biotech The executive director and general manager of Amgen Mexico discusses how the company relies on Mexico as a hub for clinical research, with an investment of over USD 22 million since 2006, and strives to deliver its pipeline of innovative medicines to treat seriously ill patients in Mexico. You…
family business President of the company, Alberto Alvarez-Saavedra, discusses the company’s transformation into a professional organization, and the strategy which has driven remarkable growth in recent years, and will continue to do so as they expand across the region. What have been your main achievements since you took over as the President of…
association On behalf of the chamber of industry that represents research-based pharma and biopharma companies in Argentina, Ernesto Felicio discusses the current challenges facing the industry, and the chambers current agenda for change. To what extent has the environment for multinationals, or their role in the Argentinian pharmaceutical industry, significantly…
traditional medicine Dr. Hassan, founder and CEO of Healwell and House of Healin, brings research and entrepreneurship together with the aim of turning Malaysian traditions into scientific innovation. Could you share with us your entrepreneurial story and how this brought you to start Healwell? In 1989, I noticed an ancient trend…
innovation The general manager of BI Algeria discusses how Algeria could benefit from participating in international clinical trials and describes how his company is adapting its offering to mirror the changing health profile of the nation which is currently undergoing a transition from infectious and transmissible disease to chronic and lifestyle illnesses.…
innovation Recognizing the value of innovation is fundamental for the success of every pharmaceutical company operating in Korea. Lee Sang-Suk, CEO of the Korean Research-based Pharmaceutical industry Association (KRPIA), demonstrates the commitment of multinationals to Korea to help illustrate the benefits of innovation that Koreans can access. What is…
regulation The Indian joint secretary for commerce and industry, interviewed at CPhI Worldwide 2014 in Paris, discusses India’s place in the global pharmaceutical landscape, and emphasizes the country’s contribution to the world’s health. India has gone to great lengths at this CPhI conference to brand itself and show the world…
chamber of commerce The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) was founded in 2012, in order to represent the interests of European businesses in Korea. Christoph Heider, secretary general of ECCK, discusses the initial challenges involved in establishing the chamber, as well as his outlook on the challenges and opportunities that the…
regulation The executive director of the board bringing together multinational and local drug manufacturers talks about the chamber’s goal to position the pharmaceutical industry as the most important manufacturing sector in Mexico, how the chamber is working with the government and its membership to reach this goal and which new dynamics are…
investment Newcomers to Algeria’s fledgling, but increasingly vibrant pharmaceuticals sector are immediately struck by the sense of liveliness pervading the industry. Indeed, as growth patterns in developed markets continue to flatten, and the protagonists of ‘big pharma’ pivot towards securing new revenue sources in emergent economies, Algeria must surely constitute one…
distribution The Argentinian healthcare system is subject to rules, in which delivery agreements for medicines to health insurance agents undergo health funders guidelines and other regulations imposed by the Superintendency of Health Services Office. Dr. Raúl Pistorio, Executive Director of Farmalink, the company responsible for this process, discusses this peculiar regulatory arrangement.…
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