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Canada Marc Wayne, serial entrepreneur and a pioneer within the field of medical cannabis discusses his dedication to the field, how cannabis-based therapies have the potential to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry and how now is a SMART time to conduct medical cannabis research.   The cannabis industry is a good example…

Ecuador Efraim Lakierovich, general manager of Celsius in Ecuador, elaborates on the company’s recent internationalization, the unexpected challenges it has faced in the institutional market and his ambitions to grow the affiliate to the point that it surpasses the size of the Uruguayan headquarters. Could you tell our international readers about…

Canada Warren Bravo, co-founder and CEO of Green Relief, speaks about the company’s unique growing technique – aquaponics – which allows it to produce ‘better than organic’ medical cannabis. He gives an insight into the organization’s expansion plans, both within and beyond Canadian borders, and a potential IPO in 2018. After…

UK John Smith, chief executive of the PAGB, the UK’s consumer healthcare industry association, discusses the potential impacts of Brexit on the PAGB’s members, the importance of consumer healthcare to the overall UK economy, and why self-care remains a priority. A year after becoming chief executive of the PAGB, the UK…

India Vinay Sapte, founder and managing director of Maneesh Pharmaceuticals, provides insights into this company’s unique development path. Maneesh was one of the first Indian companies to establish joint ventures in the US and Europe more than ten years ago and today stands as one of the largest India based partners…

Poland Olympus is internationally well-regarded as being a quality camera provider and continues to provide developed countries across the globe with high-tech medical devices from endoscopes to imagery solutions. Tomasz Mrzygłód, managing director of Olympus Poland, sheds light on the company’s long-term vision and how it manifests in Polish work practices,…

Poland Paweł Migdalski, CEO at Siemens Healthineers Poland, discusses the innovations they are bringing to the market and how they are building on the success of the Siemens Healthineers Academy. Furthermore, he reveals the company’s digital care offering, the expansion of the traditional portfolio into servicing and the importance of the…

Poland Tomasz Dzitko, founder and CEO of Delfarma, Poland’s leading parallel importer, gives an overview of the sector in Poland and its impact on the healthcare ecosystem, as well as the space for growth in the future, especially via the reimbursement of parallel imported products. Furthermore, he touches on the relationship…

Baltics Janis Biezbardis, chairman and owner of Latvian pharmaceutical wholesaler Farmeko, discusses the evolution of the company’s product portfolio, the receptiveness of the Latvian state to homegrown companies, and Farmeko’s international reach. Could you please start by telling us about the origins of your company? “The Latvian investment board and development…

India Murtaza Khorakiwala, managing director of Wockhardt, discusses the company’s vast international expertise in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceutical formulations in their 12 US FDA, UK MHRA and EMA compliant manufacturing facilities in India, as well as the out-licensing of its products into other regions to capture and penetrate new…

Ecuador Hector Enriquez, general manager of Laboratorios Industriales Farmaceuticos Ecuadorianos (LIFE), details the flagship Ecuadorian pharmaceutical company’s focus on developing its own market-relevant formulations and the implementation of international manufacturing standards to compete with international pharmaceutical companies in Ecuador. Could you present LIFE Laboratories’ activities and most recent developments in Ecuador?…

Canada Panalpina’s Dimitri Brink speaks about the main highlights of his first two years of tenure in the Canadian affiliate and how he brought the fully closed GDP (good distribution practices) supply chain network to the local operations. He speaks about his intentions of growing the healthcare vertical as well as…