Tagged with R&D

R&D James Jun, CEO of KT&G Life Sciences, discusses his company’s new entry into the Korean pharma market and the role that the KT&G brand can play in accelerating its drug development process. How did KT&G Life Sciences begin, and what was the reasoning behind starting this company in the first…

R&D The first woman appointed as general director of one of the leading neurosciences institutions in Latin America discusses the Institute’s priorities in terms of R&D for brain diseases, training of high-specialty medical professionals and the increasing trend towards “feminization of medicine” in Mexico. You were appointed general director of the…

manufacturing The country manager for Algeria discusses how the company was the first foreign entity to engage in local manufacturing and sheds light on some of the difficulties in introducing innovative molecules to the market. Pfizer was one of the first multinationals to engage with the Algerian pharmaceuticals market and enjoys…

servier The country manager of a multinational keen to ramp up its activities in the local market discusses the strategic importance of the Algerian pharmaceutical sector from both a regional and global perspective and sheds light on the sorts of market entry strategies that can be adopted. What are your priorities for Servier…

commercialization Founder of Promedon Marcelo Olmedo discusses innovation in Cordoba, and the birth and success of Promedon, a flagship company of the region.   How do you see the importance of the relationships between the private sector and the universities as being a key to success in the region?  In order…

innovation Hakim Djaballah arrived to Institut Pasteur Korea in July 2014 with an aim to return to the French institute’s focus on infectious diseases. He outlines the complexities of Korea’s research industry and stresses the importance of knowledge-sharing for success.   What have been some of the most important changes made…

innovation Dr. Jung Yun-Taek, head researcher of the pharmaceutical division at the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), discusses the real potential that Korean pharmaceutical companies offer to the rest of the world for disruptive and incremental innovation.   What are the current trends in Korea’s pharmaceutical industry? The global market…

doing business Montse Planas was appointed as General Manager of Fresenius Kabi Spain just as the financial crisis went into a downward spin. Today she discusses the efforts the company made to respond to the crisis, and ways in which cost-cutting could be implemented in Spain.   What were some of the…

traditional medicine Dr. Hassan, founder and CEO of Healwell and House of Healin, brings research and entrepreneurship together with the aim of turning Malaysian traditions into scientific innovation.   Could you share with us your entrepreneurial story and how this brought you to start Healwell? In 1989, I noticed an ancient trend…

innovation The general manager of BI Algeria discusses how Algeria could benefit from participating in international clinical trials and describes how his company is adapting its offering to mirror the changing health profile of the nation which is currently undergoing a transition from infectious and transmissible disease to chronic and lifestyle illnesses.…

CRO Alan Ong, executive vice president for the Asia/Pacific region at INC Research, outlines the key challenges and opportunities that CROs face in the Malaysian clinical trial segment and describes INC’s role in raising the country’s profile as a destination for research.   You represented another global CRO for almost 13…

biotech The founder of this spin-off of the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos focusing on biologicals for human and veterinary use offers an overview of how the company came into life, the lack of culture at Mexican universities of filing patents for academic research and the potential of the…