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Switzerland Cristina Marti’s colorful and successful career has taken her across Asia from Spain, before settling in Switzerland with Indukern. In this interview, Marti explores themes of competition in Switzerland, the differences in global markets and why Indukern Switzerland and other API sourcing firms are a reliable route to understanding market…

Serbia Marija Krstic, general manager of GSK Serbia and Montenegro, discusses how the various positions she has undertaken during her 13-year career at GSK help inform her current role, the initiatives that GSK Serbia is involved in to increase access to innovative medicines for Serbian patients, and her push to ensure…

Brazil Prof. Dr. Luiz Calistro Balestrassi, founder and president of NEUROTEC® – Biomedical Research & Development Company from Itajubá-MG, Brazil, and his daughter Esperança Balestrassi, Neurotec´s executive director, discuss the past, present, and future challenges of this pioneering medical device company that started in 1985. In this interview, Dr. Balestrassi –…

Switzerland Karen Huebscher, CEO of Solvias, a Swiss-headquartered world leader in contract research, development and manufacturing, explains her decision to join the company after a distinguished career at Novartis, the evolution of pharmaceutical client demands, and Solvias’s evolving international footprint. After more than 15 years with Switzerland’s largest life sciences group…

Serbia Predrag Bogavac, now Country Head, OGM Serbia and Montenegro, a.i. Oncology General Manager Bulgaria and Macedonia at Novartis, shares the highlights of the past two years as Country Head of Novartis Serbia and Montenegro, his responsibilities as Head of Oncology, the challenges within the Serbian market, particularly surrounding reimbursement, and…

Brazil Paulo Vitor de Andrade, founder and director of Grupo Polar, elaborates on his journey to build the Brazilian company of reference in cold chain solutions and the company’s relentless efforts to disseminate knowledge to improve the logistics environment in Brazil and globally. Grupo Polar is recognized as a reference in…

Brazil Poul Sorensen, director of Geistlich Pharma in Brazil, details the importance of educational activities for Geistlich’s business, the affiliate’s desire to bring new segments of Geistlich’s portfolio to Brazil and the necessity of adapting the business strategy to each region in Brazil according to their price sensitivity. Could you introduce…

Switzerland Marc Hasler, head of product and market development at Swiss Post, introduces the strategic significance of pharmaceuticals to the company, emerging trends in the logistics industry, and being a flagship company in Switzerland. Could you start by introducing the strategic significance of the pharma/healthcare business to Swiss Post and describing…

Brazil Jun Eguti, general manager of Grünenthal Brazil, highlights the global transformation Grünenthal has undergone in the past two years, the huge potential the Brazilian affiliate has to become one of the largest in LatAm and the exciting product pipeline the affiliate has in Pain Management, Women’s Health, CNS and Gout…

Switzerland Jan Denecker, marketing director healthcare at UPS Europe, introduces the logistics heavyweight’s broad portfolio of specialized services for the pharmaceutical industry, the significance of recent M&A activity, and what sets UPS apart from its competitors. Can you introduce UPS’s overall capabilities in healthcare logistics and how you deliver a high-touch…

Brazil Alexei Kolchin, general manager of GSK Brazil, discusses adapting to Brazil, having previously held the equivalent role in Russia, the Brazilian affiliate’s contribution to GSK’s global growth, and its embrace of digitally disruptive technologies. Before being appointed GM of GSK in Brazil, you were the GM for GSK Russia, so…

Brazil Roberto Godoy, GM of Guerbet Brazil and marketing director of Guerbet Latin America, a leading French-based contrast media company present in Brazil for the past 40 years, explains his role in turning around the Brazilian affiliate following the acquisition of Mallinckrodt’s contrast media and delivery system’s imaging division. He also…