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Turkey Barış Özyurtlu, general manager of Berko Pharmaceuticals, one of the fastest growing companies in Turkey, provides insights into the company’s innovative vision and proprietary technologies, such as its spoon-shaped product presentation. The latter has already caught the attention of several partners in the US and Canada and should further propel…

France Lundbeck France and Benelux’s Lourdes Pla discusses Europe-wide restructuring, the importance of the French affiliate to the global group and the government’s attitude towards healthcare and neuroscience.   We are the only specialty pharma player exclusively dedicated to neuroscience and it is important that this shines through in our dealings…

IFPMA Geneva, 4 December 2018 – David A. Ricks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly and Company, was elected new President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) for a two-year term. He succeeds Ian C. Read, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer. The IFPMA…

Spain Andreu Mas-Colell, former minister of finance for Catalonia and president of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), discusses the mission and activities of the institution as a driver of multidisciplinary research in the region. Mas-Colell also describes the condition of innovation and technology in Catalonia, highlights the region’s…

Korea Christoph Heider, president of the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK), discusses the organization, the need for the modernization of the Europe-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, and the future trading relationship between the two economic powerhouses.   Multinational pharmaceutical corporations demand more patient access and the abolition of the…

France Gérard Raymond, president of the Fédération Francaise des Diabétiques (FFD – French Diabetes Federation), gives an update on the situation of diabetes in France and explains the challenges for patient associations in the country. He also shares his vision on how the FFD has to evolve to remain a relevant…

Opinion Ian Chamberlain looks at the changing role of the pharma sales manager and the skills needed to keep up with new tech and the next generation of millennial sales reps. With more than 25 years pharmaceutical industry experience, Ian  provides training to help pharma salespeople talk to their customers. The best…

Genomics Aditya Bhattacharji manages Eurasia Group‘s healthcare analysis and Kevin Allison is the director of geo-technology. Together they look at last week’s shock revelation of two CRISPR* babies who were born in China and the added tensions this might cause with the USA.    Aside from the immediate implications for US-China strategic competition, the…

Spain According to a survey carried out by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) over half of the Spanish population believe Pseudo-therapies to be of real value.   “Public and private establishments that include pseudo-therapies will not be able to call themselves health centres,” Health Minister Maria Luisa Carcedo…

Malaysia Sherene Azli, CEO of the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), introduces this unique organization in charge of promoting Malaysia internationally as the ‘Cardiology and Fertility Hub of Asia’ and explains the advantages of receiving medical treatment in Malaysia.   Our main goal is to establish Malaysia as the leading global…

Turkey Şekib Avdagiç, president of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau (ICVB) provides an in-depth analysis of the ICVB’s services, the main trends shaping the city’s congress sector and the importance of the healthcare and life sciences industry to Istanbul’s corporate tourism.   Turkey is gifted…

Malaysia Rashidah Ibrahim, executive director of Malaysian Vaccines & Pharmaceuticals (MVP), tells the story of MVP as the sole animal vaccines manufacturer in Malaysia. She also explains how important animal health is for human health and what plans she has set for the company moving forward.   Animal and human health…