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Japan Prof. Yoshiaki Tsukamoto, executive director of the Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA), talked exclusively to PharmaBoardroom at the BIO 2017 conference in San Diego on the role of his organization within Japan and his mission to instill a start-up culture within the Japanese biopharmaceutical industry. “[My mission is] urging universities, biotech start-ups…

USA Helen Stimson, president of the Delaware BioScience Association, discusses Delaware’s attractive cost of living, legal system, interconnectivity, as well as the vital role that the life sciences play within the state. Ms. Stimson, after a distinguished career with Agilent Technologies, you became president of the Delaware BioScience Association just a…

Ukraine Alexander Boiko, general manager of Novo Nordisk Ukraine, provides insights into the recent progress and remaining room for improvement in Ukraine’s health capacity when it comes to preventing, diagnosing, and treating diabetes, as well as the company’s unique commitment to partner with the government at the moment an unprecedented set…

Indonesia Suryo Suwignjo, President Director at Philips Indonesia, highlights the strong commitment and contribution of Philips to the development of the Indonesian healthcare system and how medical education is a crucial element in bringing high quality care to Indonesian citizens. Mr. Suryo, you were appointed as President Director in April 2014.…

Ukraine Vladimir Tkachenko, general manager of AMAXA PHARMA, a UK-headquartered pharmaceutical company focused on life-threatening therapeutic areas such as oncology and neonatology in the CIS countries, provides insights into AMAXA’s market positioning in Ukraine and the region, as well as his strategic priorities to further propel the eye-catching development pace of…

Ukraine Mykola Gumenyuk, CEO of Yuria-Pharm, documents the strategy that has been driving the impressive growth of this ambitious company, how Yuria-Pharm has evolved into the leading manufacturer of solutions for infusions and hospital supplier in Ukraine and CIS, and how it plans to significantly increase its international activities in all…

Indonesia Darodjatun Sanusi, Executive Director of GP Farmasi (National Association of Local Companies in Indonesia), explains the opportunities and challenges that his members are facing as well as the future directions that the industry should take to further enhance its capabilities and continue its growth. As Executive Director of GP Farmasi,…

Hong Kong Andy Barnett, general manager (Hong Kong and Macau) for Roche, discusses the highlights of his past two years managing a local affiliate instead of heading a global business line, the key factors behind Roche’s top-5 positioning in the local market, and the huge potential for innovation in aspects like digital…

Mexico According to a recent World Health Organization study, countries must allocate at least six percent of their GDP to research and development to be considered to have a healthy investment in this area. As Mexico currently only invests 1.8 percent of its GDP into R&D, there is clearly still a…

Hong Kong Lawrence Wong, general manager of Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Hong Kong, discusses the important role of the Hong Kong affiliate in support of regional operations, the value of the Hong Kong market given that Ferring offers most of its global portfolio here, and how the company philosophy ‘People come first at…

Hong Kong William Yim and Kelvin Chiu of Sanwa Biotech discuss their innovative company’s impressive growth and the environment for biotech start-up companies in Hong Kong. Despite only having been founded five years ago in 2012, Sanwa BioTech has seen tremendous progress. Can you highlight some of the main development milestones? “Our…

Indonesia Honesti Basyir, president director at Kimia Farma, explains the transition towards digitalization in the healthcare industry and his plans to take Kimia Farma from the top six to the top three in the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry by 2019. Mr. Honesti, you were appointed president director of Kimia Farma in April…