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Canada Sylvain Chrétien, CEO of Pediapharm, introduces the pediatrics-focused company he founded in 2008, having identified a number of unmet needs in the field. Pediapharm brings products to Canadian patients, in an effort to limit off-label use of children’s medication and bringing new drug innovations, working closely with pediatricians and parents…

Lithuania Leonas Kalėtinas, executive director at the Lithuanian Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry Association (IFPA), explains the main dynamics impacting the innovative pharmaceutical industry in the country as well as some initiatives developed in collaboration with the national government to continue driving the Lithuanian pharmaceutical sector moving forward. In 2014, the industry signed…

Serbia Predrag Lukic, general manager of Amicus, a new and exciting bridging service for MNCs looking to expand into Serbia and the Balkans, reveals the keys to accessing the region and how best to take advantage of the professional talent pool in Serbia. Through careful study of the market and by…

UK UK pharmaceutical and biotech companies are already finding it increasingly difficult to attract talent from overseas. Additionally, UK firms are looking to poach EMA staff as it heads to Amsterdam from London following Brexit. Following the Brexit vote, the UK is already seeing problems in filling senior positions at life…

Poland Piotr Ponikowski, president of the Polish Cardiac Society, discusses the positive steps Poland is taking to construct an effective program against cardiovascular disease as well as the importance of a structured national prevention strategy. Furthermore, he highlights the importance of the Society acting as a partner with the entire value…

Switzerland Alessandro di Napoli, CEO of Swiss family-owned pharmaceutical group, TRB Chemedica, discusses the company’s focus on the rheumatology, ophthalmology and neurology niches and the importance of ‘Swissness’ within its internationalization process. TRB Chemedica is a family business set up by your father Guido in 1980, now counting 700 employees globally…

Lithuania Šarūnas Narbutas, president at the Lithuanian Cancer Patients’ Coalition (POLA), explains the role of patients in shaping the Lithuanian healthcare system as well as the importance of having an integral approach when discussing with healthcare stakeholders to drive progress in the country. You hold a number of roles in different…

Brazil Juan Pablo Udry, general manager Brazil and Latin America at Boiron, the world’s undisputed leader in homeopathic medicines, provides an insightful overview of the Brazilian and Latin American landscape for homeopathic products and documents Boiron’s commitment to bringing a new alternative to physicians across the continent. He also describes the…

Serbia Aleksandra Miric, a pharmacist with a strong background in industry and development, presents the activities of Pharmanova, the company which she directs and which has built up a leadership position within dietary product manufacturing in Serbia. Can you tell us something about your company? “For Pharmanova, we would like the…

Poland Wojciech Sulimierski, general manager of Aspen Poland and CEE, discusses the opening of the regional operations in 2014 and the importance of the CEE region as the company establishes itself in the global pharmaceutical ecosystem. Moreover, he highlights the impact of global acquisitions and the niche area model they have…

Lithuania Rytis Naginevičius, director at software development and market analysis specialist SoftDent discusses the company’s targeted solutions for the pharmaceutical and medical industries. You have a quite unusual profile with no healthcare background before you founded SoftDent in 1998. What are the needs that you identified that made you switch to…

Brazil Cesar Rengifo, senior vice president and area director Emerging Markets West at GSK, the fastest growing multinational company in both Brazil and Latin America, discusses the perfect match between GSK’s product portfolio and the region’s healthcare needs as well as the opportunities it entails for the company and Latin America’s…