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Serbia Goran Djuric, the founder of EuroCons Group, shares an overview of the rationale and business scope of the company’s activities while underlining the importance of bringing innovative solutions to the market. Further, he discusses the particular initiatives the company is involved in, as well as sharing his advice for entrepreneurs…

Lithuania Marius Giedraitis, director and founder of Balux, explains the company’s commitment to shipping high-value temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals with quality goals of 99.5 percent of deliveries without any deviation by 2019. Could you please introduce the main activities and operations of Balux to our international audience? “Our niche strategy helps us to…

Serbia Silvana Džudžević, managing director of Serbia’s leading pharma wholesale and distribution specialist, Farmalogist, introduces the evolution of the company’s operations to now include several complementary services, its numerous partnerships with international MNCs, and its utilization of digital solutions to cement the company as the partner of choice moving forward. Could…

Brazil Paulo Vitor de Andrade, founder and director of Grupo Polar, elaborates on his journey to build the Brazilian company of reference in cold chain solutions and the company’s relentless efforts to disseminate knowledge to improve the logistics environment in Brazil and globally. Grupo Polar is recognized as a reference in…

Switzerland Marc Hasler, head of product and market development at Swiss Post, introduces the strategic significance of pharmaceuticals to the company, emerging trends in the logistics industry, and being a flagship company in Switzerland. Could you start by introducing the strategic significance of the pharma/healthcare business to Swiss Post and describing…

Switzerland Jan Denecker, marketing director healthcare at UPS Europe, introduces the logistics heavyweight’s broad portfolio of specialized services for the pharmaceutical industry, the significance of recent M&A activity, and what sets UPS apart from its competitors. Can you introduce UPS’s overall capabilities in healthcare logistics and how you deliver a high-touch…

Brazil Alexei Kolchin, general manager of GSK Brazil, discusses adapting to Brazil, having previously held the equivalent role in Russia, the Brazilian affiliate’s contribution to GSK’s global growth, and its embrace of digitally disruptive technologies. Before being appointed GM of GSK in Brazil, you were the GM for GSK Russia, so…

Brazil Cesar Rengifo, senior vice president and area director Emerging Markets West at GSK, the fastest growing multinational company in both Brazil and Latin America, discusses the perfect match between GSK’s product portfolio and the region’s healthcare needs as well as the opportunities it entails for the company and Latin America’s…

Brazil Ivo Mafra, president and founder of DC Logistics Brazil, a Brazilian based third party logistics (3PL) company awarded Best partner Worldwide and Latin America 2016 – WCA world, details the company’s intention to further increase its commitment to the healthcare industry. He also documents how DC Logistics Brazil has been…

India A pioneer of the biotechnology industry in India and the head of the country’s leading biotechnology enterprise, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, discusses the recent US FDA approval of Ogivri™, the first biosimilar for trastuzumab and the sixth approved biosimilar in the US overall, and how Biocon is implementing a low-value high-volume model…

Switzerland Ryad Dahmani, CEO of Swiss-headquartered cold chain logistics specialists, Cold Chain Vision, discusses the impact of new technology in the logistics industry, the importance of quality controls in the transportation of vaccines and why Cold Chain Vision is a name worth remembering for the future. Could you please start by…

Switzerland Stefan Frefel, CEO of Bilfinger Industrial Services in Switzerland, outlines Bilfinger’s core offering of maintenance and engineering services to the pharmaceutical industry, the importance of the Swiss affiliate to the global group, and how the company is positioning itself at the forefront of digital disruption and other new industry trends.…