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Philippines Kuntal Baveja, country head and president of Sandoz Philippines Corporation discusses the company’s expanding portfolio in the country and how the booming generic industry over the past years has helped to expand access to affordable medications to the Filipinos, still pointing out that there is much room for expansion in…

Switzerland The Swiss Biotech Association’s Nic Alexakis describes Switzerland’s thriving biotech scene and extensive support infrastructure, while also highlighting the gaps around early stage funding and the ability of different cantons to collaborate on economic development.  Switzerland of course has quite the reputation as a hub for biotech activity – how…

Singapore DB Schenker’s director of healthcare in Asia Pacific, Sugantha Natarajan describes the company’s presence across the region, while emphasizing the crucial need for localized solutions in specialized healthcare logistics. She also explains the company’s pivotal role in enhancing their clients’ value chains and elaborates on how industry players are able…

Mexico Francisco Rodriguez, general manager Mexico and Latin America at Mundipharma, provides an overview of the customized market approach that has allowed the company to establish itself as the partner of choice of the medical and regulatory authorities in the pain management field, and how Mundipharma now looks at replicating similar…

Actelion Johnson & Jonhson’s interest in taking over the Swiss biotech group Actelion has been confirmed, with the Wall Street Journal estimating that a total takeover price could top USD 20 billion. As Actelion is a market leader in some therapeutic areas such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the acquisition could…

Switzerland Developing manufacturing capacity for as yet unapproved drugs can create huge risk on innovators’ balance sheets, risk which can be mitigated by working instead with a competent CMO – a form of insurance as explained by Siegfried CEO Rudolf Hanko.   The CMO sector has grown faster than the pharma…

Philippines Alvin So, Bayer Consumer Health Country Division Head, discusses Bayer’s commitment in Consumer Health in the Philippines. He also discusses his vision for the future, including expanding the product portfolio in the country and continuing to be the partner of choice for the Filipino population. When you assumed the position…

Singapore In an exclusive interview with Richard Saynor at GSK, he outlines the growth of the CEP portfolio in emerging markets and highlights the opportunities and challenges in the region, as well as the strategic benefits of operating in Singapore.   Even though our key medicines have many generic competitors, their…

Mexico Jorge Romero Castañeda and María Eugenia Mendez, Healthcare & Life Science leader and Strategy & Operations Director at Deloitte respectively, share their expertise about the Healthcare & Life Science sector in Mexico and showcase the integral solutions that the firm offers to the industry to help companies gain competitiveness as…

Switzerland Specializing in ultra-rare diseases, Alexion targets patient populations of less than 20 patients per million. Christophe Bourdon discusses Alexion’s progress towards developing access for patients across the EMEA region.   Since day one, Alexion’s mission has been to focus solely on discovering treatments for patients affected by these incredibly rare…

Mexico Leonardo Torres, general manager Mexico, Central America & Caribbean of Shire, provides insights into the rapidly progressing integration of Baxalta in Mexico, while he also highlights his key priorities to further accelerate the growth and consolidate the strategic positioning of Shire, a company that now proudly stands out as the…

Singapore Chin Yau Seng, President of Singapore Airlines Cargo, highlights how SIA Cargo supports Singapore’s reputation as a logistics hub in Asia Pacific and how the carrier has been able to adapt to the dynamic industry trends by tailoring their services to the customer’s needs. With twenty years of experience in…