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Calyx Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited You founded Calyx in 1979 with a three-person team. At the time, you were just 21 years old! What was the vision behind the creation of the company? Essentially, the vision was to become a specialized API player, which could cater to both the Indian market and the international market.…

OctoPlus N.V. Clearly the end of 2010 was an exciting time for you. As you entered the transition period as the new CEO of OctoPlus, you also participated in the equity raising. In your view, what makes OctoPlus stand out in the market? There are two main components, one being the people…

Apotex Nederland BV We do not often meet companies that have been successful at retaining their manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands. How and why did former Katwijk Farma -and now Apotex- succeed to do so? Katwijk Farma’s history goes back to 1914 and was traditionally a family-owned company. Yet, in the nineties it…

Pfizer Nehterlands Pfizer is well placed for the next generation of growth. Coming off great M&A’s and now restructuring internally, (from the country structure to the business units). After closing 2010, the first full year since changes have been incorporated, what have been the effects here for the Dutch affiliate? How has…

Utrecht Science Park (USP) Certain cities have specific institutions, foundations, or in this case, science parks that serve as a microcosm for that city. How does Utrecht Science Park embody the identity and strengths of the city of Utrecht? This science park has two focuses: life sciences and sustainability, which particularly focuses on climate…

KPMG Netherlands While doing our research we couldn’t help but notice that you are quite passionate about issues related to healthcare and an avid proponent of healthcare reform. In this vein, what would be the ideal situation for the national healthcare system of the Netherlands and how should the country get there?…

Polfa Lodz You were the CEO for three different companies and the founder of Sensilab and then you acquired Polfa Lodz. Could you relate to our readers the development of your career in Poland and the role of your companies in the pharma industry in the region? My home country is Yugoslavia…

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Poland As we are just entering 2011, could you share with us the results of the Polish affiliate in 2010? 2010 was for Ferring Poland a year of reconstruction. The affiliate has been rebuilding the business with significant internal changes that are supposed to reflect changes in the external environment. The…

Pharmaceutical Services Division Malaysia The Pharmaceutical Services Division has been around since 1951, what have been the major shifts in its objectives since then? When the pharmacy service came into existence in this country it operated under British law and the acts and therefore regulations have been in place since before Malaysia’s independence. Malaysia…

Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) Our last report on India dates back to 2006, right after the Patent Law was passed. What developments have you seen happening in the industry since then? There has been a paradigm shift with the Product Patent Regime coming in place in 2005. The era from 1970 to 2005 has…

Pyridam Farma Pyridam Farma has achieved and maintained the leading position in terms of growth in the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry for two years. What strategic choices have caused Pyridam to outperform its peers? Our strategy has three pillars: marketing, human resources, and quality. Three years ago Pyridam Farma redesigned its marketing strategies,…

Cambridge Major Laboratories Europe It has now been 12 years since you co-founded ChemShop. One of the busiest, but probably most exciting moments in that period must have been the merger with CML in 2007. At that time, now global CEO Michael Major spoke of seamless integration. Was it really that easy in practice?…