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Tunisia Hammadi Ayadi, CEO of Sidi Thabet BiotechPole, proudly introduces the launch of the site’s incubator and announces the soon-to-come opening of the company cluster. This will provide a platform for the fusion of theoretical research and technical knowhow and aid the development of the first biotech drug made in Tunisia…

Canada Brian Hilberdink, President of Novo Nordisk Canada, highlights the key role that Canada plays as a pilot market for exporting best practices globally, the focus that Novo Nordisk is placing on the undertreated condition of obesity in Canada, and the challenges and opportunities of running an innovative pharma business in…

Bulgaria Krassimira Chemishanska, country director at Amgen Bulgaria, showcases the role of innovative players in the country, the importance of moving towards a value-based assessment system, and how Amgen has performed since its entrance to the Bulgarian market back in 2009. You opened the Bulgarian affiliate back in 2009. How challenging…

Canada Claude Castonguay, former Minister of Health and Social Alliance of Québec, Canada, regarded as one of the founding fathers of Québec’s healthcare system, discusses his achievements within the healthcare space, his thoughts on the current healthcare reforms under way in Québec, and his conviction of the benefits of decentralization for…

Canada Matthieu Grosfils, general manager of the Canadian affiliate of Laboratoires Expanscience, a European leader in dermocosmetics, discusses the significance behind the establishment of the affiliate in 2015, the strengths of the company’s flagship Mustela® line, and his strategic priorities for the future growth of the affiliate. You joined Laboratoires Expanscience…

Tunisia Sara Masmoudi, general manager at Teriak, one of Tunisia’s top three pharmaceutical companies, sums up the evolution the company has undergone since she took over its direction in 2003 at age 32. She also talks about the recent acquisition Teriak has made of Cinpharm, a Cameroonian manufacturer, in line with…

Tunisia Diabetes is an important problem in Tunisia, with prevalence is expected to increase over the coming years. Jean-Francois Courtet, general manager of Novo Nordisk in Tunisia, points out rgar “diabetes is the second largest cause of death in Tunisia”. Moez Lindhallah Mokadem, director of Pharmacie Centrale de Tunisie (PCT), adds…

India At the Organization of Pharmaceuticals Producers of India (OPPI), the association representing the research-based pharmaceutical companies in India, putting the patient at the center of all that they do is part of their DNA. On the occasion of their 51st Annual Day celebrations, experts met to discuss the need to…

Tunisia Ridha Charfeddine, founding CEO of Unimed and president of the National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (CNIP) discusses enforcing European quality standards in Tunisia, the CNIP’s role in guiding pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Tunisia, as well as his entrepreneurial journey with Unimed, now the preferred partner of the…

Bulgaria Urszula Orzel, general manager at MSD Bulgaria, explains how the affiliate has become one of the fastest growing players in the country and emphasizes that pharmaceutical companies are not merely manufacturers of drugs, but should also be socially committed. This is your first time as a country manager. How did…

Tunisia Ramzi Lebbi, general director and co-founder of mc PHARMA, a Tunisian medical information and promotion agency, describes the company’s evolution since its foundation 15 years ago, its service provider activities for multinational companies, and the potential expansion of its portfolio of services. Mr. Lebbi, looking back at mc PHARMA’s creation,…

Tunisia Ali Achouri of Laboratoires Generika in Tunisia discusses his success story, his attentiveness to the satisfaction of its customers, the importance of geographical and cultural proximity with pharmaceutical companies in Maghreb, and how Generika will soon offer its services for the production of inhalable dosage forms as well as various…