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CNS Lundbeck’s country manager gives a thorough overview of CNS disorders in Malaysia and states: “It is important to remind everyone that mental health conditions or brain diseases are not to be overlooked.” While this is a challenge, it also represents an opportunity for Lundbeck to provide best-in-line products to patients.…

Pfizer Edgardo Vázquez, Pfizer’s country manager for the Argentina Region, discusses the company’s investment strategies across their newly established business units and a few of the unique challenges presented by the Argentinean market.   How have Pfizer’s goals for Argentina changed over the last few years, and what is your strategy…

medical devices The CEO and one of the founders of Lexel explains how the company adapts its medical devices to the specifications required by their international customers.   Why did Lexel enter into the medical device market and most important, where did you see the opportunities when creating this company? From the…

regulation Carlos Chiale, National Administrator of ANMAT, discusses the agency’s latest strategy implementation and its pioneering work in the area of fighting drug falsification.   Could you provide a historical overview of ANMAT, its main achievements and current activities today? Since its creation in 1992, ANMAT has performed activities intended for…

UAE How quickly can a country truly transform its healthcare system, while making it sustainable for the future? The mindset of Emiratis is that anything that is feasible and beneficial for the country should and will be done, regardless of the cost. This is why health authorities have been moving at…

Aspen Aspen Malaysia’s country manager details the company’s success in the country with a specific business model based on acquiring and remarketing originators. Although Aspen is a renowned generic player, market dynamics have pushed the company in a different direction until today in Malaysia.     Malaysia only became one of Aspen’s…

similars The vice president of Laboratorios Beta discusses the factors of why his organization is on the  way to consolidating its different business lines and becoming a pure pharmaceutical company.     2014 marks the 74th anniversary of Laboratorios Beta. To what extent is the company today still the same company…

hospital The National Heart Institute’s CEO portrays IJN as a national referral center for cardiovascular disease and declares: “IJN is equipped with the best in class technologies and is poised to become the market leader in Asia by offering a comprehensive range of services for cardiovascular medicine with a wide range…

R&D Graham Skarnvad arrived to Spain as country manager of ALK’s Spanish affiliate at the end of 2009, right when the crisis was in full swing. Later on he took the full legal responsibility – also as: General Manager for Spain, and Portugal. He discusses his mandate and increased in investment…

R&D The general manager of Ferring Argentina believes that the country has one of the strongest social security systems in Latin America, with high reimbursement levels and coverage for most chronic and serious diseases, providing pharmaceutical companies a receptive environment for specialized medicines.     Could you please give us a…

regulation “We believe the future lies with Universal health coverage and the formulation of one and only healthcare, with the merger of public and private sector under one reimbursement system” says the President of PhAMA.    With the introduction of healthcare as one of the 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEA)…

science Maria Luisa Poncela has been the General Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation under the Spanish Ministry of Economy since January 2012. In her role she fosters business competitiveness and technology transfer across different sectors and regions, and in an exclusive interview with PharmaBoardroom she outlines some of the key…