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Ecuador Antonio Carlos Matos da Silva, general manager of Roche Ecuador explains how his ability to manage by influence has helped him transition smoothly into his first GM position. The Brazilian manager has great ambitions for the Ecuadorian affiliate of the oncology global giant, elaborating on Vision 2020; a plan he…

Canada Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TPC), Japan, part of Otsuka Holdings, established its Canadian affiliate in 2017. Ross Glover, general manager for Taiho Pharma Canada, has spent the past year tackling the mammoth task of establishing the foundations for the operations, including preparing a new drug for market approval and navigating…

Brazil The Top 20 pharma companies in Brazil for 2017, combining the data for both the retail and non-retail markets. Sanofi leads the way, followed by local player NC Farma and Hypermarcas.

Brazil The Latin American pharmaceutical market in comparison. Brazil is by far the largest market. GDP real growth in Latin America regional comparison. Top 20 pharma companies in Latin America. Sanofi leads the way followed by Novartis and GSK. Brazil GDP and pharmaceutical market growth between 2014 and 2017. The evolution…

Poland Andrzej Tarnkowski, founder and owner of Antar, a Polish success story within the orthopaedic field, discusses the company’s successful international expansion into various markets, including Germany, while highlighting the opening of their own production in 2013, offering a huge potential ahead. Finally, he reveals Antar’s strong positioning as the partner…

Canada At the company’s 40th anniversary, Biogen’s Canadian head Marina Vasiliou gives an insight into her priorities as new managing director, her approach to building relationships with all stakeholders in the healthcare system to ensure access to Biogen’s innovative treatments, and explains how the portfolio of the neuroscience leader is perfectly…

India Deloitte predicts that the global market for biosimilars will reach between USD 25 and 35 billion by 2020, driven by some key global biologic drugs facing loss of exclusivity in the next few years and an increasing global focus on improving healthcare access and the cost of care. Against this…

Lithuania Aki Kasvi and Mindaugas Plieskis of Janssen Baltics discuss their strategic priorities, acting as a strategic partner within the region, and ensuring that patients can access their innovative latest-generation therapies Mr Kasvi, you were nominated to head up Janssen’s Lithuanian office back in November 2017. What was the strategic mission…

Canada Looking back on his first year as CEO of Organigram, Greg Engel proudly highlights the successful transition of the company from being a low-cost to a high-quality cannabis producer with premium products. He emphasizes Organigram’s close collaboration with both federal and provincial governments, on both the medical and recreational business,…

India Alexandre Williams, founder and managing director of Athena, an international company with an Indian manufacturing basis specialized in life cycle products, provides insights into some key trends shaping India’s pharmaceutical industry and exports. He also documents Athena’s plan to launch over 50 new products in both advanced and strategic emerging…

Canada Still in the process of integration, Mallinckrodt is preparing to build its launch structure in Canada. With several innovative products in the pipeline, Robin Hunter, general manager of Canadian operations, highlights the company’s ambition to be a top tier innovative specialty pharma company with a specific area of focus in…

Poland Joanna Drewla, general manager of Servier Poland, discusses Polish healthcare challenges and looks at areas for improvement to create a sustainable balance for market access of innovative treatments. Furthermore, she highlights the strategic importance of Servier in Poland, with the International Center for CEE clinical research and the company’s fifth…