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Pharma The chairman of Egypt’s largest holding company for pharmaceutical manufacturers, ACDIMA, shares his vision for how Egyptian manufacturers can enhance their competitiveness in the coming years, and extend their activities further up the value chain into API production and R&D activities. How well prepared are Egyptian companies to compete in…

Pharma Yvonne van Rooy, president of the NVZ, explains the patient’s increasing role as a partner in Dutch healthcare and how greater investment in ICT is needed for the patient to fulfill this role. She further discusses the need for more transparency in the pharmaceutical industry and highlights the need for all stakeholders in the industry to…

Pharma Nicolas Bardonnet, general manager of Promega France, reveals how France hosts both their European application laboratory and European training centre, offering a wide range of courses in molecular biology, cell biology, proteomics and genetic identity. Mr Bardonnet talks about the importance that Promega attaches to supporting the surrounding community, giving…

Pharma Philippe Chêne, President of Winncare, reveals how he has led the company to be a force to be reckoned with as an advocate  of preventative healthcare. An exemplary case of how a European SME can champion multinational values as a catalyst for growth. Mr Chêne explains how rather than focusing…

Pharma OrganoPharma’s founder and chairman Dr. Mowfak Sakr explains how he founded his company to try and provide the 40 million people in Egypt who lack healthcare insurance of any kind with safe, effective, and affordable medicines, and shares his vision for expanding the company internationally. Dr. Sakr, what is OrganoPharma…

Pharma Prof. Thierry Philip, President of Institut Curie, is proud of the model that the institute is thriving for: excellent science and research in all forms, from the most basic to applied clinical medicine. As a Cancer Biology Center, it is not only one of the top institutes in France, but…

Pharma By square mile, Puerto Rico has more post-secondary institutions than anywhere in the world. This concentration has led to the development of a number of college and university programs which produce world-class talent for the territory’s life sciences industry. From the manufacturing perspective, one of the leading institutes in Puerto…

Pharma The presence in France of Swiss medical compression garment manufacturer Sigvaris dates back more than 100 years. The current president, Alain Bertheas, describes the company’s history and explains its garments. You came to Sigvaris in 1980, and have remained in the company ever since. What have been some of the…

Pharma Today’s global interconnectedness requires fast and reliable delivery of goods. DHL Thailand and Indochina Managing Director, Chananyarak Phetcharat, explains the global-reaching organization’s strategy to facilitate safe and dependable delivery of healthcare products, the organization’s unique ability to adapt to local policies and her ambitious vision for the development of DHL…

Pharma Dr. Costas Piliounis discusses the importance of containing diabetes, the dampening effects budget ceilings have on companies’ performance and growth potential, as well as the positive influence which changes currently being implemented in the regulatory system will have on the industry moving forward.   Dr. Piliounis, to start off, you…

Thailand Thailand’s healthcare system has been a shining example to its neighbours and ensures all Thai citizens have access to nearly-free basic coverage. However, the system has strained public finances and will be affected by a loosening of the state monopoly on pharma sales. This signals a new era in the…

Pharma Prof. Manuela Battaglia (MB) and  Prof. Lorenzo Piemonti (LP) discuss the positioning of the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) within the San Raffaele Scientific Institute and the global diabetes care community, their respective specialty areas and DRI’s commitment to translational medicine. The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) is part of the International…