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Ukraine Liana Maksyoutova, country manager of Polpharma Ukraine, provides insights into the impressive transformation of the Ukrainian affiliate that she has fostered since inheriting its reins in 2012 and how she has been able to leverage her previous experiences in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector to turn around the affiliate.…

USA Rolando Pablos, Secretary of State of Texas, discusses Texas’s unique business-friendly environment, the significance of the life sciences sector to the state’s economy (which would be the tenth largest in the world were Texas a country), innovation, and internationalization.   Across the board we are industry agnostic, meaning that whatever…

Colombia Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Colombia’s minister of health and social protection, discusses the implementation of the Statutory Health Law, bridging the gap between healthcare coverage and access to healthcare, and the strategic priorities of the Ministry moving forward. In our 2013 interview, your overarching sentiment was that the healthcare landscape was…

Ukraine Anatoliy Reder, founder and general director of InterChem, provides insights into the heightened international ambitions of this leading, science-based Ukrainian pharmaceutical company, which plans to leverage its unique R&D and manufacturing capacities to bring to the EU and other international markets their in-house developed, original products, which proudly stand as…

Hong Kong Dr. Cecilia Pang, Biotechnology Director of the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), discusses ITC’s mandate to develop the necessary infrastructure in order to foster Hong Kong’s innovation and technology environment, the increasing importance and relevance of the life sciences sector to Hong Kong, and the strengths…

Colombia Anant Atal, head of Latin America for Cipla, discusses how the establishment of offices in Colombia was facilitated by its longstanding history in the country, the multiple initiatives the company has engaged in with doctors and patients to improve access to treatments in Respiratory, Oncology and HIV, as well as…

USA Benjamin Wu of the Maryland Department of Commerce discusses the importance of the life sciences to the state, how Maryland is performing in terms of technology transfer, and its potential as an innovation hub. What is the status of life sciences in Maryland and its particularities? “We host the headquarters…

Austria Christa Wirthumer-Hoche, head of the Austrian Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (AGES) and chair of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) management board, discusses the role of AGES within Austria, similarities with other countries’ regulatory agencies, Austria’s potential as an innovation hub, and the possible relocation of the EMA to Vienna…

Colombia Francisco Ricaurte, Country Manager for global logistics provider UPS in Colombia, discusses the importance of the Colombian market for UPS’s regional business, while sharing insights on the company’s recently opened state-of-the-art healthcare facility.  Mr. Ricaurte, you have been working for UPS for 20 years, occupying the position of country manager…

Singapore As a strong advocate for APAC, Roche Diagnostics’ Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Lance Little, shares his insights on the nuances of the markets in the region, the value proposition of the company to its clients, the importance of testing for 60 percent of the world’s population as well as…

Colombia Kenneth Garcia, General Manager of Smith & Nephew Colombia, reveals his thoughts on the rising attractiveness of the Colombian market and the growing demand for higher standards of healthcare products with a strong willingness from the government and the private sector to improve its healthcare capabilities, while also discussing Smith…

Ukraine Natalia Zago, managing director of Takeda Ukraine, one of the leading international companies operating in the country, provides insights into her main priorities to drive the growth of the company under the conditions of significant changes in the pharmaceutical market and Ukrainian healthcare system.   Nobody can deny that Ukraine…