Renacco, the recently appointed general manager of Servier Turkey, provides insights into the successful localization process pioneered by Servier in the country, where 98 percent of the company’s products are nowadays locally manufactured. He also highlights the strategic importance of the country for the Servier Group, his key priorities…

UK Adaptimmune, a British-based biotech company born out of the University of Oxford has a solid research base in the UK and manufactures its T-Cells in the US. Its CEO, James Noble, shares Adaptimmune’s story and explains why regulatory support is essential in a field as complex and novel as T-Cell…

Cyprus With more than 25 years of experience, Kyriakos Mikellis is actively involved in the Cypriot healthcare environment as the President of the Cyprus Association of Research and Development Pharmaceutical Companies (KEFEA) as well as the Country Lead Cyprus and Malta for Pfizer. He shares in this exclusive interview the important…

UK Richard Erwin, general manager of Roche Products Ltd in the UK, speaks out about the challenges facing the company, from market access to uptake of innovation, to collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups, improving outcomes for UK patients.   We do see a will and an intent from stakeholders, from government…

Cyprus With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, George Limbouris, general manager and founder of third-party logistics provider PharmaLink, has a clear vision on how to establish PharmaLink as the ideal partner for all pharmaceutical companies working in Cyprus and how he wants to lead the company through…