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China Tony Acciarito, President of Thermo Fisher Scientific China, explains how he is delivering the company’s mission of ‘enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer’ in China, the importance of entrepreneurial thinking and agility to the China market, the significant investments they have made here, and his…

Thailand Peter Streibl, general manager of Takeda Thailand, highlights the importance of emerging markets for Takeda globally, as well as the 50–year long commitment of Takeda to Thailand and Thai patients. Streibl further discusses how the Takeda Thailand team has worked to bring crucial innovative products and solutions in various therapeutic…

Sweden Iddo Leshem, general manager Nordics at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), talks about the uniqueness of Sweden’s collaborative culture and shatters some of the entrenched stereotypes about the country. He then breaks down the drivers behind the outstanding performance of the affiliate and emphasizes the important role Sweden plays in the development…

Thailand Dr Armin Wiesler, general manager and head of Human Pharma at Boehringer Ingelheim (Thai) Ltd., explores how the affiliate has managed to achieve market-leading growth rates and addressed the challenges and opportunities inherent in the Thai pharma market for Boehringer Ingelheim.   The pharma industry in Thailand is very dynamic…

Taiwan Grace Yang, general manager of TSH Biopharm, discusses how the company is uniquely positioned to deliver end-to-end healthcare solutions to the APAC region in the areas of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, autoimmune, central nervous system, and why TSH step in to cancer diagnosis business area. Yang goes on to explain how TSH…

Sweden Jakob Tellgren recently returned from MSD’s US headquarters to his home country of Sweden to take the helm of the Nordic and Baltic countries. He shares the importance of Sweden and the Nordics for the group and his plans to continue driving the outstanding performance of the affiliate while bringing…

Thailand As the general manager of Menarini Thailand, Thomas Scott Birsinger shares the importance of the Thai affiliate within the company’s operations in the region. He also describes its efforts to work closely with both the government and industry to help ensure access to the most crucial medicines across very diverse…

Thailand Brijesh Sawlani, general manager for North ASEAN Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina at bioMérieux, discusses current opportunities for the Thai affiliate, the competitive landscape in Thailand, his key strategic objective to foster long-term growth, and the innovative solutions that bioMérieux is bringing to the country.   At bioMérieux, we keep in…

USA PwC’s Kelly Barnes examines how the US pharmaceutical sector is having to rethink its relationship with consumers, experimenting with new and innovative pricing models, and adopting a more holistic view of the patients using their medicines.   American consumers want more than just lower prices from pharmaceutical companies US Consumers…

China Zhu ZhiYun, general manager of Zambon China, shares the growth of Zambon China from a manufacturing facility – when he joined in 2005 – to the fully-fledged commercial affiliate it is today, the contributions of Zambon China to the Group’s overall growth, the importance of people and organization development, renewable…

Sweden Andrea Sambatti is the general manager of Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Sweden and is a member of the board of directors for LIF. Sambatti discusses how Sweden is a testbed for innovation and often one of the first places where pharma companies launch their products. She also discusses how Sweden is…

Egypt Khaled Atef Elmounayri, country manager of AstraZeneca Egypt, reveals how AstraZeneca has remained the fastest-growing multinational pharmaceutical company for five years straight in Egypt, despite facing economic difficulties and pricing pressures. He also highlights the need for better education of physicians to improve oncology treatments and destigmatize cancer in the…