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Steri-Tech Steri-Tech is one of the few local contract sterilization service providers available in Puerto Rico. Jorge and Andy Vivoni, president and business development manager, discuss how they ensure that pharmaceutical companies continue to establish themselves in Puerto Rico. What is the strategic importance of Steri-Tech within the Puerto Rican life sciences…

Boehringer Ingelheim Sirilak Suteekul explains the organization’s success in Thailand over the last couple of years, Thailand’s untapped potential as a regional center in Southeast Asia and how innovation adds value to society. As managing director of the organization for nearly two years, what have been your major challenges and accomplishments since…

basic research The Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS) CEO shares his ambitions to make Thailand a place for innovative business practices, the organization’s role in promoting and supporting research and the unique role TCELS plays in creating a regulatory frameworks for the life sciences industry. What special experiences led…

DHL The managing director of DHL Express Turkey, Markus Reckling highlights the strategic importance of Turkey to the global DHL Express portfolio and elaborates on the market opportunities present for DHL’s sector-focused solution, DHL Medical Express, within the broader context of Turkey’s healthcare and life sciences landscape. He also describes the…

diagnostics In 2014, Hari Sabnani moved from Cardinal Health’s Puerto Rican affiliate to take the helm of Quest Diagnostics Puerto Rico, the country’s largest clinical lab. He discusses the change in position and emphasizes the importance of ensuring that equipment is being used to its fullest potential in a time of…

logistics José F. Oramas, country manager of UPS Puerto Rico, discusses the value-added services the packaging and logistics giant offers to meet the customer’s needs and the natural gateway that Puerto Rico offers between North and South America. What initial priorities did you set for yourself when you became general manager?…

insurance Jim O’Drobinak came to Puerto Rico at the end of 2011, following a career largely based in Florida, to run Medical Card System (MCS), a major insurance provider on the island. He shares his experiences and challenges to ensure a functioning health system in a time of doubt regarding healthcare…

distribution Iris and Tom Vincent of Prime Air Corp explain the challenges behind providing logistics solutions to manufacturers in Puerto Rico, and how their non-stop service allows for a more competitive offering over larger players. Could you give us an overview of how the Puerto Rican life sciences industry is supported…

CRO Omega CRO has evolved from its beginnings as a CRO contracted by local and multinational pharmaceutical companies into an organization leading clinical, epidemiological and observational studies of public interest across Turkey. CEO Berk Özdemir discusses the highlights of these studies, including a giant EU 7th Framework project EU-GEI study on…

consultancy Daneris Fernández, CEO and president of DGF Consulting Group, outlines the firm’s services that help Latin American companies enter Puerto Rico as well as its focus on hospital consulting. What was the inspiration for your change of direction from Merck to DGF? My last position in Merck was as vice…

Roche Miguel Centeno, general manager and head of Roche Diabetes Care in Puerto Rico, highlights the affiliate’s strong manufacturing performance in the area of diabetes care (DC) blood glucose test strips above its competitors.   Can you provide us with an overview of the current state of the medical device and…

association The industry of medical devices is still not very well understood. Pablo Dávila shared with us his overview on the Mexican market, how the Mexican Association of Innovative Medical Device Industries (AMID) is interested on putting the sector on the map. Could you please tell us a bit more about…