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Taiwan Vivian Kuo, General Manager at UCB, brings over two decades of pharmaceutical industry expertise across medical affairs, marketing, corporate strategy and commercial excellence. Having spent seven years at UCB, progressing from Neurology Head for Taiwan and Hong Kong to regional leadership across Southeast Asia, she now steers both affiliates through…

Taiwan Lian-Yu Chen, Director General of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration, combines expertise in clinical psychiatry, public health, and governmental leadership. A PhD graduate of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, she specialised in service utilisation and barriers to care. Dr Chen has driven Taiwan’s digital infrastructure and data governance…

LatAm Basil Khalil, Vice President of Operations at FedEx, highlights the company’s expansion of healthcare logistics in Latin America, including CEIV Pharma-certified facilities, dedicated flights, and end-to-end cold-chain infrastructure. Investments in technology, sustainable operations, and workforce training aim to ensure reliable, patient-focused service while supporting the region’s growing pharmaceutical market. FedEx…

Taiwan Under Dave Huang’s leadership, Ferring Taiwan has evolved from organisational recovery to sustained performance and regional relevance. The discussion that follows examines how disciplined focus, early engagement with innovation, and deep collaboration with the healthcare ecosystem have reshaped the affiliate’s role, positioning Taiwan as a reference market while anchoring strategy…

Taiwan Hung Lai Wu, Chairperson of the Taiwan Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (TAPO) and a home dialysis patient for 18 years, has transformed personal experience into systemic advocacy. Since becoming a member of the board of directors of TAPO in 2016, she has championed patient representation within Taiwan’s National Health Insurance…

Taiwan Cathy Su, General Manager for Taiwan, Hong Kong/Macau & Singapore at Gilead Sciences, reflects on her nineteen-year tenure with the biopharmaceutical company, progressing from market analytics to multi-market leadership. She discusses Gilead’s strategic evolution from virology specialist to diversified oncology player, the complexities of navigating diverse Asian healthcare systems, and…

Taiwan How leadership choices translate into lasting impact is the central theme of this conversation with Grant Hu. From reshaping Eisai Taiwan’s organisation to navigating access, innovation, and policy engagement, the interview examines how a focused affiliate can exert influence beyond its size. It also highlights Taiwan’s role in turning long-term…

Taiwan Dr Shuling Cheng is steering Oneness Biotech through a pivotal transition from a Taiwan-based research organisation to a globally focused commercial company. After 25 years in US biotech and medtech, she returned to Taiwan a decade ago and brought two companies to IPO on the Taipei stock exchange.  She joined…

Taiwan PharmaEngine is entering a defining phase as it strengthens its development-only roots while expanding into early discovery, differentiated DNA damage response programmes and AI-enabled design. In this conversation, CEO Hong-Ren Wang outlines how ONIVYDE® provides the stability to advance a more ambitious pipeline, how a virtual model sharpens scientific focus…

France Alnylam is reshaping therapeutic possibilities through RNA interference, and France has become one of the strategic environments where this shift is most visible. In this interview, Jean-Baptiste Caquelin reflects on the scientific foundations of RNAi, the strengths and pressures of the French rare-disease ecosystem, and the conditions needed to ensure…

Taiwan Yenchen Huang, Head of Investment, VP at Diamond Biofund, one of Taiwan’s pioneering evergreen venture capital funds focused on life sciences, our interviewee brings a unique perspective combining scientific training with financial expertise. Since joining the fund in 2014, shortly after its 2013 establishment, Huang has helped guide early-stage biotechnology…

Taiwan Ingo Brandenburg, managing director of Bayer Taiwan, brings over two decades of international pharmaceutical experience spanning Asia, Latin America, and Europe. With previous leadership roles, he has cultivated a deep understanding of cross-cultural business dynamics and healthcare system transformation. Since assuming his current role, he has spearheaded an ambitious organisational…