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…
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…
Basic Research Despite declining investments by big pharma in recent years, Canada has created a number of innovative ways to incentivize R&D throughout its vast geography. “Science powers commerce,” Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarked in 2010. In those three words, the prime minister summarizes a massive effort by various stakeholders to…
CEO Talk In the second part of this two-part interview, the chairman of TTY looks back at his experiences in the Taiwanese market, and assess what could have been done differently with his company. He also offers advice to the next generation of Taiwanese pharmaceutical companies. To read the first part of…
Biogenerics The founder and general manager of Biotechnova considers the potential of Colombia for biotechnological innovation, and explains the current state of the biogeneric industry in Latin America. Please start by introducing yourself, and explaining how you came to found Biotechnova. My background is in microbiology and infections: since 2003, there…
Biotechnology Pedro Ferraz da Costa, CMO Iberfar’s president, discusses generic competition in Portugal, his company’s expansion into Angola and southern Africa, and the company’s competitive advantages with its various subsidiaries. There is some debate whether or not the Portuguese market is a predictable market. From your experience, what is the market’s…
R&D António Portela, CEO of Portugal’s flagship pharmaceutical company Bial, talks about the recent approval of Aptiom by the FDA, the first Portuguese drug to ever to be approved in the US, as well as the unique long-term strategy of the company and the advantages to being a family-run business. Last…
partnering David Setboun, Country President of AstraZeneca, discusses the opportunities that the Portuguese market can bring despite economic downturn, and the future of the Portuguese affiliate in expanding to new therapeutic areas. In what way do you think the pharmaceutical industry can act as an engine of economic recovery and development…
R&D Nelson Ambrogio, managing director of Bayer Portugal, talks about tthe collaboration between the industry and the government, he recent successes of his affiliate, and strategies for continued growth during the toughest years of the crisis in Portgugal. Why did you choose to come to Portugal during such a challenging time…
Array In Taiwan, biotech is finally booming, and more and more of the companies benefitting from this boom are listing on the Gre Tai Securities Market (GTSM), built with small to medium enterprises in mind, and tailored for companies that are part of emerging industries. But are these companies overvalued, and…
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