Fundacion ExportAR Fundacion Export.Ar was formed in 1993. What was the vision behind the foundation of the company and why was it formed at that specific time? Argentina understood that the country had to create an agency to promote exports. We were a closed economy, and Argentina was trying to become an…
Gador Gador was founded in 1940. How has the vision for the company developed in this time, and what is the mission of the company today? The vision for Gador has been evolving since the 1940s. The company was established as a spin-off of a pharmaceutical company that was born in…
UCB Ukraine It has been one year since you were appointed as the head of UCB’s operations in Ukraine. What was the mission of your assignment when you took this position and was has been accomplished so far? Within many years and before 2008 our company had been represented in Ukraine by…
Darnitsa Considering you only took over as CEO from your father in 2009, what was the mandate that was given to you as new CEO of the company – including your objectives and strategy? Darnitsa has been a private family company since the time of Ukraine’s independence, when my father became…
Astellas Pharma Ltd. South Africa The South African affiliate was established in June 2003. Could you come back on the main milestones in the company’s development from 2003 onwards? Yamanouchi as an entity was an agency in South Africa under Pharmaplan from 1996. In 1997 I joined Pharmaplan as the Managing Director and ran the…
HLB Pharma Group Your entry into the Argentinean pharmaceutical market in 2004 was very unconventional, with your ‘holistic solution’ that had not been seen before in Argentina. Why was the time right in 2004 to start HLB Pharma? Hernán López Bernabó: We saw a special moment in Argentina to start a new company…
Craveri Craveri has one of the most distinguished histories of any of the Argentine pharmaceutical companies, with over 120 years of history. Three generations after it’s foundation, do you feel you are still following the pioneering spirit of Dr. Giovanni Craveri? First of all, even though I am the third generation,…
Elea Laboratory Could you briefly explain your history in the Argentinean pharmaceutical industry? I began my career in the pharmaceutical industry as the Marketing Director at MSD, where I worked for 17 years. I then moved from MSD, to become the Pharmaceutical Business Director for Parke Davis, which was part of a…
Bayer Schering Pharma Argentina The Bayer Schering merger in 2006 saw you add Argentina and Bolivia to your existing responsibilities as General Manager of Schering for Paraguay and Uruguay. What have been some of the challenges you have faced since that time? Argentina is a challenging market, and the system is very complex. This…
IMS Health Argentina It’s safe to assume that everywhere that IMS Health is established, there’s also a flourishing pharmaceutical industry. Could you give us an overview of Argentina’s IMS operations? IMS has been in Argentina for 35 years, working in information services. Two years ago, we started to offer our customers consulting services.…
Hungary With approximately $90 billion flowing into the country (according to the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency) since it abolished its centrally planned economy and transformed into an open, pro-business economy in 1989, Hungary has been a leading destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Together…
Sanofi Ukraine What were the factors that led to Sanofi’s decision to establish an LLC in 2009 in Ukraine, and how has it changed your operations? Most of the major foreign companies have an LLC now, for two key reasons. Firstly, it is risky to become too big and visible while continuing…
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