IMS Health Philippines You worked as a Country Manager in Indonesia and Thailand prior to joining IMS Health in the Philippines. What, in your opinion, sets this market apart? For starters, Indonesia is dominated by domestic players that, together, constitute 70% of the market. In the Philippines we see quite the opposite— a…
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals (Philippines) Given that Asia is leading growth in the global pharmaceutical market, how is Novo Nordisk represented in the Asia-Pacific region and what is the importance of the Philippines within the company’s strategy for Asia? The Philippines is part of what we call BAOS – Business Area Oceana, which includes Australia…
GlaxoSmithKline Philippines GSK is currently the world’s fourth biggest pharmaceutical company. What is the positioning of GSK in the Philippines? GSK is the market leader among the multinational pharma companies in the Philippines, while we are number two in terms of the total market behind Unilab, which is a local company. GSK…
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philippine Ms. Tacandong, you assumed office as Director of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) in June 2009, and two months later the BFAD became Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009. What have been the main changes between the BFAD and the…
Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Indu The Philippine Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries was established in 2004 from the merger of four different associations (Chamber of Filipino Drug Manufacturers and Distributors, Association of Drug Industries of the Philippines, Filipino Drug Association, and Association of Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers). Can you tell to our readers what the rationale behind…
Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) Counci Mr. Pagdanganan, you were appointed chairman of MeTA in April, after having served as Vice Chairman of the Council. Can you please begin by giving to our readers an overview of MeTA activities and what have been the priorities that you have set? To give you a brief overview of…
Array You have been active in the Philippines pharmaceutical sector for more than 30 years. Can you please tell to our readers how this sector has evolved, what the current situation of the pharmaceutical industry is? Furthermore, what is its importance for the local economy? There have been great changes in…
Medigen Biotechnology Corp. Medigen was created in 1999 and is a listed company. How did the vision for the company come about, and what was it that attracted today’s main shareholders to Medigen? Medigen was registered at the MOEA in 1999, but the company was actually established in 2000. In the beginning, the…
IRPMA (International Research-Based Pharmaceu Please describe the activities of the IRPMA to our readers, and explain the membership advantages of your association. Today the IRPMA consists of 37 multinational research-based pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as some local R&D companies. Also, eleven individual members representing distribution and start-up biotech companies registered IRPMA for their preparation…
Development Center for Biotechnology The Development Centre for Biotechnology was founded in 1984 as a tool for connecting biotechnological academia to the Taiwanese industry and promoting the strengths of Taiwan’s biopharmaceutical sector to the global audience. The centre was established by both government and private industry as a non-profit organization. How do you think…
Italfarmaco Italfarmaco counts amongst the few players who really sustained the growth of the Italian pharmaceutical industry in the past 10 years. Which specific values would you quote as keys to success that enabled the company not to fail like others and get where it is today, keeping growing organically yet…
CANIFARMA There have been quite a few regulatory changes in the last few years such as the new drug registration process and the suppression of the local plant rule. COFEPRIS has also grown in power since it was started 10 years ago. What has struck you as the most impactful change…
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