Tagged with Astellas

Greece  Astellas Greece & Cyprus MD, Harry Nardis, emphasizes the importance of integrity, compliance and innovation to the Astellas business model, key priorities, navigating the Greek pharmaceutical landscape while maintaining a high-quality reputation, and retaining the company’s vision of being at the forefront of healthcare change. Having assumed the leadership position…

Pharma The country manager of LEO Pharma Czech Republic and Slovakia explains how the recent acquisition of Astella’s dermatology portfolio will triple the revenue of the affiliate and how LEO always puts patients first Could you please introduce yourself and the cornerstones of your longstanding career in the pharmaceutical industry? The…

Pharma LEO Pharma Hungary’s Andrea Bondár demonstrates the significance of adopting non-traditional methods of promotional activities, and defines how a true intent on understanding the psyche of patients suffering from chronic skin conditions can lead to much more productive working relationships between doctors, pharma companies, and the patients themselves. Can you…

Pharma Dr. Ermano Buratti, General Manager for Astellas Pharma in Italy, discusses the company’s evolution as it enters its second decade, the importance of partnering with the government on reimbursement, the current state and need for change in the country’s healthcare system, and his efforts to put Astellas in a position…

Astellas The country manager of a Japanese speciality pharma firm sheds light on his preparations for an eventual opening up of the national reimbursement list and speaks out about how Romania is fast becoming an outlier for organ transplants. How do you evaluate your tenure as country manager of Astellas Romania…

Astellas Austria Whereas most General Managers are exposed to different countries during their professional career, you have chosen to dedicate yours to the Austrian market. What is it in this country so unique that has kept you here over the years? It is a very good question. Since 1974, I have worked…

Astellas Czech Republic Mr. Chadim, after Astellas was formed from the merger between Yamanouchi and Fujisawa, it became your job to lead its Czech subsidiary. Tapani Sura, your colleague at Astellas Poland, has told Focus Reports that in Poland, Astellas’ first year was a nightmare. “It is safe to say,” he remarked, that…

Astellas Poland You were appointed general manager of Astellas Poland in early 2006, only a bit after Astellas Pharma Inc. was established, on April 1, 2005 through the merger of the mother companies Yamanouchi and Fujisawa. Could you describe to our readers the evolution of the affiliate since the merger? Astellas has…

Astellas Pharma India Pvt. Ltd. When Astellas announced to expand its presence in India in 2009, you were already speaking of the company’s long commitment and solid relationship with India. Can you elaborate on these historical ties and how important it was to set up your India operations at that time? Since the former Fujisawa…

Astellas Pharma Ltd. South Africa The South African affiliate was established in June 2003. Could you come back on the main milestones in the company’s development from 2003 onwards? Yamanouchi as an entity was an agency in South Africa under Pharmaplan from 1996. In 1997 I joined Pharmaplan as the Managing Director and ran the…

Astellas Ukraine Since the establishment of Astellas’ predecessor Brocade in Russia in 1992, what has been Astellas’ evolution in Ukraine? Astellas has been present in Ukraine for 16 years, first as Yamanouchi and then later as Astellas once the merger was complete. Since then, the company has been quite active with a…

Astellas Russia When our team interviewed Amit Makwana at Astellas’ European Headquarters in the UK, he noted that the Russian affiliate is experiencing a huge growth rate that is very difficult for the rest of the European business to keep up with. All eyes are on you. Do you feel the envy…