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Manufacturing The leadership of Turkey’s newest major pharmaceutical player, Pharmactive, discuss the firm’s two pronged growth strategy, detailing their own sales objectives and prospects, as well as the opportunities that they can bring to multinational pharmaceutical companies as a flexible, top-quality pharmaceutical company. Pharmactive has entered the Turkish market with a…

manufacturing Polifarma is Turkey’s largest producer of basic parenteral IV solutions with a 41 percent market share the country and growing exports across the region. According to the Chairman and CEO Ufuk Kumrulu, the company is expanding into medicated hospital solutions, and is aiming to become a “market leader in hospital…

Liba Murat Barlas, the longest serving board member for the Turkish Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, discusses the need for a new perspective in government-industry relations in the Turkish pharmaceutical industry, and the steps his firm has taken to find success in the meantime. What is the role of companies like Liba in…

government The Turkish minister of labour and social security comments on the country’s deep commitment to providing for the health of citizens while maintaining sustainability and continuous improvement of services. How much significance does the Ministry of Labour and Social Security place on healthcare today?  The right to health is an…

Bayer Bayer Turkey’s healthcare division head discusses how the company adapted to the post 2009 pharmaceutical pricing environment by shrinking their portfolio and focusing strongly on key growth products, launched recently from its R&D pipeline. The affiliate is also focusing on its role as a contributor to Turkish society with R&D,…

hospitals Medipol hospital’s medical director discusses the private institution’s current role in the Turkish healthcare system, and their plans for expansion in the coming years.  How did Medipol come into existence, and where does the hospital stand today? Medipol was opened three years ago, and today the hospital has 500 beds,…

government In public health everything is a priority. The Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion explains how Mexico’s Ministry of Health is handling the country’s changing epidemiological profile without forgetting communicable diseases and other urgencies affecting the Mexican population. You have been reappointed as Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion in…

cofepris The implementation of third authorized parties has been a very proactive effort implemented by Mexico’s regulatory authority Cofepris to expedite the time to issue sanitary registrations. The CEO of Entimem provides an overview about the system currently in place, the challenges faced as well as benefits such a system offers…

market access Many of the multinational companies with a long-standing presence in Latin America used to have factories in Peru – since the 1990s all of these companies have closed their facilities in the country as part of a consolidation process to other larger countries in the region like Mexico, Brazil or…

access In modern terms, Peru’s healthcare system was largely underdeveloped for many years; but the economic fortune that Peru has experienced in more recent years has allowed for a significant overhaul and reform of the system. However, the road to health reform is rocky. Peruvian Congressman Gustavo Rondón, secretary for the…

biotech Local flagship company Boryung has found success with its newly developed angiotension receptor blocker (ARB) Kanarb. Nine molecules currently exist worldwide in this category of antihypertensives, and Kanarb is currently ranked eighth. “Boryung is the only domestic company that has developed a drug from start to finish, including outlicensing. Of…

generics Founded back in 1956, Laboratorios Keton is a small 100 percent Mexican company committed to provide high-quality contract manufacturing services to local as well as international drug makers. With more than 50 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, the founder discusses the company’s most important milestones, achieved under the…