Tagged with R&D

pharma Jan Smeitink, CEO of Khondrion, a young biotech company designing highly innovative solutions for people suffering from mitochondrial diseases, provides an overview of the latest developments regarding the company’s lead compound and explains how its talented team and strategic partnership with the Radboud University Medical Centre will help Khondrion to…

Pharma Massimo Scaccabarozzi, President of Farmindustria, talks about the potential of the pharmaceutical industry in Italy, the changes which need implementing to realize that potential and his vision for the industry’s future. Massimo, first of all congratulations on your third term as President of Farmindustria. What has been you proudest achievement…

pharma The managing director of Southern Medical, Malan de Villiers illustrates the sheer diversity of the company’s current activities and portfolio within South Africa as a leading implant devices company, while depicting his vision on the South African medical device market. He also reveals the competitive and regulatory challenges in the…

Pharma Stem cell therapy holds the promise to treat diseases for which there are currently no or only limited therapeutic options. Christine Mummery, Professor of Developmental Biology and Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the Leiden University Medical Center, discusses how academia and industry can work together to…

Pharma Nanomedicine is expected to become the third pillar of drug development following pharmaceuticals and biologics. The CEO of Dutch contract research and manufacturing organization ChemConnection explains how the company helps customers bring nanomedicine drug delivery systems and APIs from discovery to clinic, fast. Could you please introduce ChemConnection to our…

pharma   Mitel Distributing Corp is one of Puerto Rico’s leading distributors for weights and scales in the life science industry. The executive team speaks about the challenges of Puerto Rico’s recession and ways that the company has adapted as a result. What have been the biggest opportunities and challenges over…

pharma Escalate Sciences is a Puerto Rican specialized science-based consulting firm focused on R&D, tech transfer, process design & improvement, analytical development and characterization. The company also serves different aspects of the life-sciences industry including project management, validation, qualification, statistical analysis, facility start-up, regulatory & compliance, reformulation and testing services. Its…

pharma Leonardo Vingiani, Director of Assobiotec, discusses how the country’s biotech industry has evolved since 2009, what areas still need improving and the enormous progress which has been made in unlocking the sector’s potential in Italy. Leonardo, to start off, what are some of the major milestones which the industry, and…

pharma Francisco García was appointed as the executive director for the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA) in August 2015. He stresses the importance of developing Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial talent and startup clusters as his main initiatives. As you have recently taken over as executive director of PRMA, could you outline the…

pharma The founder and managing director of LT Clinical Research, one of the first wholly black-owned South African CRO, reveals how South Africa is a very conducive environment for CROs, with a diverse patient population, a well-established regulatory framework and a currency that compares well to other African currencies; why the…

pharma The General Manager of Boehringer Ingelheim South Africa talks about changes that are required to the healthcare system, with far more government/private partnerships, helping to unlock the country´s potential, why South Africa acts as a springboard for many companies looking to develop their footprint in the region, making it the…

pharma CEO of the Clicks Group, David Kneale highlights the motivations behind groups involvement in the Public Health Enhancement Fund (PHEF), and also describe the key strategies that have allowed Clicks to dominate the South African retail space. He also elaborates on the importance of pharmacies to the company’s long-term goals…