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Merck Sharp & Dohme Austria You have been the head of MSD’s Austrian operations since April 2009. Can you start by telling our readers about the evolution of the affiliate since the merger with Schering Plough? I have been with MSD Austria since before the merger, I started in early 2009 when the merger had…

Bio-Rad Mexico Bio-Rad products are used in hospitals, universities, major research institutions, biotechnology companies, reference laboratories, pharmaceutical firms… How is Bio-Rad Mexico positioned with its products in the country? Based on the dedication and excellent work the Mexican Team did for several years, in the clinical diagnostics market, Bio-Rad is immediately linked…

Medtronic México Medtronic is the global leader in medical technology. The company has 2 manufacturing facilities in Mexico and the Mexican subsidiary was officially set up in 1970, but could you give us a brief rundown of Medtronic Mexico’s current activities within the global operations? Medtronic was founded in 1949 in a…

KaVo Sybron-Dental México We have seen that the company has been through a series of mergers and acquisitions. Could you give us a rundown of the company’s transitions? We are currently building a subsidiary of a corporation named Danaher, which is a US based public company. In recent years, Danaher redefined its investment…

Life Technologies Corporation The merger with Invitrogen-Applied Biosystems in 2008 was a big milestone for the company. As one of the leaders of this integration, can you please explain how this merger helped transform Life Technologies into the company it is today? The merger had an impact both internally and externally. Regarding the…

Life Technologies Corporation In the past two years Life Technologies has been investing in Singapore— last year you opened a regional distribution center in Singapore’s Tuas Biomedical Park and this June you established a Global Instrument Center of Excellence. What are the aims of both and how will they fit into the global…

Array The managing director of Brussels Invest & Export discusses Belgium’s unique attractiveness when it comes to the life sciences, and which countries and companies are interested in investing in the pharmaceutical sector in the country and why.    After its creation in 2003, Invest in Brussels joined forces with Brussels…

Biosensors International Group How did you start this journey of founding your company— why medical devices and why Biosensors? I have been in the medical devices industry since 1977. Therefore, for these 35 years my career has been focused in this niche. All what I know is medical devices so naturally it was…

ASLAN pharmaceuticals Why did you decide to start your own company? I started my career as a scientist with a real passion for molecular biology, and moved into pharmaceutical R&D working for AstraZeneca. After five or so years I was very keen to get commercial exposure, to see how we actually access…

Takeda Global Research & Development Center (Asia) What is the global R&D vision of Takeda, Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company that recently celebrated its 230th birthday? Takeda’s global R&D vision is committed to the discovery and development of innovative solutions that addresses unmet medical needs of patients. What distinguishes our R&D vision is an emphasis on innovation and…

Boehringer Ingelheim Singapore What is the presence of Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in Southeast Asia? In 2009, Boehringer Ingelheim decided to establish a regional operating unit for its human pharmaceutical division (prescription and OTC products) in Southeast Asia that would be managed from Singapore. This business unit was designated to oversee of all the…

Alandra Medical México Before we get into the company’s activities and market, could you give us a brief rundown of your past working experience prior to Alandra Medical? My experience outside of the United States is extensive, since I had been work-ing for Intel Corp. for more than twenty years and lived in…