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FDI “The government’s vision has always been for indigenous companies to develop from the expertise brought in by FDI—and we are seeing that happening now.” Joe Costello, Minister for Trade & Development FDI into Ireland has created a feedstock for the indigenous ecosystem: raising the bar for standards and technology, contributing…

Ireland   What makes Ireland attractive for FDI? As the former general manager of Genzyme’s Waterford site, Pat O’Sullivan explains that a longstanding 12.5% corporate tax rate (that isn’t going anywhere) is one factor, but it doesn’t end there. Talent: “The first factor is the excellence of the workforce, which is…

Contract Manufacturing Lilly set up in Ireland three decades ago by purchasing a farm. In its early days, the operation produced intermediaries for small-molecule drugs. Nearby, Pfizer was manufacturing citric acid for soft drinks. The country was a fledgling industrial economy that was still mostly reliant on sectors like agriculture and fishing.…

Ireland   “The elements that have made Ireland attractive for decades are still here. The big difference since 2007, however, is the cost base. If you are building a pharma plant in Ireland today, it will cost 35 to 40 percent less than it did six years ago,” says Barry O’Leary,…

government relations In Taiwan, GSK recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with the National Research Program of Biopharmaceuticals (NRPB), building on research partnerships in Taiwan that include a 2007 agreement with National Taiwan University Hospital (NTU)—the first agreement of its kind—a later MoU with Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and a major 2012 collaboration…

government relations Pia Olsen Dyhr is a member of the Danish Folketing (Parliament) for the Socialist People’s Party in the North Zealand greater constituency, as well as Minister for Trade and Investment. Today she talks with us about the life sciences in Denmark, it’s future growth in the area and their governments…

healthcare Dr. Nafsiah Mboi, who currently serves as the Minister of Health of Indonesia, has more than 40 years of experience in national and global public health, including a full career as a civil servant in the Ministry of Health and six years as Secretary of Indonesia’s National AIDS Commission. She…

logistics     World Courier’s national operations manager in Canada covers the topics of moving to GxP standards, and the logistics challenges faced by being a logistics company in such a large country. What originally attracted you to the logistics business? I came into the business by accident, at that time…

Denmark “The Nordic region—the ‘quiet North’ as it could have been called—counterbalances the turbulence in Southern Europe,” says Zinta Krumins, managing director Nordics, Boehringer Ingelheim, when asked about the relevance of the Nordics to the company. “The Nordics is a very stable region, with small but reasonable growth prospects, very good…

JHL Biotech               Dr. Karen Wen of Mycenax likened her company to a “kitchen.” Would you say the same of JHL? Racho Jordanov (RJ): We might indeed liken ourselves to a kitchen. But I would add this: there are a lot of cookbooks out there, but…

Array The latest details regarding Article 46, a key piece of legislation attached to the second-generation health insurance reform, were announced this week. What are the key points to take away from this announcement? In Taiwan, the government is attempting to limit the growth of annual spending on pharmaceuticals—an expenditure that…

Phytohealth Phytohealth is a trailbalzer in the Taiwanese biotech industry: the first publically-listed biopharma company in the country, and the first company to receive NDA approval for a Botanical New Drug. What was the vision behind this business? Phytohealth was founded in 1998. Its original purpose was to develop an extract…