Brazil In an exclusive interview, Otto Philipp Braun, part of medtech giant B. Braun’s family dynasty, discusses his achievements as MD in Brazil, the company’s operations in the country and globally, as well as its CSR programs. B. Braun has been established in Brazil for more than 40 years, with its headquarters…
MSD Brasil When we were in Australia, we met with the “star scientist” Ian Frazier, who was Australian of the Year in 2009 for his co-discovery of Merck’s Gardasil. Or Singulair, which is the trade name of Montelukast, with the Mont signifying “Montreal” where the product was developed. What will it take…
A.G. (CIF) What was the vision behind the creation of the Camara de la Industria Farmaceutica de Chile (CIF) and what have been the main milestones and achievements? CIF was created in 1953 and was originally composed of all the pharmaceutical laboratories operating in the country. Today CIF is a chamber that…
SinoGenoMax SinoGenoMax was founded in 1998 with the purpose of participating in the Human Genome Project. Could you give us an overview of the company’s activities since then and the transformation of the company over the past 11 years? SinoGenoMax was initially incorporated in 1998 as a joint investment between the…
Pharma Investi Chile As the President of ASILFA what would you say are the main drivers and challenges for the Chilean pharmaceutical industry today? Chile today is moving to implement a new healthcare system. The government is trying to address the inefficiencies of the public system today and to modernize it so that…
China In the last decade the medical device sector has undergone a lot of change; China has become a net importer to a net exporter of these devices. What is your outlook as to how this happened so quickly and what the key factors that revolutionized the industry? During the first…
R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committe You have a long experience in the Chinese pharmaceutical market, and in particular you saw it evolve tremendously over the last 10 years. From a management perspective, would you say that it is easier or harder to tackle today or a decade ago? In my view, the Chinese market is…
Productos Medix S.A. de C.V. Can you tell us a little about the history of Medix and about the company itself? Medix is a 100% Mexican company created in 1956, and our major strength is that we produce products and services that are differentiated from the rest of the market, and have added-value. When Medix…
APOTEX Mexico Apotex has increased production, launched 16 new products last March, and grown significantly in the market. What would you say has been the biggest change in the market over the last four years? Mexico has a very dynamic pharmaceutical industry that changes one day to the next, and to give…
Liomont The last time we interviewed you was in 2008. Please can you tell our readers a little bit more about Liomont’s growth drivers and changes over these last four years? There has been a slowdown in Mexico in terms of market growth since 2008. There has been a lot of…
Stendhal Mexico Please can you tell our readers a little bit more about the history of Stendhal, and its major milestones along the way since its takeover in 1997? Stendhal is a privately owned company that has presence throughout LatinAmerica. It was bought by its current owners in 1997 and by 2003…
Novartis Farmaceutica S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) Carlos Garcia said in December 2009 that 6-8% of Novartis’ annual revenue comes from Latin America, and that the area is “one of the main growth engines for the company”. Can you tell us how Novartis Mexico fits in with that growth strategy? Mexico is the second biggest market in…
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