Tagged with manufacturing

Pharma Giorgio Bruno, CEO of Recipharm Italy, gives an insight into the success factors of the CDMO, discusses the recent acquisition of Mitim, and explains how this acquisition helps Recipharm not only achieve their growth ambitions but also provide better services to its clients. You were appointed CEO of Recipharm Italy…

Pharma Alexander Zehnder discusses Sanofi’s sizable contribution to the Italian economy, manufacturing in Italy, and the country’s labyrinthine drug approval processes. What have been your main areas of focus and priorities since your appointment as head of Sanofi’s Italy and Malta operations in October 2014? Sanofi is in the midst of a transition from…

Pharma Ten years after his first interview with Focus Reports, Wafik Bardissi discusses Minapharm’s position as the leading biosimilar manufacturer in the Middle East. Has Egypt taken steps to incentivize the development or registration of biosimilar products? At present, more attention is required in Egypt to promote biosimilar development or encourage the registration of…

Pharma Novartis Italy’s Georg Schroeckenfuchs discusses the impact of the company’s global restructuring on the Italian affiliate, the significance of local manufacturing, new products, and how the Novartis has managed to become a market leader in Italy. A lot has been happening with Novartis globally lately: with big changes to the…

Pharma The President and MD of Abiogen Pharma discusses his family company’s recent milestones, the reasons for persisting with local manufacturing, and the benefits of international partnerships. You created Abiogen back in 1997, following the acquisition of Istituto Gentili by MSD, in order to maintain your family’s entrepreneurial tradition and build…

Pharma Amatsigroup, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), provides services throughout both preclinical and clinical phases. Leading over 200 highly qualified employees with a portfolio of over 300 clients, President Alain Sainsot shares Amatsigroup’s impressive recent growth which positions the company towards being a leading French player in its sector.…

Pharma Hersol prides itself on producing high-quality products and is today one of the leading Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Companies (CMOs) within the South African Market. The managing director discusses the development of the company, its current challenges as well as its future ambitions. Can you please provide our readers with some…

Thailand Thailand has long been an active participant in vaccine R&D and is increasingly aware of the importance of self-reliance in vaccine production. Through government support and regional cooperation, Thailand is now positioning itself as a regional hub for vaccine research and production.   I’m confident Thailand can become the vaccine…

Pharma Starting as a pharmacy chain, Hefny Pharma Group has developed into a group focused on manufacturing, importing and distributing pharmaceutical products to the Egyptian market, with an eye on the specific needs of patients. The founder and CEO discusses the vision behind the creation of the group, the market opportunities…

Pharma The chairman of Egypt’s largest holding company for pharmaceutical manufacturers, ACDIMA, shares his vision for how Egyptian manufacturers can enhance their competitiveness in the coming years, and extend their activities further up the value chain into API production and R&D activities. How well prepared are Egyptian companies to compete in…

Pharma Automation and consolidation have affected pharmaceutical companies worldwide, and Puerto Rico is no exception. The island has benefited from the trend towards lower volume, higher value products which often use the smaller plants Puerto Rico offers. Some companies, like Merck, are transforming their sites from pure manufacturing to commercialization. These trends point to…

Pharma Eric Goupil reveals how the global CMO market has expanded considerably over recent years, with a move towards a more strategic mind-set in the pharmaceutical industry. Unither´s business model is to focus on unit-dose products and in particular, sterile unit-dose using Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) technology and today they are competing on…