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Ecuador A company made up of multidisciplinary and qualified professionals – this is how Mercedes Cárdenas, managing director of Medifra, describes her organization. One of the services offered by Medifra is occupational health, though it does not limit itself to carrying out medical examinations and opening medical histories, Medifra offers control…

Poland Arjo, formerly Arjo Huntleigh, has undergone a rebrand and established its first formal office in Poland in 2017. Konrad Pianko, president of the CEE region which includes over 22 countries, intends to capitalize on the growth potential in the Polish market, bring innovative rental solutions to the hospital and healthcare…

Canada Looking back on three years of operations in Canada and nine months of approval of Ocaliva® for the rare non-viral liver disease PBC, Brian Canestraro, general manager of Intercept, is proud of how far the Canadian affiliate has come. He is confident that the company has established a solid foundation…

Canada Lee Ferreira, newly-appointed general manager of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Canada, shares her excitement about the company’s transformative changes. She stresses the importance of conducting research in Canada in all areas of the organization’s portfolio, from reproductive medicine and women’s health to gastroenterology and urology.  Lee, what are your main priorities coming…

Poland Dariusz Adamusiński, general manager of A&D Pharma’s Polish operations has a busy year ahead. A new warehouse in Poland, partnerships across the pharmaceutical spectrum coupled with new regulations are all positive signs for the company.  Could you introduce A&D Pharma’s scope of operations in Poland? “Many other pharma companies are…

Portugal ARSLVT exists to make sure that people living in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley have access to quality health care, adapting the resources available to the region’s health needs and complying with and enforcing the National Health Plan. Luis Pisco is confident in Portugal’s development as a healthy nation, and…

Baltics As the Lithuanian market matures, profound shifts have been taking place in the arena of human resources and how drug developers go about identifying, acquiring and retaining the personnel they require for a new age of medical science. “There are a number of emerging trends underway that are forcing companies…

Canada After 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Barry Fishman shares his excitement about heading one of Canada’s leading licensed cannabis producers. He explains how his experience in the world of pharma helps him to steer ABcann towards global expansion and emphasizes the importance of product development in both adult-use and…

Ecuador Francisco Cordero, general manager of Rocnarf, a proudly Ecuadorian family company with over 40 years of experience in the market discusses the company’s recent rebounding from experiencing severe price controls on its products. Looking forward, Cordero intends to develop international activities in collaboration with European, Middle Eastern and Central Asian…

India India’s pharmaceutical sales and forecast from 2013 up to 2021. Between 2017 and 2021, the Indian pharma market is forecasted to grow by a CAGR of between nine and ten percent. The Indian biotechnology market grew by a CAGR of 20.33% between 2005 and 2015 and stood at USD 11.6…

Canada With a diverse pipeline to back up its projects, Tetra Bio-Pharma wants to be the first Canadian pharmaceutical company to launch a cannabis-based drug in breakthrough pain. Bernard Fortier, CEO of Tetra Bio-Pharma, counts on the production of credible scientific data to overcome stigmas attached to medical cannabis and believes…

Portugal Maria-Ceu Machado, president of INFARMED the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products, stresses the importance of healthcare restructuring and streamlining work practices in Portugal. In her first year as president, Maria and her team have brought in new rules on medicine approval times, confronted challenges in the reference pricing…