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Pfizer China It seems like there’s a lot to be happy about here: Pfizer is ranked number 1 multinational R&D-based biopharmaceutical company in China, where you also have two world-class R&D centers in Shanghai and Wuhan, business operations in over 200 cities and eight state-of-the-art plants in Dalian, Suzhou and Wuxi. Moreover,…

PHAREX HealthCorp Mr. Agana, you have been in Pharex HealthCorp for more than twenty years. Can you give to our readers an overview of Pharex and what have been the main achievements of the company that you are most proud of? Pharex is actually short for Pharmaceutical Excellence, which is something we…

European Union Chamber of Commerce in China The Chamber recently released this year’s European Business in China Business Confidence Survey – what were some of its key takeaways? There are four main points to the Survey. The first has to do with not only China but the rest of the world. China’s growth has been stronger than…

Janssen Pharmaceutica Can you please start by giving to our readers an overview of your background and your involvement with Janssen? I am a Public Health graduate and have completed an MBA program, so I have a combination of science and business. I have been with the Pharma industry for over 20…

GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceuticals S.A. In the pharma world, managers change frequently from one company to another, and this phenomenon has been accelerated with the consolidation of the market, however you chose to dedicate your entire professional career to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), that you joined in 1992. What has kept you within the group, what has…

polski holding farmaceutyczny (PHF) Polski Holding Farmaceutyczny (PHF) was put together in 2004 as a capital group consisting of three leading Polish pharma producers and the mission given by the State Treasury Minister was to privatise the three entities. You joined in March 2008, at a time when, if I may say, major steps…

Polpharma SA For years Polpharma has been the market leader in Poland. In many countries the arrival of multinational companies (MNCs) led to the loss of leadership by the historical players to the benefit of MNCs. How has the arrival of GSK, Teva or Sandoz, altered the playing field for the company…

Servier Poland Unlike many pharmaceutical companies, Servier fully operates in all pharma business activities in Poland: research, drug manufacturing and distribution, and health education. Considering your extensive international and regional experience in Romania, Russia, and Bulgaria, but also Vietnam, what is unique here? What is there in Poland that is attracting the…

Genzyme Poland With the current acquisition of Genzyme by Sanofi-Aventis, the French giant is planning to have Genzyme as a centre of excellence for rare diseases. Genzyme operates in the genetic market, in bio-surgery, in oncology, and also in transplant. What area has been driving the growth in 2010? In value terms,…

Torrex Chiesi Poland Would you begin by explaining to the readers of Pharmaceutical Executive the importance of the operation in Poland for the company? Indeed Poland because of largest in CEE pharmaceutical market size was always very attractive for all pharmaceutical companies, although it is a very complex market. For those coming to…

Quintiles Poland Firstly, what attracted you to join the CRO industry with Quintiles over 10 years ago? I had been working for 5 years as a doctor in the internal medicine and intensive care departments of the Warsaw medical school. The team there was already conducting some medical research in the clinic.…

Nycomed Poland As we are just starting 2011, could you share with us the results of Nycomed Poland in 2010? In 2010, the affiliate has not been as successful as the previous year, but still managed to grow by 3,3% according to IMS data, which is in line with the market. This…