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Pharma The executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic discusses measuring the impact that healthcare policy changes have on the healthy life years of Czechs. Furthermore, he identifies the Czech people as a most important asset which sets the nation apart from its neighbors. The AmCham…

Pharma The chairman of the committee on health and social policy of the Czech Senate names the role that health insurance companies inherit and the transparency of the healthcare system as aspects in need of reform, while highlighting that the system overall is effective and stable. He also elaborates on how…

Pharma The Mauritian Government’s “Vision 2030” plan aims to transform the country into a high-income economy by 2030. The Healthcare and Life Science sector will play a key role in this transformation. Objective: To put Mauritius into the league of high-income economies Key focus areas: Address unemployment Alleviate, if not eradicate, poverty Open up…

Pharma Takeda’s goal is to become a trusted and reliable partner in the healthcare system by better understanding patients’ needs. Aarnoud Overkamp, general manager of the Dutch subsidiary, shares his perspective on the challenges faced by the local healthcare system, the importance of Takeda-ism in the organization, and finding innovative ways…

healthcare Nefarma’s healthcare policy advisor discusses the changes in the Dutch reimbursement system over the previous five years, and the need for greater trust between different healthcare stakeholders to allow effective collaboration and negotiation. How has the pharmaceutical reimbursement system in the Netherlands changed over the last few years? To start…

government PharmaBoardroom met the Secretary General of the Thai FDA and the Senior Expert on Pharmaceutical Standards at the FDA. They explained the FDA’s role in Thailand’s pharma market, what the organization is doing for Thai copyright rights, how it is promoting international investment and integration within the ASEAN Economic Community. Please introduce…

consultancy Prevention versus remediation is the name of the game in regulatory and compliance issues for pharmaceutical manufacturers; the cost of non-compliance is much higher than investing proactively in compliance. Elizabeth Plaza, founder and chairwoman of the board of Puerto Rican-based regulatory and compliance consultancy Pharma-Bio Serv, discusses how her company…

regulator The technical & RA director and the managing director of Qually Corporacion explain how authorized third partied act as an extension of the regulative body, Cofepris, helping to assure that generics obtain a certain standard before they are released on the market, that is why the main challenge is to…

R&D The Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research’s (TISTR) governor shares the institute’s role in facilitating R&D, the use of herbal medicine in Thailand and the future growth of R&D in Thailand. Currently, what are the main priorities for the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)? The organization…

law firm One of the original market builders of the commercial law practice in Romania analyses the state of in-country legal firms in catering to the evolving needs of pharmaceutical industry players in a rapidly and radically transforming regulatory landscape. An expert in privatisation, he also explains why attempts to inject market…

generics The president of both Polymédic, a local producer, and AMMG, the Moroccan generics association, discusses the role of generics in the Moroccan market today, and what steps the country must take in order to realize its pharma potential. Morocco pioneered the pharmaceutical industry in Africa; yet, today investors are fewer…

access The general manager of Iberma discusses the history of the Moroccan pharmaceutical industry, new measures to improve access, and working on Moroccan-European partnerships in the pharma sector. You have a long experience of the Moroccan pharmaceutical industry. What have been the most significant changes throughout its history? Morocco initiated its…