Tagged with strategy

Opinion Krishna Cheriath, chief data officer at BMS, outlines the ways in which AI is already transforming the delivery of healthcare, what modern biopharma companies’ AI innovation agendas should include, and why behavioural change is a key tenet in securing meaningful health outcomes with AI.   As Biopharma increases AI investments,…

Thailand Sumalee Kristarnin, country president of Novartis Thailand, shares the main initiatives of the affiliate in Thailand to take care of people, employees and patients. She highlights how the key priorities, put in place at the global level, are reflected in the local business, and how Novartis is trying to introduce…

Puerto Rico Leobardo Hidalgo, who lived in Puerto Rico as a child, recently came back to the island to head commercial operations at the local BMS affiliate, which has been performing remarkably well. He highlights a portfolio of transformational medicines matched with the local team’s patient-centric approach and knowledge of the ecosystem…

Sweden Medivir is a Swedish biotech company focusing on the development and commercialization of innovative treatments for cancers of high unmet medical need. Last October, Dr Uli Hacksell was appointed CEO to reorganize the company in order to focus resources on the clinical development of Medivir’s projects. He presents the progress…

Spain In what is a highly competitive and crowded women’s health field in Spain, smaller players are having to be increasingly focused and specialised to carve out a market share.   The [Spanish women’s health] market is very competitive since there are many companies and the sector is overwhelmingly a business…

Spain The global acquisition of GSK’s thrombosis portfolio and subsequent purchase of AstraZeneca’s anaesthesia business have been critical milestones for the maverick South African pharmaceutical outfit Aspen, enabling the company to establish a consolidated presence across Europe, including the opening of the firm’s first-ever Spanish affiliate only two and a half…

China Tony Acciarito, President of Thermo Fisher Scientific China, explains how he is delivering the company’s mission of ‘enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer’ in China, the importance of entrepreneurial thinking and agility to the China market, the significant investments they have made here, and his…

Sweden Anna-Kaija Grönblad, country chair Sanofi Sweden and general manager primary care Nordics & Baltics, explains the importance of Sweden for the group as an early adopter of new treatments, an ideal environment for innovative clinical trials and a place where all stakeholders are open to collaborate to find solutions to…

Thailand Peter Streibl, general manager of Takeda Thailand, highlights the importance of emerging markets for Takeda globally, as well as the 50–year long commitment of Takeda to Thailand and Thai patients. Streibl further discusses how the Takeda Thailand team has worked to bring crucial innovative products and solutions in various therapeutic…

Thailand Thanakorn and Lakana Ounpiyodom of AeroCare highlight their unique positioning in the inhaler niche and how they have grown both their portfolio and facilities through strategic M&A. They share their strong interest in delivering the most innovative products in the field to Thai patients, and their wish to expand across…

China Kai Zhang, founder and chairman, and Sonia Wang, CEO, of Chinese respiratory technology specialist Omni Pharmaceuticals, discuss the respiratory market in China, how Omni plans to introduce four respiratory drugs onto the market within two years, and its focus on innovative new technologies.   Unlike oncology, the inhalation market in…

Sweden Iddo Leshem, general manager Nordics at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), talks about the uniqueness of Sweden’s collaborative culture and shatters some of the entrenched stereotypes about the country. He then breaks down the drivers behind the outstanding performance of the affiliate and emphasizes the important role Sweden plays in the development…