Tagged with R&D

Otsuka Thai Otsuka’s president explains the Otsuka Group’s commitment to Thailand, the tremendous potential they see in the market in light of the opening up of the ASEAN Economic Community and his personal ambitions to ensure the company remains on a successful path. What is the importance of the Otsuka Group’s…

hematology Dante Castillo, managing director of Haemonetics Puerto Rico, explains the acquisition of Pall Life Science’s blood division and how the affiliate can focus on R&D as a new untapped area of potential, a unique asset in the country typically better known for manufacturing. How did the transition from Pall Life…

locals The chairman and CEO of Santa Farma discusses how the Turkish pharmaceutical landscape has evolved in response to the government’s healthcare transformation programs. He also enumerates various strategic initiatives the company is pursuing to bolster its competitive positioning the market such as constructing new state-of-the-art production and R&D facilities, penetrating…

innovation Nilsa Martinez, general manager of Pace Analytical Puerto Rico, outlines the affiliate’s services in microbiology and chemistry analysis as a critical service provider to the local life sciences industry. You have been General Manager of Pace Analytical since 2010. What initially drove you to this company and what were the…

hospitals The managing director at Adcock Ingram Critical Care reveals the company’s unique business model. As a long-established division within Adcock Ingram, Critical Care operates with relative independence. What is the relationship between Critical Care and the group? We had historical group strategy focused on a centralized business model, with one of…

HIV The head of operations of Hetero South Africa talks about the need for a more efficient regulatory system with a fast track process for essential molecules, and how Hetero is playing a key role in tackling  HIV by supporting local players from an API and a technology transfer perspective. Would…

innovation The chairman for the National Innovation Agency (NIA), Mr. Somchet Thinapong, shares his personal ambitions to bring innovation to the forefront of Thailand’s agenda, why innovation is vital to ensuring the success of the nation and where he hopes to see Thailand’s innovation strategy in the coming years. What experiences…

locals Keyman’s general manager discusses his firm’s development efforts towards vaccine production, in conjunction with TUBITAK and Hacettepe University, and their geographic expansion into Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Please introduce Keymen and explain the company in the broader context of the Turkish pharmaceutical market. Keymen is a family company…

GSK GSK’s VP and Area GM Pharmaceuticals, Turkey and Caucasus, and chairman of Turkey’s innovative pharmaceutical association, discusses the effectiveness of the government’s current strategy for reducing the trade deficit in the pharmaceutical industry, and the need for the industry and government to approach all discussions with a partnership mentality. Do…

biotech Ignacio Pino, president of CDI Laboratories Inc., discusses how his novel technology platform Hu-Prot will help pharmaceutical companies and academia develop drugs more efficiently through development of advanced antibodies. How do you perceive the local life sciences industry of Puerto Rico? There is an increase in activity but still ample…

R&D The Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research’s (TISTR) governor shares the institute’s role in facilitating R&D, the use of herbal medicine in Thailand and the future growth of R&D in Thailand. Currently, what are the main priorities for the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)? The organization…

Daiichi Sankyo The general manager of Daiichi Sankyo Turkey discusses his affiliate’s expansion into a regional hub, current strategies for growth in the Turkish market, and the keys behind his affiliates multiple ‘great place to work’ awards.  In 2012, you had made it a goal to develop the Turkish affiliate into a regional…