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Taiwan Peter Tsai, founder, CEO, and chairman of Orient EuroPharma (OEP), one of the leading groups of healthcare companies in Taiwan, provides insights into his strategic vision to double the group’s revenues within the next five years and nurture the long-term growth of the company he founded in 1982, while OEP’s…

Switzerland “Get it done! That is what CARBOGEN AMCIS is all about!” – The CEO of the Swiss drug development and commercialization services company elaborates on the company’s strong mindset and declares customer intimacy to be their unique selling point. CARBOGEN AMCIS celebrated its 10th year since joining the Dishman group.…

Taiwan Du-Shieng Chien, President & CEO of TaiRx, a Taiwan-based biopharmaceutical company focused on unmet medical needs, provides insights into the recent development of CVM 1118, a revolutionary cancer treatment targeting breakthrough mechanisms to tackle tumor development and the first drug of its kind to have already started clinical trials in…

Ireland Julie O’Neill, Alexion’s EVP for Global Operations highlights Alexion’s establishment of its Global Supply Chain headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, its investment in Athlone, her thoughts on the opportunities and challenges in the Irish pharmaceutical landscape, and her vision for Alexion. Alexion first established a manufacturing presence in Dublin, Ireland in…

Health Tackling both obesity and diabetes is a primary objective of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and requires a holistic, multidisciplinary approach, according to Dr. Graue Wiechers, president of the National Academy of Medicine and rector at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), the largest university in Latin America.…

Pharma Servier GM Florent Darchez, reveals how he turned around a Mexico affiliate that was losing market share to achieve and impressive sales growth of 30 percent a year. Darchez also shares his vision for further strengthening his organization.  We see that in 2016, around 60 percent of Servier revenues derived…

Pharma The founder of Contipro elaborates on his success story which positions his company as one of the three leading suppliers of hyaluronic acid worldwide. Furthermore, he reviews the success of the recently opened subsidiary in France and identifies the next target markets for Contipro’s international expansion. Hyaluronic acid seems to…

Pharma Building on the continuous improvements of the Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (Cofepris) over the last few years, its recently-appointed Federal Commissioner Julio Sánchez y Tépoz reveals his strategy to further strengthen and develop the Commission’s processes and international leadership, and foster a more transparent, technical, efficient…

Pharma Anita Ordog, GM of Angelini Hungary, discusses the affiliate’s history in the country, their expanding OTC and specialty products portfolio, targeted marketing and sales strategies, and Angelini’s challenging entrance into the Hungarian pharmaceutical market. To begin, could you share some insights into your background and tell us how you came…

Pharma The Director of the State Institute for Drug Control in the Czech Republic highlights the Czech pharmaceutical industry as emancipated and points out their tremendous contribution to employment, export balance, the economy at large and to the patients. You assumed the position as interim director of the State Institute for…

Pharma Providing universal health coverage to the nation’s roughly 10 million citizens, Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund (OEP) has one of the most comprehensive and complex structures in Europe. The organization’s Head of Pricing Support, Dr. Judit Bidló discusses the current mechanisms governing pharmaceutical reimbursements in Hungary, while also identifying the…

Pharma Mylan Hungary’s Tamas Uri discusses transitioning into both a branded and generic business dedicated company, Mylan’s expansion in Hungary, and how the pharmaceutical industry can be a key player in improving the extremely low health literacy rates in the country. As an introduction to our readers could you please provide some insight…