Tagged with R&D

Pharma Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has made major restructuring changes to its manufacturing processes. Ricardo Zayas, senior vice president of global pharmaceutical manufacturing for BMS, outlines these changes while underscoring the importance of development teams working in tandem with production to become more efficient in launching new innovation. What do you see as…

Pharma Puerto Rico is not only an important manufacturing hub, but is also positioning itself as a state-of-the-art center for R&D and clinical research. Iván Lugo, the executive director of the Industry University Research Center Inc. (INDUNIV), which brings together private sector, academia and government, discusses some of the island’s most…

Pharma Maribel Rodríguez-Torres of Fundación de Investigación assesses the current R&D situation in Puerto Rico, explains the activities of the center as well as some of their most important success stories. The Fundación is Puerto Rico’s largest research center and the only Phase 1 research clinical trials unit in Latin America and the Caribbean. What is your assessment…

pharma Consumer healthcare products manufacturer Winalite is working to penetrate the Turkish market, but with regulations complicating bringing their portfolio from China, general manager Arafat Yadigar is looking to develop a Turkey specific portfolio in collaboration with the Turkish health products and pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors.  Your promotion to General Manager is…

pharma Ileana Quiñones, president and general manager of iPR-AstraZeneca, discusses the clear strategy of the affiliate in being a leading manufacturer in Puerto Rico and the steps necessary to ensure their place in the country and within the AstraZeneca organization. Where is AstraZeneca focused today and how does the Puerto Rican…

pharma Haluk Ataoglu, academic turned founder of Matriks Biotek®, talks about his aspirations for his company and the Turkish R&D landscape as well as how to penetrate the global pharmaceutical market as a Turkish brand. As an introduction Haluk, can you tell us what your initial aspirations were in starting Matriks…

pharma Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören, the architect behind the ambitious BioIzmir project, talks about its potential and how it intends to educate new talent to address critical future needs of the pharmaceutical industry. To begin, Dr. Özgören, could you give us an overview of the intent behind the BioIzmir project? The…

pharma Lourdes de Cárdenas, vice president of Stryker’s Latin American operations, explains how she has revamped the Puerto Rican facility to become a more efficient operation and their current vision to continually improve and exceed expectations as a critical supplier of disposables for the company. How do you find the Stryker…

pharma The country president for South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa at AstraZeneca reveals why AstraZeneca sees Africa as the next frontier within the pharmaceutical industry, how their Research Trust looks to contribute to academic advancement on the continent, with a focus on non-communicable diseases, and how their Healthy Heart Africa program…

pharma From humble beginnings to one of the largest companies in Mauritius; the CEO of Aspen Global Incorporated Mauritius explains the significance of the Mauritian holding for one of the fastest growing companies in the pharmaceutical sector. He illustrates how Mauritius has provided the right conditions for this success and sets…

pharma Groupe Socota launched the Mauritius’ first BioPark, Socota Phoenicia. The group’s chairman and CEO discusses why investing in life sciences is the right business decision for both his company and Mauritius. As a Madagascan conglomerate with no track record in life sciences, how did you make the decision to start…

pharma (© Sébastien Borda) The CEO of Novartis France reveals how the construction of a new French headquarters demonstrates a commitment to develop operations in the country, how the Huningue Biotechnology Centre is the group’s flagship biotech facility, and why having become the country’s number one pharmaceutical company, the goal is…