Tagged with AbbVie

USA The bestselling drugs of 2018 in the USD 485 billion US pharma market. The list features several major blockbusters benefiting from the delays in biosimilar approval in the US, as well as several small-molecule medications that stand to lose out to generic competition in the coming years. AbbVie’s Humira is…

Puerto Rico With more than 50 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, Puerto Rico is today a manufacturing base for 11 of the world’s 20 largest pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. However, considering its economic struggles and rising competition both from US states and international manufacturing hubs such as Ireland and Singapore, the…

China This is the first in a series of articles examining what it takes to be a country manager of a multinational pharma company in some of the world’s most challenging markets. We start in China, where the heads of Merck, Ipsen, Chiesi, Gedeon Richter and AbbVie’s Chinese affiliates give their…

France Abbvie France’s Pierre-Claude Fumoleau outlines his strategic priorities for the affiliate, AbbVie’s unique corporate culture and ethos, and how he envisions upcoming regulatory reforms playing out in France.   We are still a very young company… and that means that we are still very much in the process of constructing…

China Tony Au, general manager of AbbVie China, shares the key milestones for the affiliate in the past six years, the strong foundation he has built for AbbVie in China, the mission of AbbVie to be the most reliable pharmaceutical company in China, and the exciting pipeline of innovative products and…

Latvia The top 20 companies in the Latvian pharmaceutical market for 2017, sorted by total value and market share, with data on year-on-year growth. American giant AbbVie ranks first, with an almost six percent market share and astounding 65 percent year-on-year growth, followed by TEVA and Sanofi.

Pharma The top 10 pharmaceutical companies in Canada for 2016 in terms of total sales and market share. Johnson & Johnson leads the way with USD 2.93 billion in sales, followed by Novartis with USD 1.24 billion and TEVA with USD 1.19 billion.

Serbia Ljubiša Mitof-Višurski, general manager for AbbVie Adria, discusses the main challenges, opportunities and synergies the Adria region has to offer. He underlines the key healthcare initiatives AbbVie engages with in the region, as well as the crucial role the company plays in bringing innovative solutions to patients. Can you provide…

Poland Jacek Mazurkiewicz, general manager of AbbVie Poland, discusses the recent exciting achievements of the affiliate, including the reimbursement of its products in recent years and the set up one of its three global financial centers in Krakow. Additionally, he highlights the key role AbbVie Poland is playing in driving forward…

Canada Stéphane Lassignardie, General Manager of AbbVie Canada, discusses the significant milestones for AbbVie Canada in the past three years, with major product and indication launches, the various initiatives it has introduced to support patients and healthcare practitioners, and the exciting investments it is making into its pipeline. Stéphane, having been…

Tunisia Salim Ouertani, business unit manager at AbbVie Tunisia, has been with the affiliate since its beginning in Tunisia when it was spun-off from Abbott in 2013, being in charge of ensuring a smooth transition. Presently, AbbVie’s manager runs ethical operations and is looking forward to supporting more patients suffering from…

Greece With a dual role as the president of SFEE (Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies) and the General Manager of one of the most innovative biopharmaceutical companies in the world, Abbvie, Pascal Apostolides candidly discusses the milestones of Abbvie as an independent company, the impact of clawbacks and rebates in the…