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When we interviewed you in 2010, there were 182 pharmaceutical companies in Colombia, representing 2.5 percent of total Colombian manufacturing output (surpassing traditional industries such as sugar and coffee). As a way of introduction, would you like to describe to our readers the main achievements and developments of the pharmaceutical…

Prior to Hospira, you worked for a number of years in several positions at Bayer. What opportunities did you see in moving your career from Bayer to Hospira? During my career I worked in general in the chemical and healthcare industries, most of the time in pharmaceuticals. I started with…

You have been with GEMEDCO since 2004 and have been General Manager since 2007. What were your main priorities when you started in your most recent position? One of my main priorities when I was appointed as GEMEDCO General Manager was to establish an external Board of Directors choosing people…

Ireland Can you please introduce yourself, and Ernst & Young’s life science practice in Ireland, to our readers? I am the managing partner of Ernst & Young (EY) in Ireland, responsible for both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.I have been with EY since the start of my professional career…

Can you please introduce our readers to ProTek Medical? ProTek Medical was founded in 1995 to serve a growing healthcare market by partnering closely with our customers in precision injection molding. Our first manufacturing activity involved GMP production of a drug delivery device. We subsequently added clean room injection molding…

Primecore Mr. Callaghan, you have had quite a long and prestigious career in the pharmaceutical industry, with experience overseeing manufacturing programs for giants such as Amgen, BMS and Merck. Can you give us an overview of your career path? My background is in chemical engineering—I am a process engineer. When I…

maintenance Mr. O’Neill, you have been managing director of this company for 17 years. How have you evolved the business over that period? ESS was founded in 1991, and I joined the business in 1996. The company’s initial vision was to provide flexibility to the maintenance market in Ireland and its…

maintenance Mr. O’Neill, you have been managing director of this company for 17 years. How have you evolved the business over that period? ESS was founded in 1991, and I joined the business in 1996. The company’s initial vision was to provide flexibility to the maintenance market in Ireland and its…

You have been working for Advance Scientific since 2007, having previously worked with local companies in a similar industry. What were your main objectives when you started at Advance Scientific, and how have the last seven years lived up to your expectations? When I started in 2007, the pharmaceutical industry…

Steripack Mr. Moore, can you please introduce our readers to yourself and to SteriPack? SteriPack was founded in Clara, Ireland, in 1994. When I joined the organization 18 years ago, we had perhaps eight people on staff. Today, our headcount approaches 400. We have four production sites spread across Ireland, Poland,…

After working for 18 years in Nycomed in very stable corporate positions, what drove you to invest everything that you had in this company? Where did you see the potential and what did you want to achieve back in 2008 with the company? The situation when I made the decision…

Usually the main issue when it comes to rare diseases is identifying patients. In Denmark we hear that because of the country’s efficient social security system everyone is fairly well identified. Do you have the same challenges in raising awareness here as in other markets? Awareness is always an issue…