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MOH Cesar Amaro, director general of Digemid, highlights the evolution of Peru’s recently-established regulatory agency while taking into account the challenges surrounding the institution on a daily basis, like approval times, counterfeit drugs, and adapting to modernity. What are the main priorities of Digemid today? I have been running Digemid since 2014. Our…

medical devices Erbe Elektromedizin established its Peruvian representative office in 2013, the first in Latin America. Juan Otiniano, director of the affiliate, discusses the startup process and the importance of educating government stakeholders in terms of making valuable long-term investments in health technology. What was the reasoning for choosing Peru as a…

distribution José Angel García Hinojosa, vice president sales and marketing of the Grupo Loeffler Russek, discusses the history of the company since its establishment until its most recent accomplishments. Always with one mission: provide affordable products in the human and animal health arena. Could you please briefly walk our readers through…

innovation Innovation is a product’s added value, ensuring that the patient is ready to buy. The former director of R&D and today CEO of Carnot explains how the company is undergoing a process of professionalization with incremental innovation and exports as two of the company’s most important priorities. You have been…

distribution Pablo Escandón shares his experience as CEO of Nadro and how retail changes have transformed the Mexican market, his perspectives on the accessibility of medicine for Mexicans and the challenges of implementing global coverage insurance. At the beginning of 2014 one of the most important distributors, Casa Saba, collapsed. What…

Celgene Celgene is committed to improving the lives of patients through innovation. The country manager of the recently opened Mexico affiliate explains the importance of having a direct presence in the market, how pro-patients and pro-innovation policies need to be supported, how innovative ways need to be found to ensure patient…

medical devices Philips aims at becoming the leading provider of solutions across the full ‘continuum of care’. The general manager of the healthcare division in Mexico explains how the company has made customer service, education, software and integrated solutions the strategic pillars to find innovative ways to deliver healthcare. What are the…

association Fatma Taman, Chair of ISPE and General Manager of PharmaVision, discusses the importance of proper education and training within the pharmaceutical industry to ensure the sector’s sustainable growth and development. Today we meet with you for the first time as the Chair of ISPE Turkey Affiliate; what have been your…

association The president of Turkey’s oldest pharmaceutical industry association discusses the government’s reluctance to reform the pricing system, and how this is causing the absorption of the domestic Turkish pharmaceutical industry by global big pharma. Turkey has traditionally been a branded generic market; how are these players performing at present? Roughly…

MOH Turkey’s former minister of health explains how he is working to pass on his experience and knowledge to the next generation of health policy makers around the world, and discusses the current areas of focus for the Turkish healthcare system. Could you tell us a bit about how have you spent…

pharmacies The founder of the group explains how the pharmacy chain has become a regional trailblazer by redefining the concept of ‘neighborhood pharmacy’ along the principles of being cheap, near and well-stocked. What was your vision behind starting Ecofarmacia? I am a medically trained doctor and I started off my career…

Romania The association’s longtime executive director outlines the opportunities and challenges for generics companies in the Romanian market. Analyzing in depth the local market regulatory landscape, he proposes modifications to the claw-back mechanism.   A non-governmental organization that aims to foster improved the access to affordable medicine for Romanian patients, The…