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Korea Korea is fast becoming a big player in the pharmaceutical industry, especially within the biotech arena. With 4% of the total pipelines in the world, the country is showing strong R&D capabilities and fierce ambitions for growth. Korea is now the 3rd largest pharma region in Asia, with a forecasted…

Malaysia Dr. Fadzilah Kamaludin, the director of the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) in Malaysia, highlights the important role of the IMR, as a public organization, to help the research in key therapeutic areas and its ambitions to help commercialize solutions that will benefit patients in Malaysia and around the world.…

China The Honorable William Zarit, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing (AmCham Beijing), shares the insights gained over his 25 years in China, the key priorities of AmCham Beijing regarding trade and economic linkages, and the fundamental need for both countries to strike a new ‘grand bargain’ based…

Turkey Tahsin Yüksel, general manager of Teva Turkey, analyzes the strategic importance of pharmaceutical branding in Turkey, shares the story of Teva’s adaptation to the unique market needs, and offers his insight of what can be expected of the industry in the wake of the country’s current economic hardships.   It…

Cyprus George Campanellas provides an overview of Invest Cyprus’ strategy for attracting foreign investment into Cyprus. He touches on sourcing interest from a wide range of sectors and highlights what makes Cyprus such an exciting and advantageous investment destination.   Diversifying our economy from traditional industries such as tourism and shipping,…

Malaysia Ewe Kheng Huat, executive director of PhAMA, the Malaysian association for innovative companies, describes the current market environment for innovative medicines in Malaysia, from the difficulties to enter the Malaysian market to the great opportunities the country can offer in terms of clinical research and shared services.   We believe…

China Eric Bouteiller, formerly with Ipsen (most recently as SVP Asia PC Operations based in Beijing) and chairman of the R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC) till December 2017, speaks in his personal capacity regarding the extraordinary changes within the Chinese healthcare and life sciences landscape. He highlights China’s dramatic pivot towards…

Turkey Ufuk S. Kumrulu, general manager of Polifarma, and Vildan Kumrulu, member of the board, share how the company has strategized its internal investments in recent years and how it plans to take its portfolio into new markets as well as propel the development of its contract manufacturing arm, AIS Pharma.…

Malaysia Fabio Sperandei has been the country head for Sandoz Malaysia for four years. Here, he explains the key success factors that led Sandoz to become the leading multinational generic company in Malaysia as well as the importance of a manager working closely with his team to achieve growth.   Malaysia…

France Stewart Cole, president of Institut Pasteur, speaks out about his aspirations as the first foreign president of the institute and the main themes of the new strategic plan.   Brexit is a great tragedy for everyone and it is a concerning development for Britain and Europe in my opinion. It…

Turkey M. Sonay Gürgen, chairman of the board and general manager of Selçuk Ecza Deposu, Turkey’s largest pharma distributory, offers his insider take on the pharmaceutical value chain in Turkey, the effects of the economic turbulence and the Turkish lira’s devaluation, while highlighting the company’s remarkable robustness and unrivalled consistency throughout…

Malaysia Dr Akhmal Yusof, CEO of CRM sheds light on the capacity for all stages of clinical research in Malaysia. He discusses the importance of human resources for the country’s research future and explains what makes Malaysia such a worthwhile location to invest in international clinical research.   If we consider…