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Portugal Antonio Leão discusses Lilly Portugal’s sustained growth record in recent years, its ambition to introduce two new innovative treatments to the market every year until 2022, and their empowering approach when tackling market access hurdles. In suggesting improvements to the predictability of the pharmaceutical framework, Leão, soon to reach 30…

Portugal Salvador Fernandes, Ralph Steffen and Sofia Fernandes, chairman, production manager, and marketing manager respectively, discuss Sidefarma’s positioning in the Portuguese manufacturing landscape, and the strong relationship evolving between the government and the pharmaceutical industry. Furthermore, they highlight the importance of becoming successful in the domestic market before expanding internationally. Can…

China Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong have long been fundamental to China’s metamorphosis into an economic superpower. Notable as one of the country’s most open and dynamic regions, the Pearl River Delta (PRD), as that area previously used to be known, historically formed the soft underbelly via which the outside…

Malta Ian Restall, general manager at Metallform, explains how he built up the manufacturing plant of the German company in Malta and discusses the future plans to grow the affiliate even more thanks to their newly-opened second factory on the island. As an introduction, could you tell us about the evolution…

Spain Jaume Pey, director general at the Spanish Association of Self-care (ANEFP), discusses the growth projections of the self-care segment in Spain, the impact that the ‘supresión del control previo sanitario’ (suppression of prior health control) has had on the advertising campaigns of ANEFP’s members, as well as the importance of…

Portugal Antonio Portela, seven years into leading the Bial operation in Portugal, shares his views on internationalization and how to maintain a stable company culture when approaching new and diverse markets. He discusses Portuguese market trends, future patent challenges and provides an intriguing insight into running a leading family-owned pharmaceutical company.…

Valeant Valeant Pharmaceuticals has taken the decision to rename itself in an effort to distance the company from a series of pricing scandals that occurred under previous CEO J. Michael Pearson. Following the loss of nearly 93 percent of its value, the much maligned firm has announced that it will adopt…

Malta Marius Calleja, general manager of Maltese contract manufacturer, Starpharma, discusses the company’s current growth strategy and how Starpharma can capitalize on the emergent medical cannabis niche.       Even though you only started as general manager six months ago, can you describe the evolution of Starpharma over the years?…

Malta Andrew Corrieri, founder and CEO at Pharmaconsulta Ltd, tells the story of how he founded his consultancy, as well as the key expertise he can bring to its clients. Moreover, as one of the key experts in the industry, Corrieri takes the time to highlight the key advantages of doing…

Spain Concha Almarza, general manager at IQVIA Spain, discusses the changes that the Spanish pharmaceutical market has witnessed over the last few years, highlighting the stringent cost-containment measures aimed at improving patient access to complex innovative drugs, the stabilization of generics penetration urging producers to expand their offering to other segments,…

Portugal Cristina Campos is well known on the Portuguese pharmaceutical circuit, directing the affiliate of market leader, Novartis, and holding a position as vice-president at APIFARMA, the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Association. In her second meeting with PharmaBoardroom, Campos discusses the Portuguese ‘talent machine’, an exciting new portfolio with incredibly strong launches on…

Europe The most valuable pharma markets in Europe for 2015. Germany leads the way, followed by France, Italy and the UK. For more pharma facts and figures, click here.