Tagged with Ophthalmology

Baltics Boriss Birmans, country manager of Santen Latvia, discusses the company’s focus on patient-centricity in the country, its ambition to bring in more preservative-free drugs for glaucoma patients and how its market share in Latvia is one of the highest in the entire EU. Can you walk us through Santen’s history…

Poland Krzysztof Kołodziejski, country manager of Santen Poland, discusses the strategy he put in place to modernize the business culture of the affiliate and how this has led to great success. Furthermore, he highlights the challenges being faced by innovative eyecare companies in Poland and the entire healthcare sector, as well…

Poland Stefan Jaworski-Martycz, country manager Poland and CEE Cluster Lead of Théa, a leading French ophthalmology company, discusses the intricacies of the Polish ophthalmology environment and the key steps for the Polish government to better value eyecare innovation. Additionally, he highlights the key growth drivers for the affiliate and the close…

Canada Mark Smithyes, president of Labtician Théa, highlights the company’s ambition to become the leader and preferred partner to optometrists and ophthalmologists in Canada by launching products from Laboratoires Théa’s innovative portfolio and building on Labtician Ophthalmics’ excellent reputation. Mark, what were the decisive pinpoints behind the joint venture between Labtician…

India Nikhil Masurkar, executive director of Entod Pharmaceuticals, talks about the company’s ambition to invest in stem cell research and become market leaders in the field of ophthalmology in ten years’ time by adding more cost-effective and highly effective dosage forms to their strong product portfolio. Can you briefly introduce your…

Brazil Luciano Marques, president of Alcon Brazil, provides insights into recent investments and innovative initiatives aimed at strengthening Alcon’s relationships with its partners and customers in Brazil, and also documents the heightening of the affiliate’s market access and medical affairs capacities and explains how these aspects have contributed to drive the…

Switzerland Alessandro di Napoli, CEO of Swiss family-owned pharmaceutical group, TRB Chemedica, discusses the company’s focus on the rheumatology, ophthalmology and neurology niches and the importance of ‘Swissness’ within its internationalization process. TRB Chemedica is a family business set up by your father Guido in 1980, now counting 700 employees globally…

India Sridhar Ranganathan, managing director of Allergan, explains how the affiliate revolutionized the ophthalmologic market in India and how it engages with the different stakeholders, ranging from government institutions to the Women Ophthalmologic Society to bring value to the country and help patients. Can you give our international readers a brief…

Tunisia Mohamed Khalil Tamim, Alcon’s head of regulatory affairs Africa manages the regulatory affairs of 47 countries in Alcon’s African cluster. He explains the necessity of creating and harmonizing medical device-specific regulatory frameworks in Africa for the benefit of patients, and documents Alcon’s strategy to navigate a price-sensitive market despite its…

Austria Günther Aschenbrenner, managing director of Théa Austria, a specialist French ophthalmology company, discusses the development of the company’s Austrian office since 2011 and how a strong portfolio acquired by Théa from Alcon has assisted them in growing rapidly. Furthermore, he provides an insight into the importance of long-term strategic thinking,…

Colombia Héctor Robles, General Manager of Laboratorios Sophia, a leading ophthalmology company, discusses the significant growth of the Colombian affiliate to become an operational center for the Andean region. Additionally, he highlights their highly innovative product portfolio and ambitious plans to expand into new markets. When we interviewed your predecessor, Luz…

Taiwan Michael H.J. Lai, Founder of Body Organ Biomedical Corporation, discusses Ologen’s success as the first ever eye tissue repair product and highlights the importance of global exposure for Taiwan-based companies. Can you introduce the company to our readers? What was your vision at the time you started the company? “Eye…