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Mexico Johannes Hauser, managing director of the German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Mexico, or CAMEXA locally), shares the chamber’s functions, which include representing the German private sector in Mexico, with a predominance in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. In addition, he weighs in on the evolution of German…

Mexico Present in Mexico for over 50 years, the medical device firm Medtronic boasts a large manufacturing footprint in the country. VP for North and Latin America and president of the National Trade Association for Medical Technology Innovations (AMID) Hector Orellana discusses the spectacular growth of Mexico’s manufacturing sector; the legislative…

Mexico This year has seen no less than five GM changes at international pharma companies’ Mexican affiliates. Pfizer, MSD, Roche, Sanofi and Gilead have all taken on new local leadership. In some cases, the appointments represent a first for affiliates that have never had female leaders while in others they coincide…

Mexico Drawing on an industry track record of over 25 years, Fernando Fogarin has recently become the strategic project lead for emerging markets at women’s health specialist Organon. He shares his priorities and the particularities of the Mexican market, discussing the positive impact of the country’s upcoming biosimilars reform; Organon’s efforts…

Brazil With the largest public healthcare system in the world, Latin America’s biggest pharma market, its leading regulatory body, and a huge and diverse population, Brazil is a strategic destination for both regional and global pharma. Read on for five things to watch in 2024 and beyond from this dynamic nation. …

Mexico Mexico’s president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum recently revealed some of her key cabinet choices, naming eminent physician and researcher David Kershenobich as the country’s new health secretary. When Kershenobich takes office in October he will be inheriting a healthcare system rife with medicine shortages, partially adopted systems and inadequate resources. However, rather…

Mexico The Mexican Diabetes Association (AMD) is an organization dedicated to providing education and training to Mexicans living with diabetes and their families. President Gabriela Allard comments on the importance of raising awareness in a country with a serious obesity problem, the AMD’s various educational and prevention programmes, and the lack…

Mexico As the country’s most important patient organization for cancer, the Mexican Association for the Fight Against Cancer (AMLCC) focuses on education, prevention and patient support, as well as on influencing public affairs. CEO and long-term patient advocate Mayra Galindo walks us through some of the AMLCC’s milestones, including the creation…

Mexico Federico Prince, general manager and CEO of Laboratorios Kener details the family-run branded generics company’s changing of hands and the rocky patches it went through before becoming the second-largest company in Mexico’s injectables market. He also relates Kener’s “Mexico plus” approach aimed at expanding reach beyond Mexico while maintaining a…

Mexico Guy Jean Savoir, CEO of family-run Mexican pharma Carnot Laboratories explains the company’s USD 150 million investment in a new facility, its plans to focus manufacturing efforts on vaccines and contribute to reestablishing the country as a vaccine production hub, and Carnot’s continued focus on expanding its markets in Brazil,…

Mexico Ana Riquelme Francistain, executive director of the MedTech trade group Asociación Mexicana de Industrias Innovadoras de Dispositivos Médicos (AMID), details the trade and tax incentives that have favoured nearshoring from the US. Additionally, she outlines the sector’s regulatory advances, the important regulatory updates with respect to labelling, good manufacturing practices…

Mexico While the COVID-19 pandemic revealed vulnerabilities that sent many organizations looking for ways to bring supply chains closer to home, geopolitical tensions have also encouraged companies to avoid dependence on China. MedTech, like the automotive sector, is turning to Mexico where it can easily reach the vast North American market…