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Ukraine Tetyana Dumenko, director of the State Expert Center (SEC) of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the regulatory agency responsible for product registration, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials approval and pharmacovigilance, provides insights into some of her initial achievements since taking the position and her main strategic priorities to further…

Ukraine Dmytro Spitsyn, General Manager of Teva Ukraine, which proudly stands as the largest international company operating in the country, documents the challenges he faced and the strategies he implemented to overcome the 2013 crisis in Ukraine, while Teva has been positioning itself as a company committed to increasing life expectancy…

Colombia Héctor Castro, director of Medicines and Health Technologies at the Colombian Ministry of Health since 2016, explains how the regulations and quality standards implemented have contributed to make Colombia’s healthcare system one of the best in Latin America. You were appointed director of Medicines and Health Technologies at the Ministry…

Ukraine Tatyana Pechaeva, Managing Director of the Lekhim Group, one of Ukraine’s top ten domestic pharmaceutical companies, shares the main principles of her strategy which have enabled Lekhim to display high growth rates over recent years despite the country’s unstable economy. The Lekhim group of companies was one of the pioneers…

Taiwan Deputy Minister for Science and Technology on Taiwan Fong Chin Su gives his insights on innovation, cybersecurity, and the current state of one of the world’s most exciting biotech industries.   Taiwan’s history with biotech only shows 10 years of focused development. The government is committed to an innovative economy…

Taiwan Gou Jen Wang, the co-founder of Vida BioTechnology, and Bing Chen Gu, General Manager elaborate on how Vida BioTechnology provides added value to its customers by focusing on simplified use, innovation, lower cost and quality in next generation biosensing. Vida BioTechnology was founded in 2014. Can you introduce your company to…

Ukraine Alexandra Sologub, managing director of Liktravy, the leading herbal pharmaceutical company in Ukraine, describes the skills she has brought over from her experience working for Darnitsa and TEVA and goes into depth about the challenges and opportunities she identifies for the company as she endeavors to gain contacts with the…

Taiwan Weichyun Wong, president of SCI Pharmtech, discusses the API manufacturer’s transition from a Swiss-owned affiliate to a Taiwanese company. He also talks technology and regulatory challenges, as well as what differentiates SCI Pharmtech from its competitors. SCI Pharmtech, Inc. has a long-standing presence in Taiwan. Could you tell us a…

Taiwan Eugene Huang, chairman, and Hua-Lin Wu, consultant of Blue Blood Biotech Corp., provide insightful information on BB-101, a protein proven to be efficient for wound healing, while sharing their vision for the future growth of the company through partnerships with big pharmaceutical companies. Could you introduce yourself to our executive…

Taiwan Michael H.J. Lai, Founder of Body Organ Biomedical Corporation, discusses Ologen’s success as the first ever eye tissue repair product and highlights the importance of global exposure for Taiwan-based companies. Can you introduce the company to our readers? What was your vision at the time you started the company? “Eye…

Taiwan Ken-Shwo Dai, president and CEO of Visgeneer, explains his biotech’s expertise in medtech, skincare, gene therapy and diagnostics, as well as his plans to take the company public. Can you introduce yourself and Visgeneer to our readers? What have been the main milestones for the company so far? “Visgeneer believes that…

Taiwan Taiwan macroeconomic snapshot.   Taiwan is highly ranked in a number of international competitiveness indicators such as knowledge economy, investment environment, and cluster development.       Taiwan is located within short flight distance of a number of major Asian cities.     Recent IPOs in Taiwanese life sciences.  …