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China Chen Qiyu, chairman of Fosun Pharma, discusses how the company is helping China achieve its ‘Healthy China 2020’ goals as well as its unique business model and company culture. Fosun Pharma is an integrated pharmaceutical company with interests all along the value chain, from API to finished products, distribution, medical…

China Medical University Healthcare System Many key figures from the pharmaceutical industry have told us that the hospitals in Taiwan are the keystone to the country’s healthcare industry: the hospitals provide a very important service linking the latest innovations from pharmaceutical companies to the people, and helping encourage growth and innovation. I’d like to start…

ChinaBio® LLC This is our first meeting in Shanghai after being based in Beijing for two months – what if any are the differences between the two cities? At the top level, Beijing is usually perceived as better in science, and Shanghai as better in business. That probably isn’t as clear-cut now…

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,…

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…

Servier China Servier was one of the first pharmaceutical companies to establish a presence in China back in 1979. How has Servier’s presence evolved alongside China’s huge transformations of the last decades? Indeed, we are very proud to be one of the pioneering foreign companies in China’s pharmaceutical market. The year was…

Servier China In 2012 Servier China became the 3rd largest affiliate within the Servier group. How has the company progressed since then? Servier-China is a linchpin for Servier. Servier-China has become the biggest subsidiary in terms of personnel, with over 1200 people, and today we are number one in the Company in…

Lundbeck China Since this interview, Michael Ryde has left Lundbeck China and is now working as Commercial Counsellor, Teamleader Health, at the Danish Embassy in Beijing. Oscar Parra currently holds the position of General Manager for Lundbeck China. Lundbeck originally sold its products in China exclusively through partners for several years. What…

Hooker Cockram - China Hooker Cockram is a well established company with an, impressive and rich history. Could you give us some background on both your operations in Australia and your operations in China since 1993? Hooker Cockram is Australia’s oldest construction company, in existence for 149 years. For 125 years, the firm was…

Covance China You have had significant experience at GSK and Pfizer, and also at Frontage Labs doing more entrepreneurial work. What ultimately brought you to Covance? I worked in Big Pharma for about 14 years, which was the longest phase of my career. I have a strong passion for drug development –…

China Medicinal Biotech Association (CMBA) Could you please give us a brief introduction on CMBA? First and most obviously for new arrivals to our office, since 2011 we have changed locations, making it more convenient for companies to come here and benefit from the opportunities we can provide our members. CMBA’s membership now totals 205…

Beaufour IPSEN China Your background before joining Beaufour Ipsen is quite unique among country managers of pharmaceutical companies: working many years in academia and focused very much on Asian studies. What brought you to the pharmaceutical industry? I have a very long personal history with China, starting back in my student days. I…