Tagged with Dermatology

Switzerland Philippe Held, founder of the innovative Swiss medtech Dermosafe, discusses the origins behind the company’s game-changing digitalized solutions for detecting skin cancer at an early stage, how the rollout of the technology is progressing, and the importance of patient and physician education. You founded DermoSafe around five years ago with…

Austria Karl Peter Schwarz, general manager of the Austrian affiliate of LEO Pharma, an ambitious Danish company leading the way in innovative dermatology treatments, provides an in-depth look into how global partnerships and acquisitions have impacted the strategies and operations of the Austrian affiliate. Equally, he provides an insight into how…

Colombia David Torres, general manager of NAOS Colombia, one of the country’s most innovative firms, discusses the inherent challenges in the skincare industry and the specificities of the Colombian market, while highlighting the importance of institutional collaboration to raise skin-related issues and the affiliate’s priorities to further expand its footprint in…

USA In 2016, rumours of a weakening FDA followed a disappointing 16 new drugs approved for the full year. However, since the beginning of 2017 the FDA has approved 26 drugs; double the amount of the mid-year average since 2007. “The eight oncology treatments approved by the FDA this year represent…

Colombia Claudio Ferrari, General Manager of Scandinavia Pharma, proudly presents some of the latest product launches of the company and shares insights into the strategic role Scandinavia Pharma plays for Mega Pharma, as an ambitious player aiming to figure amongst the top five companies in the Colombian trade market by 2021.…

Indonesia Holger Welters, President Director at Beiersdorf Indonesia, discusses the ambitious growth plan for emerging markets that is propelling the company to new heights and sheds light on the importance of bringing high quality skincare solutions to Indonesia through Nivea® and Hansaplast®. Mr. Welters, you have been President Director of Beiersdorf’s…

Mexico In charge of transforming the Monterrey-based family business of dermatological distribution into a Mexican corporate success story, Carlos de Kruyff, shares some of his most pertinent insights on the industry. He speaks about the company’s history and innovative commercialization scheme, the transformative regulatory landscape today, as well as their role…

Switzerland In the marketing-driven dermocosmetics sector, the Swiss cosmetics association has recently achieved the passage of a strict new law limiting the usage of the “made in Switzerland” claim for cosmetics industry, and is making progress protecting the usage of this very valuable brand in markets around the world. What would…

Mexico Joel Osorio, CEO & Founder Alejandro De La Parra, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer Alexa Jeppi, Co-Founder, RegenerAge Beauty & Health Ira Pastor, Board Member             The CEO of RegenerAge, Dr. Joel Osorio, explains the transformative power of Bioquantine—a novel biological complex used in regenerative…

Switzerland LEO Pharma’s Country Lead for Switzerland, Patrick Brunner, discusses the skincare specialist’s most important products, the Swiss affiliate’s significance to the global group, and the exciting new partnership with AstraZeneca. LEO Pharma Switzerland was established back in 1991 meaning that, last year, you celebrated 25 years of in-country operations. Could…

Luxembourg Philippe Sollie reveals the inspirations behind Flen Pharma and how approaching dermatology from a pharmaceutical background has proved beneficial in building an innovative and competitive enterprise.  When you founded Flen Pharma 16 years ago, the company was based in Belgium and was headquartered there until 2012 when you decided to…

Mexico Cédric Ertlé, managing director at Laboratoires Expanscience Mexico, explains the strategy that the affiliate has implemented to obtain 20 and 45 percent of growth in dermocosmetics and rheumatology respectively and showcases the strong potential ahead in both areas in Mexico. Could you introduce yourself to our international readers as well…