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Malaysia Billy Urudra, president of the Malaysian Organisation of Pharmaceutical Industries, highlights the major trends and challenges in the Malaysian pharmaceutical industry, especially for generics players and touches upon the potential changes that will arise from the new government.   Can you provide our readers with an overview of the current…

Innovation Richie Etwaru is founder and CEO of Hu-manity, whose vision is to empower people to take ownership of their inherent human data.   The pharmaceutical industry has never seen the full end-to-end benefits of a world where explicitly consented data is available. And this can happen without disruption. Everyone can indeed…

France Genethon, a laboratory created by the patient organization AFM-Telethon, is one of the world’s leaders in the development of biotherapies for rare diseases. In this interview Genethon’s CEO Frédéric Revah explains its role in the discovery of innovative therapies since the 1990s and the recent launch of YposKesi, its innovative…

Turkey Meri Istiroti, group coordinator of Liv Hospital Group, shares the hospital’s success story since its beginning in 2013 to becoming a leading private healthcare institution dedicated to service, quality, and innovation. She also offers her insights into the Turkish healthcare system and the delicate balance that exists between the public…

Algeria The global drop in oil prices in 2015-2016 hit the Algerian economy – which is heavily reliant on petroleum revenues – hard. The country’s government implemented severe economic cuts across a number of sectors  (including healthcare), to redress the balance, shuttering plans to create five new hospitals. With the multinational…

France Philippe Lamoureux, director of LEEM, the pharmaceutical industry’s association in France, reflects on the winds of change in the sector after the establishment of the Macron government, the 2018 Strategic Council of Health Industries (CSIS) and new pro-industry measures. I believe that we can make France a worldwide leader in…

Malaysia Lance Duan, general manager of Roche Malaysia, discusses the dynamic changes in the country’s health system and the possibilities that exist for Roche to establish a collaborative relationship with the new government. Duan also describes the many initiatives Roche has to support Malaysian patients from a varying degree of angles,…

Turkey Emin Çakmak, chairman of the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council, offers deep insights into the healthcare travel industry and how it stretches beyond the commonly used term of “medical tourism”. Çakmak also elaborates on the current dynamics of the industry in Turkey, the features that have made the country a choice…

France Jacques Vernin, president of FACOPHAR Santé – the French association representing companies involved in the natural and herbal health space, explains its role and the future of the organization in participating in social dialogue, shaping regulations and promoting French excellence in the field of herbal ingredients.   Could you please…

Turkey Elif Çelik, executive vice president of the Healthcare Division of Eczacıbaşı Group, explains the rationale behind the group’s divestment of its generics arm and its new strategy to establish itself as a holistic healthcare organization, focused on bringing innovative solutions to Turkey through diverse partnership opportunities. Çelik also discusses the…

France Prof. Alexis Brice, director of the French Brain & Spine Institute (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM)), reveals the recipe behind the success of the center since its foundation eight years ago and discusses the future of research on neurodegenerative diseases.   Could you please introduce your…

Algeria Haissam Chraiteh, country chair for Sanofi Algeria, expands on Sanofi’s ground-breaking foothold in Algerian local production, and how its partnership with the authorities ultimately manifests itself in better provision for patients.   What are your impressions of the Algerian market after two years here as country chair for Sanofi Algeria?…