Tagged with strategy

China Ingrid Zhang, president of Novartis Pharmaceuticals China, shares the transformation of Novartis China in the past two years in line with the global Novartis vision; their aspiration to become a powerhouse for bringing innovative products to China and to develop talents; their commitment to working with various stakeholders to promote…

Egypt Ramez Mohsen, managing director at Janssen for Egypt, Jordan, Libya & Sudan, highlights how the company is driving real access to treatments in Egypt through collaboration with various stakeholders. He also assesses Egypt’s attractiveness for clinical trials and the initial results of the government’s prioritization of healthcare.   As the…

Egypt Ashraf Osman, president and CEO of AUG Pharma, explains how his company has become one of Egypt’s Top 30 pharmaceutical companies in less than four years of manufacturing, gives an insight into the branding strategy of an industry newcomer, and outlines the company’s export strategy.   In 2018 alone we…

Spain Miriam Rodriguez, general manager of Aspen Pharmacare Iberia, highlights the steps she has taken to set up the affiliate and how her past experiences have helped her. Furthermore, she breaks down the operations of Aspen in Spain and gives advice to women beginning their career in healthcare   Especially in…

Spain Jesús Sobrino, area head of UCB Iberia, and global leader for UCB’s Patients Experience Program, discusses the significance of the affiliate, which makes up 15 percent of UCB’s European sales, and their strategy to strengthen and grow their portfolio. Furthermore, he highlights the challenges of market access in the Spanish…

France Olivier Laureau, global president of Servier Group, outlines the impact of recent acquisitions, the significance of Servier’s recently-opened commercial subsidiary in the US, the ongoing importance of France to the global group, and Servier’s unique value proposition as a privately-owned R&D-focused company.   The acquisition of Shire products also allowed…

France Brigitte Calles, newly appointed general manager of Ferring France discusses the important role the affiliate plays as a market leader in reproductive medicine & women’s health, gastroenterology and uro-oncology and goes on to highlight the company’s exciting period of transformation as a renewed focus is placed on science and innovation…

Egypt Basyouni Abuseif, country president and CPO Head at Novartis Egypt, explains how the Swiss company has taken over the leadership position in the Egyptian pharmaceutical market despite economic and political challenges. He also highlights recent achievements of the government in fighting Hepatitis C, while emphasizing the need for more attention…

France Bertrand L’Huillier, president of Smith & Nephew France, highlights how the medtech firm is able to understand the objectives and needs of hospitals better with a B2B approach. He also shares his views on current topics which influence the healthcare sector such as Brexit and the 2018 CSIS.   Today,…

China Julio Gay-Ger, an industry and Eli Lilly veteran, shares how he is leveraging on his 23 years of experience managing Lilly affiliates in LATAM to deliver on Lilly’s objective to position China as the second-largest affiliate for the Group; the significance of their recent February 2019 launch of diabetes treatment…

Egypt Christelle Saghbini, the newly appointed chairman & managing director of Sanofi for Egypt & Sudan, highlights her strategic roadmap for bringing access to innovative medicines to Egypt. She also explains how Sanofi is a strong partner in the government’s efforts to improve the level of healthcare in the country.  …

China Yan Hao, chairman and CEO of EPS Group shares the company’s journey to become Japan’s largest and most comprehensive provider of optimal outsourced solutions to the healthcare industry through its CRO, SMO and CSO operations. As CEO of EPS Group’s subsidiary company EPS China Group, Yan also outlines the China…