biotech Portuguese pharmaceutical group Bluepharma consists of ten companies that represent different parts of the medicine value chain. The success of Bluepharma during Portugal’s crisis was due to a strong focus on overseas exports and diversification of risk. Paulo Barradas and Sérgio Simões explain how they created that success. Bluepharma…
Gubelkian Jose Pereira Leal, Group Leader Head of the Bioinformatics Unit at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, discusses the institute’s unique selling point, stating that, “researchers will continue to come and stay here based on the excellence of research” that the country, and institute in particular, are currently experiencing. Since its…
scienfitic output João Lobo Antunes, Founder of Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Portugal gives his insights into Portugal’s strengths in science and technology, as well as his ambitions to grow IMM into one of the world’s leading institutes for genomics. How would you rate Portugal’s scientific output nationwide? The scientific development…
Distribution Rui Carrington, CEO of OCP Portugual, a Pharmaceutical distributor which has undergone a significant evolution over the years as part of an adaptation to the changing market trends in Portugal, outlines the history of the company, and offers insight into the ways in which local pharmacies can recover from their…
Generics Hernâni Sério, General Manager of the Portuguese affiliate, Fresenius Kabi, discusses the challenges of the hospital market, as well as his company’s strategic positioning in a market with few competitors in the manufacturing and export business. How has Fresenius Kabi developed since the acquisition of Labesfal in 2005? This…
Generics Nelson Pires, General Manager of Jaba Recordati, the Portuguese affiliate of the Recordati Group, outlines the affiliate’s expansion into the PALOPS markets and demonstrates how the company has grown during a time of market decline. Jaba was a Portuguese-based company until 2006, when it was bought by Recordati, whereupon…
R&D Nuno Arantes-Oliveira, President of P-BIO, Portugal’s Biotechnology Industry Organization, the country’s sole association for biotechnology companies, discusses the state of the biotech industry today in Portugal, and the ways in which the industry can consolidate and attract overseas investment to stimulate growth. After a harsh economic downturn over the…
Biotechnology Despite Portugal’s economic woes, some local companies have been able to adjust accordingly and succeed in this environment. Tecnifar is no exception. The company’s CEO, António Chaves Costa, talks about Tecnifar’s in-licensing strategy, as well as its diversification of investments and future plans for export business. Last year, Tecnifar…
Distribution Raymund Azurin of Zuellig Group, Philippines, discusses the potential opportunities in the Philippines’ emerging healthcare sector, the affect of the increasing use of health apps and electronic health records, and how they can be used as a competitive advantage in the healthcare landscape. Home to where the Zuellig Group…
Generics Thelma Tobias–Go, President of the Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Scheele Laboartories, and Ed Ocampo, COO and Vice President of Scheele Laboratories, discuss the implications of the changing pharmaceutical landscape, and how far the country still remains from universal healthcare coverage. How have you seen the pharmaceutical…
Generics Romeo Carbonel, President & CEO of RBC-MDC Philippines, and Minerva Carbonel, COO of RBC-MDC, speak about how RBC-MDC was founded, its path to success since its founding, and whether or not it will be bought up by an MNC or passed down through the family in the future. As…
Generics Julita Geronimo, President & CEO of Globo Asiatico, Philippines, talks about her motivation to start Globo Asiatico, how the company must drive up sales to continue to grow as a company, and how the company deals with the big MNCs competitors. Ms. Geronimo, you started Globo Asiatico in the…
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