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Lithuania Raimundas Voishka, country manager Lithuania and Belarus at Pfizer, highlights the increasing openness of the Baltic region towards innovation and stresses the commitment of Pfizer to bringing innovative as well as added-value medicines to the region. You have more than 20 years of experience in the Lithuanian pharmaceutical industry. What…

Serbia Milos Davidovic, Mylan’s country manager responsible for Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Montenegro, reveals the made-to-measure market approach that he has been implementing in the region for the past six years while highlighting the crucial role of employing a highly educated, expert workforce. What potential did Mylan see in Serbia, and…

Serbia Founder and general director of INNventa, Goran Orlic, discusses the rationale behind establishing his own company that continues to double revenues year on year. He highlights the company’s fundamental role in providing innovative solutions to Serbian patients, pharmacists and doctors. Finally, he discusses investment opportunities in the Balkans, underlining the…

Poland Dr. Wolfgang Wagner, regional director of Wörwag EU and CEE, highlights the ongoing process of the company to integrate itself within each respective healthcare community so patients can receive better market access to their biofactor therapies. Furthermore, he discusses the need to highlight the pharmacoeconomic impact of their products to…

Brazil Fernando Itzaina, president and CEO of FQM Group, originally Farmoquímica, provides inspiring insights into the threefold development vision favored by this rapidly growing pharmaceutical company, his commitment to continue exploring both organic and inorganic growth options in order to better service Brazilian patients and physicians, as well as FQM’s enduring…

Canda Richard Lajoie shares his main priorities for his tenure as new president of Valeant’s Canadian operations: portfolio rejuvenation through launches of innovative molecules addressing the unmet needs of Canadian patients, growing the company’s manufacturing capacity in the country and fostering the Valeant culture. What does Canada represent for Valeant today?…

Switzerland Cristina Marti’s colorful and successful career has taken her across Asia from Spain, before settling in Switzerland with Indukern. In this interview, Marti explores themes of competition in Switzerland, the differences in global markets and why Indukern Switzerland and other API sourcing firms are a reliable route to understanding market…

Brazil Alexei Kolchin, general manager of GSK Brazil, discusses adapting to Brazil, having previously held the equivalent role in Russia, the Brazilian affiliate’s contribution to GSK’s global growth, and its embrace of digitally disruptive technologies. Before being appointed GM of GSK in Brazil, you were the GM for GSK Russia, so…

Poland Michał Mieszkowski, general manager of Angelini Poland, discusses the strategic significance of Poland for the company, as the third largest affiliate within the global company, the company’s impressive product portfolio and exciting pipeline, new therapeutic areas, and his future aspirations for Angelini Poland. As the general manager for Poland at…

Serbia Claude Broudic, general manager for Servier in Serbia, highlights the potential for business in the country, Servier’s projects for expansion in the Balkans, and the skills needed to put together a good pharma team. What were your priorities when you took over as general manager of Servier Serbia? “When looking…

Poland Wojciech Sulimierski, general manager of Aspen Poland and CEE, discusses the opening of the regional operations in 2014 and the importance of the CEE region as the company establishes itself in the global pharmaceutical ecosystem. Moreover, he highlights the impact of global acquisitions and the niche area model they have…

Brazil Cesar Rengifo, senior vice president and area director Emerging Markets West at GSK, the fastest growing multinational company in both Brazil and Latin America, discusses the perfect match between GSK’s product portfolio and the region’s healthcare needs as well as the opportunities it entails for the company and Latin America’s…