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Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Two weeks ago, Lupin announced its annual results, portraying 6 years of sustained growth and a net profit up by 27%. How pleased were you with this performance, and were you expecting such strong results? We were pleased, but not very pleased. We thought that we could have done much…

MSD pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. While your appointment as Managing Director was not a long time ago, you immediately faced the big task to oversee one of the most complicated corporate mergers the local Indian drug industry has seen in recent years. How challenging was the integration of Fulford and Organon for you? One of…

Pharmaceutical Reearch Institute Would you start by giving our readers a brief outline of the history of the PRI? In 1952 the institute was established as a research and development (R&D) centre for the Polish pharmaceutical industry. In the 1960s the institute became part of what was known as the state-owned “Polfa” consortium…

Union of Professional Pharmaceutical Organizations (SPFO) Last time Focus Reports met with you in 2006, the Russian pharmaceutical industry had enjoyed five straight years of growth. This growth has since continued through 2011. Can you provide some insight on what has happened in the industry since 2006, and how the market has been able to maintain…

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited - Ind A catalyst of India’s shifting industry dynamics has been the sector’s M&A activity. We already saw majors such as Piramal going to Abbott and Ranbaxy to Daiichi-Sankyo… And while Andrew Witty has publicly announced to pursue acquisitions here, growth has largely been organically. Is it too late for GSK to…

Calyx Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited You founded Calyx in 1979 with a three-person team. At the time, you were just 21 years old! What was the vision behind the creation of the company? Essentially, the vision was to become a specialized API player, which could cater to both the Indian market and the international market.…

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Poland As we are just entering 2011, could you share with us the results of the Polish affiliate in 2010? 2010 was for Ferring Poland a year of reconstruction. The affiliate has been rebuilding the business with significant internal changes that are supposed to reflect changes in the external environment. The…

Pharmaceutical Services Division Malaysia The Pharmaceutical Services Division has been around since 1951, what have been the major shifts in its objectives since then? When the pharmacy service came into existence in this country it operated under British law and the acts and therefore regulations have been in place since before Malaysia’s independence. Malaysia…

Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) Our last report on India dates back to 2006, right after the Patent Law was passed. What developments have you seen happening in the industry since then? There has been a paradigm shift with the Product Patent Regime coming in place in 2005. The era from 1970 to 2005 has…

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) What are the priorities on your agenda as the new head of ABPI considering the successes and difficulties the association has experienced in the past? If you look at the recent history of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, perhaps one of the areas that we have been most successful…

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Taking a look at a key achievement of the ABPI in recent years, we recognize the role you played in negotiating the revised PPRS that was put in place last year. How did the latest revision contribute to taking the research-based industry forward and what has been the impact of…

Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) The society started at the beginning of the 20th century with the combination of the Penang Pharmaceutical Association and the Straits Pharmaceutical Association. Have there been significant shifts in the society’s objectives and what are its priorities today? For a long time, pharmacy has been a non subject. There was…