Novartis Healthcare Philippines We have interviewed Novartis in several emerging markets including Colombia, Turkey, South Korea and Thailand. As the South East Asia Cluster Head, what is the importance of the South East Asia region for Novartis and what role do you feel the emerging markets play for the company? More companies are…
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals (Philippines) Given that Asia is leading growth in the global pharmaceutical market, how is Novo Nordisk represented in the Asia-Pacific region and what is the importance of the Philippines within the company’s strategy for Asia? The Philippines is part of what we call BAOS – Business Area Oceana, which includes Australia…
Interphil Laboratories Interphil Laboratories has been active in the Philippines for a long time, having started in 1975 with the merger between Muller & Phipps. Can you give to our readers an overview of the company? Specifically the main milestones and achievements the company has gone through? Interphil was conceived from the…
Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) Ms. Baua, you have been working for quite a long time in the Department of Trade and Industry. Can you please start by giving to our readers an overview of the DTI and the trade profile of the Philippines? Where does PITC fit in this context? The Department of Trade…
Novo Nordisk Taiwan Novo Nordisk is one of the few pharmaceutical multinationals focused in one key therapeutic area. Perhaps you could start by telling our readers about how diabetes has evolved in Taiwan over the last few years, and what the situation is like today. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing as in…
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philippine Ms. Tacandong, you assumed office as Director of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) in June 2009, and two months later the BFAD became Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009. What have been the main changes between the BFAD and the…
Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Indu The Philippine Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries was established in 2004 from the merger of four different associations (Chamber of Filipino Drug Manufacturers and Distributors, Association of Drug Industries of the Philippines, Filipino Drug Association, and Association of Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers). Can you tell to our readers what the rationale behind…
Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) Counci Mr. Pagdanganan, you were appointed chairman of MeTA in April, after having served as Vice Chairman of the Council. Can you please begin by giving to our readers an overview of MeTA activities and what have been the priorities that you have set? To give you a brief overview of…
France Sandoz has set important trends in the pharmaceutical market, first by creating a leading global generics business under the umbrella of parent company Novartis, and secondly by investing heavily in biosimilars, becoming a pioneer in a fast-growing niche. How have these two steps helped reshape Sandoz internally? With the creation…
Array You have been active in the Philippines pharmaceutical sector for more than 30 years. Can you please tell to our readers how this sector has evolved, what the current situation of the pharmaceutical industry is? Furthermore, what is its importance for the local economy? There have been great changes in…
Medigen Biotechnology Corp. Medigen was created in 1999 and is a listed company. How did the vision for the company come about, and what was it that attracted today’s main shareholders to Medigen? Medigen was registered at the MOEA in 1999, but the company was actually established in 2000. In the beginning, the…
IRPMA (International Research-Based Pharmaceu Please describe the activities of the IRPMA to our readers, and explain the membership advantages of your association. Today the IRPMA consists of 37 multinational research-based pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as some local R&D companies. Also, eleven individual members representing distribution and start-up biotech companies registered IRPMA for their preparation…
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