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Shire Brazil Minister Pimentel recently released the BrasilMaior plan, whose slogan is “Innovate to compete. Compete to grow.” How would you recommend the government innovate, compete, and grow in the pharmaceutical industry here in Brazil? First of all, the government must keep the status quo to respect intellectual property. This is imperative,…

Pró Genéricos When we last interviewed you in 2007, you said, “The generics business is a very exciting one,” but you “regret[ted] that the Government is not doing enough work to promote it.” At that time, generics penetration was around 10.5% – now it’s around 20%. Does this reflect some fundamental change…

Merck Serono As a majority family owned group, Merck is also the oldest pharmaceutical company in the world and known throughout the market for its long-term vision. How would you compare this vision and company culture with the recently merged Serono´s and how has this affected the overall long-term strategy of the…

Bayer Schering Pharma The 2006 acquisition of Schering by Bayer is a prime example of the way that big pharma is now approaching growth through acquisition in this extremely competitive and challenging global market. Given that the company seems to be finished with mergers and acquisitions for the time being, what are Bayer…

Bristol-Myers Squibb France BMS recently announced divesting from their facilities in Epernon and Meymac but at the same time reinforcing manufacturing in Agen. Could you speak to strategy of this restructuring within France and what it means for the future? In the larger context of the industry, we are at a crossroads where…

Productos Roche S.A. What has been the evolution of Roche’s operations in Colombia’s over the course of its proud 52-year history here? As with almost all pharmaceutical companies with commercial operations in Latin America, we began our business here in Colombia with a production plant. The plant has closed since 1997 as our…

Roche Chile How would you assess Roche’s performance in Chile since its establishment and how has your portfolio developed in the Chilean market? Next year marks Roche’s 40th anniversary in Chile, which makes this affiliate younger than most of the other Latin American ones. This is mainly because from the beginning the…

Daiichi Sankyo Germany DAIICHI SANKYO in Germany, Austria and Switzerland DAIICHI SANKYO wants to be a Global Pharma Innovator with Germany at the center of this process on the European continent. An example of this development is your manufacturing facility in Pfaffenhofen, a basis to export to more than 50 countries. Can you…

AstraZeneca Poland You have been quite recently appointed at the head of the Polish affiliate of AstraZeneca. With which personal ambitions did you come and what was the mission you were given when you took office? I would not say that I have been given a mission, but that I have been…

Ipsen Brazil In a past interview, you said that Ipsen is different than the “Big Pharmas” who have entered Brazil by acquisition. You’ve taken a different tack since arriving as one of the newer international companies to Brazil, and you have been here since ground zero in 2007. What prompted that initial…

GSK Brazil You’ve made some bold moves in your career – from the head of vaccines in Latin America, followed by stints in Colombia, Puerto Rico, and finally Brazil. What brought you along that trajectory, and what have been some of the most important milestones since your arrival here in 2008? I…

Farma De Colombia Having just recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in Colombia, how would you describe Farma de Colombia’s unique business model and what have been its keys to its success? We are a brand company. We build marks and brands. While we do sell to the government, our main strength lies in…