Tagged with S

Lloyd Sansom Would you please introduce the PBAC and the role it plays in Australia’s pharmaceutical sector? The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) is a statutory committee of the Australian government which was first established in the 1940s, and which makes recommendations to the Minister of Health and Ageing regarding medicines which…

Australian Self Medication Industry(ASMI) Molteni was created in 1892 and progressively developed a strong manufacturing base, a very active R&D department and a growing international presence. Could you introduce the story behind such achievements? The company was founded over a century ago by Leone Molteni in the backyard of Farmacia Molteni located in the…

Medicines Australia To begin, would you please introduce Medicines Australia to Pharmaceutical Executive readers? Medicines Australia is the association that represents the country’s research-based pharmaceutical industry. With approximately 50 members, the organization comprises all major innovator companies, consisting of the significant American and European pharmaceutical players, in addition to some Australian companies…

SERVIER Laboratories (Australia) Pty Ltd Servier was eligible to receive $7 million in P3 funding; can you tell us how this initiative has helped the company? P3 was not one of the main reasons why Servier has invested more in Australia of late. What drives Servier’s headquarters to conduct more research in Australia is a…

Solvay Australia How will the PBS reforms affect Solvay? The easy answer is: heavily. Fortunately, Solvay’s leading product which is still under patent will not be subject to the full August 1 price cut at this stage. Nevertheless, there are two other drugs fully affected by the cut (-25%). This of course…

Stiefel Laboratories Pty Limited What impact will the recent PBS reforms have on Stiefel’s operations in Australia? Stiefel has no products on the PBS at the moment, and although that doesn’t preclude the company from having products on it in the future, there is no immediate effect or detriment to Stiefel due to the…

Bayer Australia Many MNCs are having pipeline concerns in the “new era” of post-blockbuster drug development. How is Bayer positioned in this respect? Bayer Schering Pharma has one of the richest pipelines in the industry. In Australia, the company is launching in the next three years, 18 new products or product line…

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee To begin, would you please give a brief introduction to the PBAC? The PBAC is a statutory committee of government first developed in Australia in the 1940s, which advises the Ministry of Health and Ageing as to what drugs will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Minister…

Government of Australia The Ministry for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research was created in December 2007 with the election of the Labor government. To begin, would you please give a brief introduction to the ministry and highlight its most significant achievements and milestones in this relatively short period of time? The whole point…

Argentina SA Baxter Do you think this is a good moment for the Argentinean pharmaceutical industry to have international exposure? Indeed it is attractive, but we should keep the long term objectives on perspective. It is a stable and interesting market for multinational companies, as long as they can grasp the dynamics of…

Laboratorios Richmond What have been the recent major milestones for Richmond? One of the milestones for Laboratorios Richmond was to have developed the first branded oncological generic in the world. For Laboratorios Richmond to be developing combinations of different molecules from different originator laboratories is very important as well, as it provides…

Sayenko Kharenko If you could provide our readers with your philosophy when you founded Sayenko Kharenko in 2004. What were the market needs that were perhaps missing that you identified and wanted to address? If you look at the top 5 law firms in Ukraine, Sayenko Kharenko definitely is not the oldest…