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Czech Republic Sandoz’s Jiří Hanzlík, country head for the Czech Republic, evaluates the Czech affiliate’s role in contributing to the success of Sandoz globally as well as its position in the country. He delves into the growth of their biosimilars business — its portfolio share increased from eight to 15 percent in…

China Speaking in May 2019, Dr Dajun Yang, chairman, executive director and CEO of Ascentage Pharma, shares the company’s top highlights over the past decade; their strong product pipeline and portfolio of innovative therapeutics focusing on protein-protein interactions (PPIs); and their global strategy to become an international, world-class biotech company.  …

Czech Republic Jakub Dvořáček, CEO of the Czech Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry (AIFP), describes the thorough review of the reimbursement scheme the association has worked on alongside other key stakeholders in Czech healthcare and evaluates the major change this will bring in terms of access to innovative medicines for patients. Furthermore,…

Puerto Rico Allied Logistics, a leading Puerto Rican provider of transportation services, storage and distribution, is working in pursuit of one vision: to be the dominant supply chain management provider for mid to large size distribution operations in the US’ Caribbean territory. President Alberto Cruz provides insights into the rise and fall…

Czech Republic Bioinova’s CEO and managing director MUDr Peter Bauer PhD introduces the biotech company’s shift from a university spin-off to a privately held entity. Whilst describing the powerful properties of stem cells for autologous and allogeneic transplantation, which they base their Research and Development on, Bauer evaluates the commitment that comes…

Sweden In a fast-changing Nordic CRO industry, CTC Clinical Trial Consultants has opted to differentiate with a unique one-stop-shop approach. CEO Anders Millerhovf reveals how the relatively young company has managed to take over the Swedish scene. Moreover, he outlines the challenges faced by early clinical development and discusses the strategies…

Puerto Rico Droguería Betances (DB), Puerto Rico’s local leader in distribution of healthcare pharmaceutical prescription drug, products and services, has been teaming up for over ten years with Luis Garratón Inc. (LGI), one of Puerto Rico’s leading distributors and manufacturers representatives, to support community pharmacies to overcome market challenges on the island.…

UAE Rahja Daher, head of the Health Group for the Swiss Business Council (SBC) Dubai & Northern Emirates discusses the association’s formation, priorities and major challenges, as well as an outline of the healthcare and life sciences sector in the UAE at large.   Dubai is by far still the hub…

China Mark Lotter, founder and CEO of Nuance Biotech, explains why he decided to return to the China market to establish Nuance Biotech, two years after his retirement. He also shares the rationale behind their three-track business model, their exciting portfolio of products, and their ambitions to expand into the Asia-Pacific…

Puerto Rico Salvador Montes, director of Essentra Packaging in Puerto Rico, explains how the company has positioned itself as the preferred supplier of secondary packaging to the life sciences industry on the island by offering a complete start-to-end solution, from design to manufacturing, as well as by remaining price competitive through productivity…

Czech Republic Štěpán Svačina, Chairman of the Czech Medical Association (CzMA), gives insights into the challenges that the Czech Republic faces in bringing change to the life sciences infrastructure. Whilst pointing out the areas in which the country is seeing positive advances — efficient communication with key personalities in healthcare such as…

Puerto Rico With a special focus on life science companies, 3A Press is the leading printing and packaging company in the Caribbean. President Marie Rosado explains how her family has managed to compete in the industry for three generations and reveals the reasoning behind a recent seven-million-dollar investment that she hopes will…