Tagged with R

IMS Health Germany Could you give us a brief introduction to IMS’ business model? What would you say are the main challenges encountered today in the German market for IMS? IMS has been the partner of the pharmaceutical industry for over fifty years and has evolved alongside it. IMS today is the partner…

DKFZ - German Cancer Research Center The DKFZ – German Cancer Research Center – is Germany’s largest cancer research institute with an international recognition recently coroneted with the Nobel Prize to Mr Harald zur Hausen for the HPV vaccine. What were the set of values and visions that allowed the DKEZ to have such a prominent…

Pfizer Argentina You were General Manager of Pfizer Peru and Pfizer Venezuela before taking on the challenge of the Argentinean market. How difficult was the experience of adjusting to this unique environment? One of the things that a manager learns quickly in Latin America is how to deal with the volatility and…

Argentine Ministry of Science ¿Porque fue creado en Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, con que visión? Muchos países están aportando importancia a la ciencia y tecnología y representa la razón del desarrollo económico y social de esos mismos países. El ministerio en Argentina se creó en ese sentido, para ayudar a transformar el conocimiento…

Baxter Germany Next year Baxter will accomplish its 50th anniversary in Germany. In the context of its celebration, what would you highlight as the main achievements of the company especially since you took the reigns of the German operations? Baxter Germany has grown steadily in the German market primarily thanks to its…

Acropolis Associates Could you provide us with an introduction to the company as well as your operations in Shanghai, New York or Singapore? I created Acropolis Associates ten years ago in New York, along with two friends that I met during an Executive MBA program. We entered China in 2004 with operations…

Janssen-Cilag Argentina When we spoke to Javier Lombar of IMS Argentina, he explained that a lot of multinational companies use Argentina as a base for regional operations. How does Janssen-Cilag operate in this Latin American context, and what role does the Argentinean operation play in Janssen-Cilag’s plans? Janssen-Cilag sees the pharmaceutical business…

Ministry of Health Indonesia Overall health indicators have improved significantly in Indonesia in recent years. However, the country still faces many challenges and there are many areas in need of further improvement. What is your assessment on how government policy is contributing toward improved health care in terms of current policies and priorities? Indonesia’s…

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Bi Though you have recently been appointed as President of KRIBB, your history with the institute goes quite far back. Could you please briefly explain the role it plays within South Korea’s bioscience and biotech fields? The KRIBB is the only government-supported research institute in South Korea dedicated to the field…

VGX International Could you briefly introduce VGX International to our readers, and in particular explain its relation to US-based company VGX Pharmaceutical (VGXP)? The backbone of VGXP is the University of Pennsylvania in terms of the research grant and Dr. David Weiner as the scientific chief of the company and the brain…

Grunenthal Italy Grunenthal-Formenti relies on Formenti’s 60 years experience in Italy and is the result of the merger of both the German and Italian entities in 96. How would you describe the process of integrating and combining both cultures to lead an Italo-German company, building on the already existing Italian heritage and…

Novo Nordsik South Korea You have a very long track record working with Novo Nordisk in Asia. What is your perspective on the Diabetes explosion that has been taking place in this part of the world in recent years? First of all, the explosion is real. We know from data in both Hong Kong…