Tagged with Manufacturing

pharma Pierre Banzet, President of Group Synerlab, one of the top ten French CMOs, discusses his group’s ambitious European expansion strategy, driven by their specialties in multi-dose, preservative-free eye drops, generics, medical devices and hospital markets, and uniqueness in terms of its culture of customer service. He also discusses his perspective…

pharma The CEO of BioConnection, the leading contract services and manufacturing organization for the development and production of injectable (bio)pharmaceutical products, explains how —thanks to flexibility and quality-driven mentality —the company helps small and medium biotech companies and universities make their products reality. This year BioConnection celebrates its tenth anniversary and…

Pharma Founded in 2010, N&CS Consulting Group has quickly become one of Puerto Rico’s leading providers for computer systems validation and engineering to the life science industry. Its founder and president, Néstor Cardona, traces the evolution of N&CS over the last five years provides his outlook on the current state of…

Pharma Over the past few years BMS has consolidated its footprint in Puerto Rico to transform the island into a manufacturing hub for both biopharma and pharmaceuticals. The plant manager of the oral solid Humacao plant discusses the current challenges the site is facing as well as the company’s future development…

Pharma Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has made major restructuring changes to its manufacturing processes. Ricardo Zayas, senior vice president of global pharmaceutical manufacturing for BMS, outlines these changes while underscoring the importance of development teams working in tandem with production to become more efficient in launching new innovation. What do you see as…

pharma Consumer healthcare products manufacturer Winalite is working to penetrate the Turkish market, but with regulations complicating bringing their portfolio from China, general manager Arafat Yadigar is looking to develop a Turkey specific portfolio in collaboration with the Turkish health products and pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors.  Your promotion to General Manager is…

pharma Ileana Quiñones, president and general manager of iPR-AstraZeneca, discusses the clear strategy of the affiliate in being a leading manufacturer in Puerto Rico and the steps necessary to ensure their place in the country and within the AstraZeneca organization. Where is AstraZeneca focused today and how does the Puerto Rican…

pharma Matthias Diewald (MD) and Asli Volkan (AV) elaborate on HELM Kimya’s longstanding presence within Turkey and the type of market opportunities available for co-development and contract manufacturing. They also explain the significance of establishing strong partnerships with local industry leaders and how this can effectively drive future success for the company’s…

pharma The general manager of Ali Raif, Muzaffer Bal illustrates the various success factors that allowed the company to secure market leading positions within Turkey and across Europe, while also highlighting how the company has adapted its portfolio to shifting market dynamics. Muzaffer, as an introduction for our readers, please provide…

pharma Haluk Ataoglu, academic turned founder of Matriks Biotek®, talks about his aspirations for his company and the Turkish R&D landscape as well as how to penetrate the global pharmaceutical market as a Turkish brand. As an introduction Haluk, can you tell us what your initial aspirations were in starting Matriks…

pharma Prof. Dr. Murat Özgören, the architect behind the ambitious BioIzmir project, talks about its potential and how it intends to educate new talent to address critical future needs of the pharmaceutical industry. To begin, Dr. Özgören, could you give us an overview of the intent behind the BioIzmir project? The…

pharma Lourdes de Cárdenas, vice president of Stryker’s Latin American operations, explains how she has revamped the Puerto Rican facility to become a more efficient operation and their current vision to continually improve and exceed expectations as a critical supplier of disposables for the company. How do you find the Stryker…