Tagged with generic

UAE Newly promoted to manage Aspen’s Middle East and Europe region, Daniel Vella Friggieri outlines the rationale behind the company’s strategic reconfiguration, how the South-Africa headquartered firm is looking to expand its portfolio in the region via partnerships, and the importance of flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking in driving growth.   The…

Belgium Celltrion Healthcare Belgium’s Nicolas Van Gelder introduces the concept of ‘biobetters’ and how they differ from standard biosimilars and originator biologics, the reception and uptake of these products so far in the Belgian market, and what he sees as Celltrion’s role as driving savings and positive change in the country’s…

Belgium Accord Healthcare’s Stefano Christoffersen outlines the strategy that has led to Accord becoming one of the fastest-growing generics and biosimilar companies in Europe, why the firm has chosen to focus on the hospital generics niche, and his hopes for continuing to meet unmet patient need in Belgium in the coming…

Belgium Stephan Van Nieuwenhove of Finnish national champion Orion Pharma outlines the company’s entrance into the Benelux markets, the significance of the recent acquisition of Belgian animal health firm Inovet BV, and his goals around making an impact for patients in Benelux over the coming years.   If you see the…

UAE Tarek Thaher of MS Pharma, a leading generics firm in the Middle East and Africa, describes the benefits of manufacturing localisation in the UAE, his excitement about the firm’s growth trajectory based on a host of upcoming product launches, and its moves into the biosimilars space.   All in all,…

UAE Tabuk Pharmaceuticals is a Saudi success story, now established as one of the GCC region’s leading private pharmaceutical companies. Gulf Manager Ossama Salah Ramadan explains what attracted him to the firm, his current strategic objectives in line with the company’s global growth goals, and some of the key local trends…

Poland With a geostrategic location and easy access to both Western Europe and the rest of the emerging Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, Poland represents the sixth largest pharma market in the European Union. Having demonstrated steady year-on-year growth, the market, with its strong generics-centred local players, is set to…

Colombia Tecnoquímicas recently invested over USD 250 million in its Colombian manufacturing plants, signifying the company’s continuing faith in its home market. Executive Vice-President Emilio Sardi Aparicio outlines the regulatory and access landscape in Colombia today, how the firm’s international footprint within Latin America has evolved, and its approach to the…

Greece Evangelos Zekkas outlines Help Pharma’s internationalisation journey in recent years, with the Greek firm’s exports now accounting for 60 percent of production and 50 percent of turnover. Zekkas, the company’s long-serving president and managing director, also gives his thoughts on Greek pharma’s role in Europe post-COVID more broadly, the challenges…

Argentina Argentinian generics manufacturer Grupo Roemmers – which celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2021 – has expanded steadily across the Latin America and Caribbean region since the mid-1970s with a successful strategy predicated on customising its offering to each country and balancing local management autonomy with a strong company culture, as…

Brazil Henrique Tada of ALANAC, the association that brings together Brazil’s domestic pharma companies, comments on the evolution of the Brazilian generics, biosimilars, and value-added medicines markets, local laboratories’ internationalisation efforts, and the policy reforms he hopes that the country’s new administration will roll out.   The pandemic has given us…

Greece Speaking shortly after the unveiling of a EUR 55 million investment in a new factory in Keratea as part of a wider EUR 155 million spend up to 2025, ELPEN’s Theodore Tryfon outlines the company’s ambitious expansion and diversification plans; his hopes for the future of essential medicine manufacturing in…