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India A pioneer of the biotechnology industry in India and the head of the country’s leading biotechnology enterprise, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, discusses the recent US FDA approval of Ogivri™, the first biosimilar for trastuzumab and the sixth approved biosimilar in the US overall, and how Biocon is implementing a low-value high-volume model…

Switzerland Jeff Dufour, country manager Switzerland and BU lead Internal Medicine at Pfizer, discusses his first impressions of the country, his priorities for greater dialogue with Swiss healthcare insurers, and Switzerland’s potential as a ‘test market’ for the company. Can you give our international readers an outline of your background and…

Serbia Milica Glisic, with over 15 years of experience in the pharma business and ten years at Wörwag Pharma, discusses the strong workforce in the Balkans, Wörwag Pharma’s mission in the West Balkan region, and the company’s dedication to providing unique and efficient solutions for diabetes and concomitant complications. Could you…

Switzerland Ryad Dahmani, CEO of Swiss-headquartered cold chain logistics specialists, Cold Chain Vision, discusses the impact of new technology in the logistics industry, the importance of quality controls in the transportation of vaccines and why Cold Chain Vision is a name worth remembering for the future. Could you please start by…

Canada Mark Nawacki, CEO and co-founder of Searchlight Pharma, affirms the company’s dedication to women’s health through a modern approach to current market trends. He underlines the company’s commitment to productive collaborations with healthcare professionals and industry partners and its aspiration to bring life-changing innovations to Canadian patients. Mark, can you…

Austria Albin Egger, country representative of UCB Pharma Austria, discusses the strong performance of the Austrian affiliate within the global group, organizational restructuring, and the receptiveness of Austria to UCB’s innovative products. Globally, UCB registered nine percent growth for the first nine months of 2017. How would you describe the contribution…

Brazil Gaetano Crupi, president and general manager of BMS in Brazil, leverages his long-standing experience at the head of prestigious pharmaceutical companies’ affiliates to provide an insightful overview of the key success factors to consider in the Brazilian market. He also documents BMS’ commitment to being a frontrunner in the medical,…

Switzerland Marc Funk, COO of Swiss-headquartered product development service specialist, Lonza, discusses the company’s remarkable recent fortunes, how it is implementing innovative efficiency improvements, and answers the question, “why Switzerland?”   We aspire to move the company and the relationship with our customers from being a functional service provider to the strategic partner…

Brazil Sameer Savkur, country manager of Biogen Brazil, provides insights into the key specificities of the Brazilian pharmaceutical ecosystem and documents the great successes of Biogen affiliate in working hand-in-hand with all key public and regulatory stakeholders in Brazil, as recently illustrated with Biogen’s innovative treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA),…

Brazil Allan Finkel, recently voted Novo Nordisk’s best GM globally, speaks about the partnerships and projects that the Brazilian affiliate organizes with doctors and patient associations to increase diabetes awareness in the country as well as their newly launched obesity treatment Saxenda®, which has seen tremendous success in Brazil. You took…

Brazil Roberto Alvarenga, general manager Latin America at Biotronik, the leading company globally for cardiovascular and endovascular medical technologies, documents how he has been leveraging on his long standing experience among prestigious pharmaceutical companies in order to implement pioneering processes in Brazil’s medtech field and ultimately increase Brazilian patients’ access to…

Brazil Rolf Hoenger, president and general manager of Roche Pharma Brazil, provides an inspiring insight into the innovative and multi-faceted market access vision implemented by the Brazilian affiliate under his tenure and documents his personal approach to bolstering creativity at the affiliate level and ultimately fulfill the company’s fundamental objective to…