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Philippines Javish Abichandani, Chief Executive Officer of AGlobal Care Inc. in the Philippines, outlines the company’s extensive product portfolio as well as their ambitions to bring more high-quality, affordable medications into the Philippines. He also discusses how the company is evolving to meet the demands of the dynamic pharmaceutical industry in…

Switzerland Daniel Küng, CEO of Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), the Swiss export promotion agency, also responsible for promoting Switzerland as a business location, reveals how the increase in the value of the Swiss Franc has brought Swiss companies to become more innovative when it comes to selling their products abroad; how…

Pharma Actelion’s global CEO and co-founder, Dr Jean-Paul Clozel, discusses diversifying the company’s portfolio, prioritizing internal research over inorganic acquisitions, and retaining a spirit of independence and innovation during a period of rapid growth.   2015 was a fantastic year for the company, the best yet, passing the USD two billion…

Pharma Founded in 2011, APC has grown to be the largest process development company in Ireland. It is the largest employer of PhD Chemical Engineers nationally, is partners with the largest pharma and biotech companies globally, and over 80% of the company’s revenue is export driven. Since starting APC in 2011, what have been…

Global In part two of an exclusive interview, Novo Nordisk’s Maziar Mike Doustdar expands on the potential of emerging markets to foster innovation, managing risk, local partnerships, and the company’s unwavering commitment to fighting diabetes.   To what extent can immature markets become sources of innovation in healthcare technologies? Does limited infrastructure not…

Global In part one of an exclusive interview (part two here), Novo Nordisk’s Maziar Mike Doustdar explains the significance of the 141 countries in the company’s IO region to global operations and the varying strategies for success in these geographies.   Novo Nordisk’s International Operations (IO) region groups together some 141…

Pharma Angelini CEO Gianluigi Frozzi speaks about the company’s diverse portfolio of products, the “Made in Italy” brand, and the company’s continual global growth anchored strongly in innovation. Can you please give our readers an overview of Angelini’s operations, both globally and locally? First, I want to explain to our audience that Angelini…

Pharma Hungary has long boasted a vibrant, skilled pharmaceutical industry that continues to attract the interest of local and multinational entities alike. This fact was highlighted today at the celebration of GlaxoSmithKline’s incorporation of new technologies and production units at its state-of-the-art Gödöllő Vaccine Facility on the outskirts of Budapest. While GSK’s dynamic…

Italy The president of Chiesi explains how innovation and a strong focus on quality have led to outstanding growth and have established the Italian family-run business as a significant pharma player around the world. He furthermore elaborates on Chiesi’s strategy to maintain growth abroad and reviews the challenge of attracting and…

Pharma Jean-Paul Berthomé, the CEO of Laboratoires Expanscience, talks about the company’s global ambitions, flagship products and strategies to tackle challenges in emerging economies. With a presence in highly saturated markets, proper positioning has been at the heart of their branding success. Laboratoires Expanscience has over 60 years’ history, with well-known…

Pharma Laurence Comte-Arassus, president of Medtronic France, reveals how after the global acquisition of Covidien in January 2015, France is now their second largest subsidiary in the EMEA region; how Medtronic´s three production facilities in France demonstrate a capacity to innovate domestically and serve global markets; and why her ambition is…

Pharma Tania Zulu Holt, Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company elaborates on the current pressures on the South African healthcare system, discusses the importance of innovation and emphasizes the need for a hybrid model between the public and private sector to meet the healthcare needs of the country’s population. Can you…