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pharma   The Thai pharmaceutical market is growing due to an aging, wealthier local population and a large medical tourism sector. International companies must however adapt their strategies to suit the Thai market; as must domestic concerns. With an estimated value of USD 4.5 billion, Thailand is Southeast Asia’s second largest…

Pharma The president of Daiichi Sankyo France discusses the affiliate’s positioning and future strategy, the challenges for an international pharmaceutical company in France but also why the many strengths of France more than make up for these challenges, and finally, the unique aspects of Daiichi Sankyo’s corporate culture and core values.…

Pharma Sean Connor, General Manager Benelux and UK/ROI for ALK, details the company’s strategy both in terms of products and therapeutic areas and provides us with his assessment of Netherlands regulatory environment and market access. We are becoming, both at national and global levels, a company that supplies highly evidence-based medicines,…

Pharma Pharmed Healthcare is the only Egyptian company to hold a License from the innovator to produce generic sofosbuvir, but faces competition from at least ten different companies in the market. Given your experience in trying to combat the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is an epidemic in Egypt, what are some…

Italy Sofia Astrid Pennacchi, Secretary General of the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy, discusses the various services the Chamber offers its members, the positive effects the Expo has had on Italy’s international image and her view on the trade relationship between Britain and Italy. Ms. Pennacchi, having joined the British…

Pharma Empty markets, where strong and growing demand exists but local supply does not, offer the most potential to prospective investors in Egypt, according to Delta Pharma Bio general manager Mohamed Aldeeb. Aldeeb goes on to explain that such markets include oncology, biosimilars, and baby formula. What makes Egypt ‘the land of…

Pharma In Egypt’s diverse marketplace, Novo Nordisk is bringing care to patients across the country with a range of products ranging from affordable established insulin to their most recent generation of innovative products. At the same time, they are investing in localizing production of insulin in Egypt and encouraging best practices in diabetes…

Pharma The CEO of Onxeo, recently formed through the merger of the French BioAlliance Pharma and the Danish Topotarget, discusses its strategic turning decision to focus on orphan oncology, its promising pipeline of innovative products, her “positively opportunistic” attitude towards partnerships and international expansion, and the company’s overall strategy for differentiating…

Pharma Giulio Volpe, Managing Director of Lundbeck’s Italian API’s production plant, discusses what is leading multinational companies to relocate their production to Italy, the value the Italian plant can offer the Lundbeck group and the future of API production in Italy. Could you start off with a brief overview of the…

Pharma Abbvie has taking a leading role in the Egyptian pharmaceutical industry by bringing their new all-oral hepatitis C treatment to Egypt, the country with the highest prevalence of the disease in the world, making the company a major stakeholder in the country’s highest priority healthcare issue. How would you assess…

Pharma Aurélien Chaufour reveals how Anjac Health and Beauty has developed with a focus on innovation and industrial know-how since its creation in 2008 and how he today has four companies that are experts in the fields of health, hygiene and beauty. Chaufour also reveals why there is long-term future for…

Pharma Wiebke Rieb describes Pfizer’s commitment to ensuring patient access to the necessary treatments and working with all stakeholders to further strengthen the Dutch healthcare system, as well as the company’s community projects. Ms. Rieb, you became head of the Dutch affiliate in April 2014. What have been your main strategic…