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Canada Pamela C. Fralick, President of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC), the innovative pharma association in Canada, looks back on her first half year in position, the challenges of navigating Canada’s complex and multifaceted health ecosystem, and her goal of bringing together all healthcare stakeholders in much-needed dialogue on how to improve…

Indonesia The Top 15 pharma companies in Indonesia for 2016. Local giant Kalbe Farma leads the way.

Indonesia Indonesia in figures. Indonesia’s population is projected to grow to 305.6 million by 2035. Indonesia’s universal healthcare coverage program (JKN) has grown exponentially in recent years to cover around 172 million people in 2016. Indonesia spends less on healthcare than many of its regional peers, with only Laos and Myanmar…

Austria Prof. Johannes Khinast, CEO and scientific director, and Dr. Thomas Klein, CEO and business director of the Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering, or RCPE, the world’s first pharmaceutical engineering company that combines simulation, formulation and processing for large international companies such as Pfizer, Bayer and Novartis, give an overview of the…

Colombia Oscar Fernando Otalora Gomez, Executive Director of HB Human Bioscience, discusses the importance of bringing innovation and technology to the Colombian market, while being committed to providing medication at a reasonable price to save lives. To begin with, could you introduce HB Human Bioscience to our international audience and give…

Austria Dr. Andrea Podczeck-Schweighhofer, president of the Austrian Society of Cardiology, the representative voice of the Austrian cardiology ecosystem, provides an overview into the challenges associated with research in Austria and how innovation and drug diversity is being stifled under the current reimbursement system. She also gives insights into Austria´s interaction…

Colombia Gianfranco Biliotti, recently appointed General Manager for Alexion Colombia, shares his insights on the particularities of operating in the ultra-rare disease segment, while highlighting the importance of managerial flexibility, the company’s unmatched patient-centricity and close ties with doctors, the role of education in improving patients’ lives and his strategic priorities…

USA In an exclusive interview, Stephen Ubl, President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the association representing the leading innovative biopharmaceutical companies in the USA, discusses the onset of a new “golden era” in medicine. He goes on to discuss pricing issues, engaging in a constructive…

Ukraine Dmytro Popov, the owner, founder and CEO Elfa Group, Ukraine’s leading cosmetics manufacturer, provides his insight into Elfa’s 20-year presence in the Ukrainian market, the company’s international growth strategies and how it can further strengthen its market positioning. Could you begin by introducing yourself and your company? “Our goal is…

Colombia Javier Castro of Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Colombia has been mandated to integrate Sanofi’s animal healthcare business into BI’s operation and prepare the Colombian affiliate for the coming changes in the market. He discusses the importance of embracing change, the animal healthcare business potential in Colombia and his desire to be…

Ukraine Dr. Maxim Sokolov, chief external specialist of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in cardiology, principal scientist of the Department of Interventional Cardiology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, and professor of the Department of Cardiology of Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, provides insights into…

Ukraine Dr. Paul Melekhov, vice president Eastern Europe at Pharmascience, Canada’s third largest generic company, provides insights into the unique history of Pharmascience in Ukraine and the pioneering market approach that he has been implementing in the country over the past 25 years. Leveraging its long-standing experience of the Ukrainian market,…