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Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center (PITDC) The president of Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center (PITDC) considers the company’s need to remain an international competitor and how to achieve it, the gap in new drug development in Taiwan, and PITDC’s mission to bring the country’s domestic companies to the international level. What are your thoughts on…

Generics Dr. Chen, you joined US-based Anchen Pharmaceuticals in 2009 to help the company form a spin-off in Taiwan. Why did a US-based company look to establish itself in Taiwan, and then export back to the US? In my view, the US is not a very attractive environment for a company…

API Industry Formosa Laboratories is one of Taiwan’s international pioneers in small molecules, entering the global arena at a very early stage. How did that decision come about? Generally speaking, Taiwan’s API industry decided to go global long before the formulation sector did. The reason is simple: the local market for APIs…

APAC Region PAREXEL has been in Asia Pacific (APAC) since the company entered Japan in 1995. It chose Taiwan as its regional base of operations with the 2007 acquisition of APEX, a company you founded in 1999. Today, does Taiwan continue to make sense as PAREXEL’s APAC headquarters? We believe that it…

Department of Industry Would you outline the commitment of the Ministry to foster a positive business environment for the Australian pharmaceutical industry to prosper? Issues faced by the pharmaceutical industry are not unlike those in many other industries and the high value of our dollar has brought a sharp focus to industry productivity…

market You established Menarini’s Irish affiliate in 1999. How have you seen the market evolve over these last 13 years? The major changes in the market have principally occurred in the last four or five years, rather than the previous ten. Generally speaking, the industry has always had a very strong…

Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) As a general medical practitioner with a long experience in the pharmaceutical industry including public policy, advertising, marketing and regulatory issues and a post graduate training in traditional Chinese medicine, what made you decide to join ASMI as a Scientific Director in 2004 and Executive Director in July 2010? My…

Generic Medicines Industry Association (GMiA) In trying to be an effective association and positively influence the environment for your members, what have been the main achievements and milestones since you were appointed in 2008? We have been focusing on several strategic priorities over the past four years, firstly on creating a viable commercial environment for…

China Pharmaceutical Industry Association (CPIA) You have a very long history in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, first in the joint venture company Xian-Janssen and then in the China National Pharmaceutical Group. Could you highlight the main evolutions of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry through these fast-changing times? It is indeed true that we have undergone tremendous…

Generic Medicines Industry Association To begin, would you please introduce GMIA to Pharmaceutical Executive readers? The GMIA is an industry organization. Its six members are: Alphapharm, Apotex, Genepharm, Hospira, Sandoz and Sigma. The GMiA is the lobby group for the generic medicines industry in Australia, working with all relevant stakeholders, such as government, prescribers,…

Pharmaceutical Industry Council (PIC) 2006 marked a major milestone, with the Pharmaceutical Industry Action Agenda transformed from a Government-industry initiative into an industry-driven agenda, and the resulting creation of the Pharmaceutical Industry Council (PIC). Would you please introduce the organization, and tell us about the main milestones and achievements since you began your tenure…

Australian Self Medication Industry(ASMI) Molteni was created in 1892 and progressively developed a strong manufacturing base, a very active R&D department and a growing international presence. Could you introduce the story behind such achievements? The company was founded over a century ago by Leone Molteni in the backyard of Farmacia Molteni located in the…