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Poland Mariusz Ignatowicz, PwC healthcare sector leader for CEE, discusses the funding of the Polish healthcare ecosystem and the need to find an alternative payer in the long-term Additionally, he highlights PwC’s services and the overall requirement for data to be taken into more consideration in Polish healthcare to ensure accurate…

Poland Colm Murphy, general plant manager of Anpharm, a key European production site for the Servier group, highlights major investments in recent years, such as the state-of-the-art QC Lab, and his strategy to increase the plant’s exports. Additionally, he discusses the growing importance of the company’s CDMO activities and the steps…

Canada John Simmons, VP Sales & Marketing (Health Systems) at Philips Canada talks about the company’s commitment to delivering integrated health technology solutions that provide continuous care across the health continuum. Can you provide an overview of Philips operations in Canada? “Philips Canada is very active in our customer-oriented focus; we…

Baltics Janis Meiksans, general manager at TEVA Baltics, explains how the base of the company’s success is what they call ‘generic evangelism’ and how from being a marketing and distribution organization in the region, they successfully managed to rank number one pharmaceutical company by sales. Janis, can you talk our international…

Ecuador Miguel Pasquel, endocrinologist at Quito’s Metropolitano Hospital and former president of the Ecuadorian Endocrinology Society shares his point of view on the country’s healthcare system. He recognizes the good will of successive governments but regrets their inability to give Ecuadorians access to health across the country, highlighting the differences between…

Poland Krzysztof Kołodziejski, country manager of Santen Poland, discusses the strategy he put in place to modernize the business culture of the affiliate and how this has led to great success. Furthermore, he highlights the challenges being faced by innovative eyecare companies in Poland and the entire healthcare sector, as well…

Canada At the 350th anniversary of the company, Gaby Murphy, EMD Serono’s managing director, gives an insight into the turning point for the affiliate in 2017 with three new Health Canada approvals. Over the last few months, we have witnessed significant changes within the Canadian pharmaceutical landscape, especially in terms of…

Baltics Victor Shatz, chairman, founder, and owner of Fanex Latvia, talks about the origins of Fanex and the development of his career. He also talks about Fanex’s market share within the Baltic region and the company’s strategy to reach success and spread risks. We understand Fanex was established in 1993 primarily…

Lithuania Lithuania’s biotech sector has grown by between 20 and 25 percent over the last five years and accounts for over one percent of the entire country’s GDP. Key industry stakeholders are, however, split on whether Lithuania truly holds the potential to become a biotech hub that can stand alongside nations…

Poland Jarosław Król, president of Polfa Tarchomin, highlights the strategic moves he has made to stabilise the company and the need to deliver a new, fresh portfolio to drive forward profit. Furthermore, he highlights the company’s future path of being a EU certified API supplier and the importance of an economic…

UK In an exclusive interview at the BioPharma Ambition Conference 2016 in Dublin, Sir Andrew Dillon, founding CEO of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), shares his thoughts on the establishment of NICE in 1999, transparency and the evaluation of cost-effectiveness as the organization’s hallmarks, the dialogue…

Ecuador Santiago Salguero, executive director of the Association of Latin American Pharmaceutical Laboratories in Ecuador (ALAFAR), elaborates on the exceptional work done by the association to build the relevant quality of products manufactured by his member companies, additional services the association can provide to its associates as well as the unmatched…