ScinoPharm 2010 is ScinoPharm’s thirteenth year of operations. Thirteen does not seem to be an unlucky number for you as your company is doing particularly well at the moment. Perhaps you could start by telling our readers a little bit about the recent history of ScinoPharm and the good times that…
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Romania You have been the first employee to start Dr. Reddy’s in Romania and when we look back at those early years, we see that a portfolio of gastroenterology and analgesics was chosen to enter the market… Why, in the first place, were these therapeutic areas targeted? At that time, the…
Orient Europharma Co. You founded Orient Europharma in 1982, nearly 30 years ago. As you approach the 30 year mark, how has the company evolved to the way it is today, and how would you describe the company to our readers? I left Upjohn in 1982 and established Orient Europharma (OEP) as a…
Merck Romania SRL With a history dating back to 1668, Merck is obviously well established as the oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company in the world. Of course, we are interested in knowing how this legacy played out in Romania. Can you therefore give our readers a better understanding of the key milestones and…
China Medical University Healthcare System Many key figures from the pharmaceutical industry have told us that the hospitals in Taiwan are the keystone to the country’s healthcare industry: the hospitals provide a very important service linking the latest innovations from pharmaceutical companies to the people, and helping encourage growth and innovation. I’d like to start…
Association of Producers of generic medicines in Romania (APMGR) APMGR is obviously a rather young association that has only really been active since about a year now. Can you first comment on the timing that the Association was called into life? The timing has been quite good, as the generics industry is currently experiencing a strong momentum. Every country,…
Farma De Colombia Having just recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in Colombia, how would you describe Farma de Colombia’s unique business model and what have been its keys to its success? We are a brand company. We build marks and brands. While we do sell to the government, our main strength lies in…
Nycomed France Nycomed lost an important patent with Pantoprazole in the middle of 2009, which has undoubtedly warranted some restructuring. What has been the impact of this loss on business in France, and how are you preparing for the future? Losing exclusivity with Pantoprazole is huge as it was 70% of our…
ITF-Labomed Labomed was bought by Italfarmaco in 2009, but aside from that, what have been the main milestones and achievements of Labomed since its creation in 1968? When I came to Labomed in 1997, I began a process of renewing the company’s product portfolio and changing the overall profile of Labomed.…
Novartis De Colombia S.A. Being an industry giant with operations in over one hundred counties worldwide, what is the role and significance of Colombia for Novartis global? As a global company, our overall mission is to discover, develop, and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure diseases; to ease suffering; and to enhance…
Meizler Biopharma There is little publicly available information on your personal history and the founding of Meizler. Can you share that story for our readers? Everybody has a story – unless they’re second generation, of course! I am an architect by training. Before entering the pharmaceutical industry I owned an engineering and…
Hypermarcas Hypermarcas is a huge, diversified corporation that sells everything from shampoo, to medicine. Would you consider it more of a consumer goods company that happens to sell pharmaceuticals, or the other way around? The company´s focus is on Health, Personal Care and Beauty products. In Brazil, the combination of these…
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