India Dilip Surana of family-run Indian generics giant Micro Labs talks company performance, the evolution of the Indian pharma market, and strategy moving forward. Last year Micro Labs moved up in the rankings. How satisfied are you with the company’s performance in 2010? The company performed satisfactorily last year, showing good…
Social Security Institution (SGK) Mr Acar, could you present to our readers the Institution’s historical development and its role today in the Turkish pharmaceutical and healthcare sector? Before Social Security Reform was initiated, there used to be three separate social security schemes in the system. Social Insurance Institution (SSK) for blue and white collar…
Janssen Czech Republic & Slovakia Infirmary and ultimately leading to a position heading the Czech Republic and Slovakian organization for Janssen. Can you begin by introducing yourself to our readers and giving them an overview of your professional trajectory? Indeed, I started off as a nurse in the North of Scotland where I specialized in…
Merck Czech Republic Mr. Bartoš, you are celebrating your 15th anniversary with Merck this year, and your international career has offered you the opportunity to work throughout Europe. Over these years, how have you seen the 344-year-old Merck evolve and strengthen as a company, and how is this strength reflected here in the…
Gedeon Richter Czech Republic Mr. Gyürüsi, Gedeon Richter is a 111-year-old company that is synonymous with the Central and Eastern European pharma industry. The business has been present in Czechoslovakia since 1956, and has acted independently in the Czech Republic since 1992. Can you give our readers a more detailed idea of the history…
ACRO Czech Republic Dr. Janda, can you please begin by introducing our readers to the ACRO-CZ, and explicate its mission on this market? Mimicking the European standards, we also wanted to connect all the national associations so in the 1990s we created ACRO-CZ that had only four or five members. We started to…
Apotex Czech Republic The Czech Republic is home to Apotex’s oldest branch within a Europe, established in 1992. You yourself joined the organization in 1993. What has been this company’s growth trajectory in the market? There is a very prosaic reason for our early establishment in the Czech market as Apotex’s oldest international…
Corena Turkey Mrs Aygun, could you please introduce yourself to our readers and give us an overview of CORENA? I have an educational background in chemistry and a professional experience in several pharmaceutical companies, where I responsible for their trade activities. In 1998, I took on an entrepreneurial role and established CORENA…
Hedef Alliance Turkey You are among the youngest GM’s of the top 200 companies in Turkey. What factors would you attribute to the rapid advancement of your career? I would say that there are several underlying factors that led to my rapid advancement. One factor influenced my choice of industry relates to my…
Merck Serono Turkey Astellas has been present in the German market for almost two decades through Yamanouchi and Fujisawa. But since 2005 it gained a new identity thanks to the merger of the two companies. Could you describe their integration process in Germany and which were the main synergies in the local market?…
Pfizer China It seems like there’s a lot to be happy about here: Pfizer is ranked number 1 multinational R&D-based biopharmaceutical company in China, where you also have two world-class R&D centers in Shanghai and Wuhan, business operations in over 200 cities and eight state-of-the-art plants in Dalian, Suzhou and Wuxi. Moreover,…
PHAREX HealthCorp Mr. Agana, you have been in Pharex HealthCorp for more than twenty years. Can you give to our readers an overview of Pharex and what have been the main achievements of the company that you are most proud of? Pharex is actually short for Pharmaceutical Excellence, which is something we…
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