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Hong Kong Lawrence Wong, general manager of Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Hong Kong, discusses the important role of the Hong Kong affiliate in support of regional operations, the value of the Hong Kong market given that Ferring offers most of its global portfolio here, and how the company philosophy ‘People come first at…

Indonesia Steven Lee, country lead at Siemens Healthineers Indonesia, expands on the strategic change that the company is undergoing in order to fully capture the potential of the Indonesian public and private market. In 2015, Siemens made its healthcare unit an independent organization and just a year ago changed its name…

Algeria A high-level civil servant at the ministry for labour explains in depth the social welfare system in Algeria and specifically how pharmaceutical products are registered and the mechanism for state reimbursement of medicines. Can you please start by introducing the social security system in Algeria, highlighting those features that make…

Hong Kong William Yim and Kelvin Chiu of Sanwa Biotech discuss their innovative company’s impressive growth and the environment for biotech start-up companies in Hong Kong. Despite only having been founded five years ago in 2012, Sanwa BioTech has seen tremendous progress. Can you highlight some of the main development milestones? “Our…

Ukraine Andy Hunder, president, and Maxim Proskurov, policy officer for healthcare issues, at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Ukraine), provide insights into the Chamber’s main actions and strategic priorities as well as an analysis of the ever-changing business ecosystem of Ukraine, more specifically healthcare, and the role of the AmCham…

Indonesia Honesti Basyir, president director at Kimia Farma, explains the transition towards digitalization in the healthcare industry and his plans to take Kimia Farma from the top six to the top three in the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry by 2019. Mr. Honesti, you were appointed president director of Kimia Farma in April…

Indonesia Jonathan Sudharta, member of the the Board of Directors at Mensa Group, shares insights on the vertical integration strategy of Mensa to offer an end-to-end solution as well as shows how the new investment in Halodoc – a disruptive healthcare mobile application – will help the group to be closer…

Colombia Sunil Dhyani, general manager of IPCA in Colombia, a successful Indian firm continuously launching new molecules, shares his take on the company’s strategy decisions in Colombia, as well as wider opportunities in Latin America. How does Colombia differentiate itself from other markets in the region? “Colombia offers a great political…

Switzerland Vicky Levy, head of life sciences and healthcare at Deloitte Switzerland provides a fascinating insight into the life sciences sectors on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean whilst also detailing Deloitte’s aspirations and the latest innovations in Switzerland.   Having spent the majority of your life science consulting career in…

Colombia Thomas Voigt, executive president of the German Chamber of Commerce in Colombia for seven years, discusses the gradual decentralisation of business in Colombia and the increasingly long-term commitment of German companies to this market. Can you give us a brief history of German Chamber of Commerce in Colombia? “German companies…

Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s minister of industry, explains the Ministry’s commitment to talent pool development, economic capital availability, and technology implementation within the national industrial landscape. Furthermore, he highlights the role of the governmental institution to create a positive ecosystem between the public and private stakeholders playing a role in the…

Colombia Francois Léger, recently appointed GM of Servier Colombia discusses his strategy to achieve the company’s ambitious growth plans to launch eight new products within the next three years. You have been appointed General Manager four months ago. Can you introduce yourself to our executive readership? Being originally from France and…