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Canada Vinod Ramachandran, general manager of Dr. Reddy’s Canadian affiliate, highlights the exciting journey of Dr. Reddy’s in Canada since 2013, the company’s upcoming three specialty product launches, and the goal of Dr. Reddy’s to supply affordable and quality generic medicines. Vinod, you established the Dr. Reddy’s affiliate here four years…

Canada Janice Murray, president of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., highlights the track record of excellence Novartis has enjoyed in Canada as the second largest pharma affiliate in the country, the challenge of adapting to an increasingly uncertain market access environment, and the exciting initiatives through which Novartis is delivering innovations and…

Tunisia Fabrice Barbu, general manager of Servier Tunisia, discusses how Servier wants to build a strong presence in the oncology field in Tunisia and is currently investigating the possibilities of bringing its generics to the market. He also explains how local partners and highly proficient human resources have contributed to the…

Brazil Marco Fireman, vice-minister and chairman of the National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies (CONITEC); a board that advises the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the inclusion of new health technologies in the public healthcare scheme, discusses the crucial role of civic participation in public consultations, and documents the numerous…

Poland Marcin Czech, deputy minister and undersecretary of state at the Polish Ministry of Health, provides an in-depth perspective on Poland’s drug policy framework and the new medicines policy that aims to integrate pharmacoecomonics to ensure Poland can find an efficient balance between innovative and generic treatments for long-term stability. Furthermore,…

Bulgaria Peter Velev, chairman and CEO at Ecopharm, gives an update of the success of his generics company, Ecopharm, and introduces its new digital platform, Credoweb, created to accompany the pharmaceutical industry in the new era of digitalization. Before introducing Credoweb to our international audience, can you present yourself as well…

Canada Éric Gervais, executive vice-president of Duchesnay Inc, a privately-held, specialty Canadian pharma company focusing on women’s health, charts the company’s successful growth over the past 25 years, the innovative portfolio of in-house and in-licensed products they offer, as well as their plans for international expansion. Eric, you were Duchesnay’s first…

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.…

Canada Ronnie Miller, President & CEO of Roche Canada, shares the lessons learnt over his 17 years heading the affiliate, the interesting dynamics and developments within the Canadian healthcare space, Roche’s significant R&D footprint in Canada, and his focus on developing Roche Canada’s multiple sclerosis, hemophilia and neuroscience portfolios over the…

Ukraine The Top 30 companies in Ukraine based on 2016 sales. Homegrown hero Farmak leads the way, with USD 88 million in sales for the year. French company Sanofi follows in second place.

Canada Clarissa Desjardins is the founder and CEO since 2011 of Canadian biotech success story, Clementia Pharmaceuticals. She explains the different milestones of her company and her priorities moving forward. She also gives her insights on the entrepreneurship environment in Canada and advice on how to make it even more compelling…

Bulgaria Ivan Kolev, country manager at Wörwag Pharma Bulgaria, explains how has the affiliate performed over the last years as well as shares an overview about the development of diabetes and its complications, and pain management in the country. You have had two different stages at Wörwag Pharma; working in Actavis…