Tagged with Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Edwards Lifesciences has been manufacturing catheters in Añasco, Puerto Rico, since 1972. Manuel Palma, general manager, explains the importance of the Añasco plant for Edwards’ global supply chain, and his modernization and vertical integration strategy to position the site as a centre of excellence for materials science and machine &…

Puerto Rico Established 57 years ago, Bermudez, Longo, Díaz-Massó (BLDM) has played a key role in the rapid urbanization and industrialization of Puerto Rico, and today is the top specialty electrical and mechanical contractor in the Caribbean. Its president, Francisco Díaz Massó, explains how BLDM has fostered continued growth by diversifying its…

Medtech Dr. Carlos Rivera Velez, president of the Puerto Rican Medical Device Cluster, shares the importance of the medtech industry for Puerto Rico and how the cluster is working with various stakeholders to position the island as a globally competitive industry hub.   We have seen Puerto Rico evolve into an…

Puerto Rico Felix Negrón, VP of Puerto Rico Operations for Medtronic, the largest life sciences company on the island, explains their unique footprint in Puerto Rico and what the company has learnt in dealing with natural disasters to guarantee a continued supply of products. Moreover, he discusses his strategy to continue growing…

Puerto Rico Exel F. Colon, President of ECR Engineering, a Puerto Rican company specialized in water and wastewater treatment with expertise in the life sciences industry, explains what makes water critical for life sciences manufacturers, how his company helps them reduce water consumption, reduce costs and comply with regulations. He also shares…

Puerto Rico Dr Amarilys Silva-Boschetti and Dr Miguel Vázquez-Padua of the Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI) underline the various benefits for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medtech companies to conduct clinical trials in Puerto Rico. They also highlight further steps of how the Consortium, which is part of the Puerto Rico Science,…

Puerto Rico Jorge Luis Rodriguez, CEO of PACIV, a Puerto Rican provider of industrial automation solutions for the life science’s industry, reveals the three key performance indicators that make the island a global powerhouse for pharma manufacturing. Moreover, he explains the company’s unique one-stop-shop approach and how Puerto Rico has managed to…

Puerto Rico In June 2019, Sartorius Stedim Biotech inaugurated the USD 130 million expansion of its Yauco site, one of the first multi-million dollar investment projects on the island after Hurricane Maria. Dante Castillo, the Yauco site’s director of operations, explains how this expansion fits within the group’s global ambitions and what…

Puerto Rico Since 2001, ETH Cargo has been operating in Puerto Rico, providing international air and ocean freight services, domestic deliveries, US Customs and tax clearance, project cargo and turnkey operations, as well as full charter service for air and ocean transportation. President and CEO Sascha Herzig shares his passion for logistics…

Puerto Rico Jose Viera-Colon, Region Director Caribbean for Allergan, highlights the opportunities and obstacles related to leading the company’s commercial operations in Puerto Rico and countries like the Dominican Republic. He also gives insights in planned product launches in CNS and eyecare and explains Allergan’s approach to ensure product affordability for Puerto…

Puerto Rico David Fuster, plant manager of the Dorado factory of Chinese pharma outfit PuraCap, shares the company’s strategy behind the investment in Puerto Rico and how the PuraCap Caribe is leveraging technologies at the facility for new product development. He underlines the importance of Puerto Rico as a manufacturing location for…

Puerto Rico Iliette Frontera, VP Operations of Boston Scientific in Puerto Rico, shares the significance of the Dorado site within the group’s global supply chain, her four priorities to ensure sustainable growth, lessons learned from Hurricane Maria, and the importance of gender equality.   You have to be extremely agile and you…