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Austria Barbara Rangetiner and Josef Weinberger of the Austrian affiliate of Octapharma, the largest privately owned human protein products manufacturer in the world, discuss the strategic significance of Austria to the group, the nation’s historical excellence in plasma and hematology, and recent upgrades to the affiliate’s manufacturing and fractionation capabilities Vienna…

Tunisia Walid Lakhdar, country business unit head for Tunisia and Libya at Pfizer, stresses the company’s ongoing dedication to patients in Tunisia. This was illustrated by the significant investments Pfizer has made in Tunisia after the revolution and still continues to make. Lakhdar talks about Pfizer’s successful partnerships in the country…

Austria Dr. Wolfgang Harrer, regional manager of Chiesi Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), discusses the challenges of managing the region’s diverse cultural differences and the importance of CEE within global operations. Furthermore, he points out the factors influencing the influx of innovative drugs into Austria, especially in rare diseases, and highlights…

Switzerland Giacomo Di Nepi, CEO of innovative Swiss specialty pharma outfit Polyphor, discusses his decision to join the company in 2016, his main priorities, and the potential impact of an IPO in the next two years. Having previously held senior leadership responsibilities with Takeda and Novartis, spending time as partner at…

Bulgaria Prof. Dr. Kamen Plochev, Dr. M. Sc., recently appointed as the governor of the National Health Insurance Fund in Bulgaria, discusses the key issues he has identified for the Bulgarian healthcare system as well as how he intends to tackle them and ultimately establish a more efficient and transparent organization.…

Austria David Kasper, CEO of ARCHIMEDlife, an innovative Austrian company focused on novel laboratory diagnostics, discusses the innovative solution of a dried blood sample in daily routine diagnostics and novel assays as well as the intricacies of working in rare diseases. Furthermore, he provides an insight into the company’s legacy project…

Canada Andrew Casey, President and CEO of BIOTECanada, the national biotech association, provides an update on the Canadian biotech landscape, the strength of the Canadian R&D ecosystem, the growing investor community (both Canadian and foreign) looking to Canada as an untapped land of opportunities, and his hope to position Canada as…

India Bhupendra Singh, chairman of the Indian National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), provides an overview of the current mechanisms governing the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry in India, highlighting the challenges of the current pricing climate, and the ultimate goal of providing affordable and accessible medicines to the nation’s roughly 1.3…

Austria Dr. Wolfgang Schnitzel, general manager of Shire Austria, and Karl-Heinz Hofbauer, site lead Vienna and managing director for the Technical Operations business, discuss the huge impact of Shire’s 32 billion USD acquisition of Baxalta that has grown the workforce from a few Shire employees in Austria to 3,500. Furthermore, they…

Tunisia Hechmi Louzir, general manager of the Institut Pasteur in Tunis (IPT), details the crucial role that the IPT plays in the development of the Tunisian health sector, his wide-ranging responsibilities as general manager, the increasing importance of building new partnerships between the private and public sectors, and the Institute’s ambition…

Canada Patrick Nadeau, vice-president (business development, marketing and operations) of Lupin Pharma Canada, highlights the journey of Lupin Pharma within Canada since its 2014 establishment, the strategic importance of the Canadian affiliate within its mission to become a global pharma company in both the branded and the generics spaces, as well…

Colombia With Latin America’s best healthcare system in terms of both coverage and quality, Colombia is fast becoming a destination of choice for multinationals, not only to set up shop in the sense of establishing a direct local affiliate, but also for opening regional headquarters and implanting managerial functions. “We are…