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pharma The Netherlands provides a flourishing environment for biotech to grow. The vice president for European operations at Kite Pharma discusses how biotech start-ups can find their path to success and how Kite Pharma is looking at new innovative therapies for cancer treatment. Before joining T-Cell Factory, later acquired by Kite…

pharma IMS Health helps clients reach the top of the mountain by providing them with the necessary intelligence to take actionable steps. Manuel Voll, Senior Principal for Northern Europe shares his perspective about the Dutch healthcare and life sciences market, the challenges it poses and what companies can expect for the…

pharma Hans Schikan offers insights into the flourishing Dutch life sciences sector and the attractiveness of the local eco-system, citing a combination of the right science and the right attitude of people as the key formula for success. In 2014/2015, three Dutch biotechs (UniQure, ProQR, Galapagos) went public on Nasdaq, and…

pharma Lygature is the new name of TI Pharma and CTMM, two internationally renowned public-private-partnerships turned non-for-profit partnership drivers. Managing Director Jorg Janssen explains that it will be business as usual for the merged organization, but with more opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations than ever before. Lygature drives partnerships for the development of…

Pharma The Director of the newly formed Necker Institute for Sick Children reveals how the inspiration behind INEM was to bring people together in order to create a common scientific policy and campus spirit and why collaboration between clinicians and researchers is crucial in a, which is heavily reliant on scientific…

pharma  Pfizer Global Established Products’ BU Head and  Hospira’s Director of Institutional Affairs tell us about Pfizer’s recent major acquisition of Hospira, their post-merger strategy for increasing market access, as well as the challenges faced by the French biosimilars market and what Pfizer-Hospira is doing to achieve the huge potential in…

Pharma The general manager of Drogsan, Ersan Kuçuk elaborates on the company’s efforts in shifting towards more value-added pharmaceutical products, specifically within the realm of biosimilars, while highlighting his ambitions in expanding the company’s presence within OTC. He also illustrates the decision to move Drogsan’s R&D department to the Gazi University…

Pharma With over forty years of operations in Puerto Rico, Medtronic is one of the country’s biggest employers. Felix M. Negrón, Vice President of Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations, discusses the affiliate’s operating imperatives and space utilization strategy to always ensure the best manufacturing portfolio at any given time. Could you start…

Pharma Michel van Agthoven outlines the role played by the Pharmaceutical Committee of the American Chamber in contributing to healthcare related policies in the Netherlands through research programs and by encouraging collaboration between stakeholders. The Committee aims to contribute to the improvement of key aspects of the healthcare system in the…

pharma (© Sébastien Borda) The CEO of Novartis France reveals how the construction of a new French headquarters demonstrates a commitment to develop operations in the country, how the Huningue Biotechnology Centre is the group’s flagship biotech facility, and why having become the country’s number one pharmaceutical company, the goal is…

pharma The general manager of Astellas France and president of LEEM, the French Pharmaceutical Companies Association, reveals how the pharmaceutical industry worldwide has to take into account what is a fair price for innovation, the sum of a value price, based on what you are providing for the health of a…

Pharma John Fernández van Cleve, Chancellor of UPRM, highlights the institution’s strong expertise in engineering and its application in the pharmaceutical and medical device fields. What are some of UPRM’s main assets? We are very blessed to have the best students in Puerto Rico. UPRM’s admission index is the highest on…