Tagged with Teva

Lithuania Audrius Tutlys, country manager at Teva Lithuania, highlights the importance of Teva in Lithuania, based not only on its broad product offering but also its manufacturing capabilities and shares his willingness to position Teva as a true partner of the government in making Lithuania a European biotech center. Can you…

Canada Doug Sommerville, senior vice-president and general manager of Teva Canada, discusses Teva Canada’s enviable top five positioning within the global organization, the strength of Teva’s generics portfolio within Canada, and the critical importance of Canada possessing a local pharma manufacturing industry. Teva recently announced a new global CEO, Kåre Schultz.…

Bulgaria Nikolay Hadjidontchev, general manager at Actavis EAD – a Teva company (the sales and marketing part of the company) in Bulgaria, explains the importance of finding the right balance between innovative and generic portfolios and highlights the unique positioning of Teva in Bulgaria as a consequence of the global acquisition…

Ukraine Dmytro Spitsyn, General Manager of Teva Ukraine, which proudly stands as the largest international company operating in the country, documents the challenges he faced and the strategies he implemented to overcome the 2013 crisis in Ukraine, while Teva has been positioning itself as a company committed to increasing life expectancy…

Singapore Teva’s recently appointed SVP of APAC and MENA Vivek Bachhawat details his relatively seamless journey from Actavis to Teva and the synergies inherent in both organizations even prior to the merger. He also highlights the company’s continued commitment to Singapore and its key regional role which will grow in importance…

Generics Andreas Bosshard of Mepha-Teva in Switzerland describes Switzerland’s unique generics market, the quality of the Mepha-Teva brand, innovations within generics, and the company’s growth strategy within the Swiss market. It has been five years since the merger of Teva and Mepha in Switzerland, and curiously the brand name Mepha remains in…

Czech Republic A current lack of transparency in Czech healthcare spending is severely detrimental to all industry stakeholders. However, new synergies between the private and public sectors are helping to clear these murky waters.   The Czech Republic, with a population of about 10.5 million, is the third most populous country within Central…

Pharma Teva Czech Republic & Slovakia GM Juan Carlos Conde describes how the Czech Republic hosts Teva’s third largest manufacturing site within Europe and the recent implementation of a more efficient cluster organization covering the Czech and Slovakian markets. You became general manager of Teva Pharmaceuticals Czech Republic & Slovakia eight…

Pharma Teva Benelux and Nordics’ GM lifts the lid on how the company has grown to become the market leader in the Netherlands. Looking at Teva’s activities, your market leader position in the Netherlands and your global ambitions, a truly ambitious culture emanates from TEVA’s achievements. Where does this drive come from?…

Generics The president & CEO of Canada’s largest generics player considers the current market dynamics for generic products, including IP regulation, generic penetration, and the advantages of balancing branded and non-branded products.  What was the strategy behind the integration of Novopharm into Teva? Novopharm is one of the pioneers in the…

Teva Ratiopharm Austria Dr Spatz, what would you highlight as the main specificities of the Austrian generic market, and explain how Teva has adapted its approach to the Austrian environment? Teva recently changed directions in its development, determined to be a multifaceted company, offering to the market not only generics but also branded…

Teva Ukraine Since 2006 Teva has been on a solid phase of growth and consolidation, mainly through the acquisitions of IVAX in 2006, Pliva (Barr) in 2008 and ratiopharm in 2010, which have transformed the company from the number 40 global pharmaceutical player to a top-10 pharma company today. As the person…