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Taiwan Lawrence Gan, President and CEO of Taiwan’s Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB) explains his vision and strategy to enhance DCB’s R&D expertise by adopting some of the best practices of the corporate world. You became head of Taiwan’s Development Center for Biotechnology after having held prestigious positions in the US…

Switzerland The CEO of Max Zeller, a Swiss Phytopharmaceutical company, highlights the immense benefits his products have and furthermore discusses the company’s internationalization strategy. Mr Boonen, you joined Max Zeller in June 1999 and have spent almost all your professional career here. How have you seen the company evolve over time…

Philippines Javish Abichandani, Chief Executive Officer of AGlobal Care Inc. in the Philippines, outlines the company’s extensive product portfolio as well as their ambitions to bring more high-quality, affordable medications into the Philippines. He also discusses how the company is evolving to meet the demands of the dynamic pharmaceutical industry in…

Switzerland Santen’s Head of EMEA explains why the company established their new regional headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and highlights the three key strategic pillars on which he bases the growth strategy for the region.   The immense talent present here contributes to the strategic value of the EMEA region, which we…

Singapore The Asia-Pacific region is a vast geographic area, home to almost half of the world’s population and numerous emerging and developed markets with great investment potential for healthcare and life sciences companies. However, the degree of diversity within Asia-Pacific creates formidable challenges for MNCs operating in the region. “APAC is…

Taiwan Thomas Yuan, the CEO of TFBS Bioscience, documents the tailored added-value that this fast-growing product testing company strives to bring to emerging pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the Asia Pacific region, while TFBS already stands out as the only service provider of its kind in Taiwan and one of the…

Ireland Ger Brennan, MD (Human Health) of MSD Ireland, highlights his mandate to position MSD for success in an evolving healthcare landscape, the groundbreaking new report on Irish healthcare attitudes and perspectives MSD commissioned, the opportunities and challenges within the Irish market, and MSD’s commitment to putting patients at the center…

Singapore Singapore has pioneered multiple aspects of QuintilesIMS’s global business, and the high profile merger has created interesting opportunities for the organization within the APAC region, beyond strong synergies at the global level. It’s a pleasure to meet with you Anand, as this is the first time PharmaBoardroom has met with…

Philippines Jose Augusto Pascual, President and CEO of PascualLab, sheds light on the company’s current footprint in the Philippines, as well as their ambitions to even further expand their manufacturing capabilities. He also discusses PascualLab’s efforts to be the partner of choice for companies looking to expand into the Philippines. To…

Switzerland How would you present the strengths of the Lake Geneva region’s strengths to our international audience? The Lake Geneva region, which we often call the ‘health valley of Switzerland’, benefits from having two intersecting innovative clusters, one in MedTech and another in biotech. Looking at the course of life sciences…

Mexico Patricia López, general manager at seca Mexico, showcases the added value of seca’s product portfolio and explains that interconnectivity should be medical devices’ path of development; generating benefits for patients, physicians and government. Could you please update our international readers on the operations of seca in Mexico? “Latin America has…

Ireland Ronan Quinn, CEO of Ardmac, an international provider of high-tech cleanroom facilities to the life sciences sector, tells us the inspiring story of Ardmac’s continued growth through the recent economic recession, the second-generation cleanroom technologies they are bringing to the market, and his positive outlook for Ardmac in the next…