healthcare Dr. Nafsiah Mboi, who currently serves as the Minister of Health of Indonesia, has more than 40 years of experience in national and global public health, including a full career as a civil servant in the Ministry of Health and six years as Secretary of Indonesia’s National AIDS Commission. She…
Denmark “The Nordic region—the ‘quiet North’ as it could have been called—counterbalances the turbulence in Southern Europe,” says Zinta Krumins, managing director Nordics, Boehringer Ingelheim, when asked about the relevance of the Nordics to the company. “The Nordics is a very stable region, with small but reasonable growth prospects, very good…
Array The latest details regarding Article 46, a key piece of legislation attached to the second-generation health insurance reform, were announced this week. What are the key points to take away from this announcement? In Taiwan, the government is attempting to limit the growth of annual spending on pharmaceuticals—an expenditure that…
PM Group Mr. Murphy, you first joined PM Group 24 years ago. How has the company, and the market, changed? My background, prior to joining PM Group, was in the pharmaceutical industry—I worked for four years for a contract manufacturer in Ireland. That manufacturer’s story is an interesting reflection of where the…
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. Mr. Pierre Laurin is a senior executive with 28 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Involved in the development of ProMetic’s platform technology since 1989, Mr. Laurin founded ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. in 1994. As Chairman until March, 2011 and President and CEO of the Corporation since…
Clinical trials The chairman and CEO of Medigen shares his insights on a significant past three years for the company, which included both an IPO and major developments for the company’s innovative molecule PI-88. He also offers his perspective on the increasing synergies between Taiwan and China in the biotech sector. During our…
government relations With a Master’s Degree in Marketing Science from the University of Leicester and a Degree in Management Information Systems from Université du Québec à Montréal Jacques Dessurealt has had a fruitful career in the pharmaceutical industry with some of the biggest names like Bristol Myer-Squibb and Novartis. He talks with…
investment Dr. Douville talks investment, the company’s role in R&D in Canada and their plans for some of their future products. You founded Milestone Pharmaceuticals in 2005, having founded Galileo Genomics and Allostera Pharma.What were the main objectives in founding Milestone? I was one of four founders of Milestone. The idea…
diabetes Carlos Manuel González Parra discusses the progress Novo Nordisk has made as a newcomer to the Colombian market and its hopes and intentions for the future. One of the main focuses is in manoeuvring Novo Nordisk Colombia into a position where they will be a key player in the diabetes…
Generics Fergal Murphy, Chairman of the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Ireland, discusses with pharamaboardroom.com the difficulties in such a small market and how the industry is adapting to the needs of Ireland by working closely with the government to find the right price point for products and increasing awareness of…
Country Report Our last report was in 2009-2010 when the “social emergency crisis” happened. What would you say have been the most important changes in the health system since that time? The main cause of the crisis was a drastic increase in the number of recobros (individuals asking to be reimbursed for…
Human Resources Teresa Bitetti has a long history with BMS, spanning 3 decades in which she rose up the ranks starting from Senior Director of Abilify Marketing before becoming Sales Vice President of CNS until she reached her current position of President and General Manager of BMS Canada. Today she shares with…
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