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P&G Singapore Innovation Center (SgIC) Why did P&G decide to set up the center in Singapore? There are several reasons why P&G decided on Singapore. First, we wanted to reach more consumers, particularly in emerging markets; Singapore is very central to that. From Singapore we can reach 2/3 of the world’s population within a 6…

Spar Todopromo Mexico In 2011, Todopromo decided to join forces with Spar, an American company specialized in merchandising and points of sale solutions. After remaining for many years as a self-run company, how did you experience this new joint venture? It has been great and we are proud to be part of a…

CECyC Pharma Mexico With the new drug registration laws that were announced in 2005, was CECyC Pharma initiated as result of this new law, or pre-emptively because you saw that the market was due to change? We started operations in 2005 as an authorized third party bioequivalence and clinical trials center. Companies like…

Leo Pharma Austria You have been managing LEO Pharma’s Austrian operations since March 2012. How do you look back at these first few months? And what have been your first initiatives at the head of the affiliate? 2012 has overall been an interesting year, as LEO Pharma stepped into new fields of indication…

Merck Sharp & Dohme Austria You have been the head of MSD’s Austrian operations since April 2009. Can you start by telling our readers about the evolution of the affiliate since the merger with Schering Plough? I have been with MSD Austria since before the merger, I started in early 2009 when the merger had…

Life Technologies Corporation The merger with Invitrogen-Applied Biosystems in 2008 was a big milestone for the company. As one of the leaders of this integration, can you please explain how this merger helped transform Life Technologies into the company it is today? The merger had an impact both internally and externally. Regarding the…

Life Technologies Corporation In the past two years Life Technologies has been investing in Singapore— last year you opened a regional distribution center in Singapore’s Tuas Biomedical Park and this June you established a Global Instrument Center of Excellence. What are the aims of both and how will they fit into the global…

Array The managing director of Brussels Invest & Export discusses Belgium’s unique attractiveness when it comes to the life sciences, and which countries and companies are interested in investing in the pharmaceutical sector in the country and why.    After its creation in 2003, Invest in Brussels joined forces with Brussels…

Boehringer Ingelheim Singapore What is the presence of Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in Southeast Asia? In 2009, Boehringer Ingelheim decided to establish a regional operating unit for its human pharmaceutical division (prescription and OTC products) in Southeast Asia that would be managed from Singapore. This business unit was designated to oversee of all the…

Biosensors International Group How did you start this journey of founding your company— why medical devices and why Biosensors? I have been in the medical devices industry since 1977. Therefore, for these 35 years my career has been focused in this niche. All what I know is medical devices so naturally it was…

EDBI/Bio One Capital As the CEO of EDBI since late 2008, what would you say have been the main developments of the agency during this time? EDBI is the strategic corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and we invest in very select industry sectors. Investments in the Biomedical Sciences…

ASLAN pharmaceuticals Why did you decide to start your own company? I started my career as a scientist with a real passion for molecular biology, and moved into pharmaceutical R&D working for AstraZeneca. After five or so years I was very keen to get commercial exposure, to see how we actually access…