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AstraZeneca Mexico There have been a lot of changes in the Mexican pharmaceutical industry in the last four to five years, most notably the new drug registration process being put in place. In your view, what have been the most significant changes, and how have they affected the market? The biggest shift…

Sanofi Mexico Sanofi acquired Kendrick in 2009. Obviously the thinking behind it was to diversify your products into pure generics, but what were the expectations for the move? We have a diversified strategy focused on patient´s needs. As a leader in the industry, we changed the way we see and understand healthcare.…

Novo Nordisk Mexico Mexico is number one in child obesity and number two in adult obesity in the world. This is one of the reasons that diabetes is rapidly increasing and the Mexican government has made its treatment a priority. Do you think Mexico is adequately equipped for this phenomenal prevalence? There has…

AstraZeneca Levant You have been Levant manager for 5 years now and the one that set up AstraZeneca in Jordan. How challenging has it been to establish the company in the Jordanian market? We needed to have full comprehensive understanding of the market and its different sectors and we needed to understand…

Qatar Investment Promotion Department (IPD) Mr. Alderbesti, can you please begin by giving our readers an overview of the core agenda of the Investment Promotion Department of the Qatari Ministry of Trade and Industry since you took the reins of the organization, and the role of healthcare and life sciences in your activities? I will…

JORDAN HOSPITAL One of the key missions of the hospital is to set a new standard of healthcare in the Kingdom of Jordan and the region. To which extent is the hospital a benchmark for other Jordanian hospitals to aspire to? Jordan Hospital is the biggest private hospital in the country. Jordan…

Haver Ecza Deposu Turkey We are here with a very young company, created in 2009, so only three years old. As you mentioned before the interview, you first started to work in the medical devices sector for one year and then you shifted toward a new business model. Could you tell us what was…

Vanquish Mexico Can you give us a brief history of the company since your merger in 2003: the main growth drivers, opportunities and challenges? Laboratorios Vanquish was born in 2003, before that we had another company called Platinum Research. It was a company that used to manufacture active ingredients, and after it…

Sidra What do you think was the vision behind the idea of Sheikha Moza’s desire to establish an ultra modern and all digital academic medical center in Doha back in 2004? Sidra was created to set new standards in patient care for women and children in Qatar, the Gulf Region and…

Qatar Science and Technology Park What was the vision behind the creation of the Qatar Science and Technology Park in 2006—what was then a $600Mn first-phase investment? Qatar Foundation, and Qatar Science and Technology Park as a member of QF are helping Qatar on its journey from a hydrocarbon based economy to a knowledge based…

Qatar Science and Technology Park What was the vision behind the creation of the Qatar Science and Technology Park in 2006—what was then a $600Mn first-phase investment? Qatar Foundation, and Qatar Science and Technology Park as a member of QF are helping Qatar on its journey from a hydrocarbon based economy to a knowledge based…

Hayat Pharmaceutical Industries (HPI) The company was one of the last Jordanian pharma companies to be founded and started production only in 1997… How was Hayat able to establish itself among the leading pharma companies in the country so quickly? What is the key ingredient for the company’s success? We started commercial production and…