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Why was it decided that Copenhagen would be the headquarters for Astellas’ Nordic operations? If you combine the Nordic countries together it is around 25 million, and Sweden is approximately 40 percent. Every time there are calculations about the Nordics, Sweden is the biggest in market potential, population, etc. Therefore,…

Can you please introduce our readers to Deloitte Ireland and the firm’s life science practice? Brendan Jennings (BJ): Deloitte’s presence in Ireland dates back over one hundred years. We currently have 1300 employees in the country, and generate a turnover of approximately 160Mn EUR. We structure our activities across four…

Let’s start by introducing you to our readers. Could you briefly describe what attracted you to Janssen originally, and share with us a brief summary of your experience working in the organization? I started at Janssen as a Sales trainee in Brazil and have been with the company for over…

Your experience includes working with Tecnoquímicas and NICE in London. What would you say that you can bring from your international experience to IETS? I can bring certain aspects of every experience in all positions that I have worked. While I have experience in the Colombian health system, I am…

Mr. Stig Jørgensen tells pharmaboardroom.com about the two-fold measures the hub for life science activities spanning Denmark and Sweden from Big Pharma to local Universities is taking to ensure continued growth and innovation within the Alliance. As the CEO of Medicon Valley Alliance since 2005, can you please explain to…

CiToxLAB Scantox After working in this company for 11 years (since 2002), can you please introduce our readers to CiToxLAB Scantox? Scantox was founded in Demark as a private Danish company in 1977 and has since gone through different stages. For instance, in the mid-2000s the decision was taken that Scantox needed…

You have been in this position for eight years, during which the interaction between Lif and its member companies has changed. What were some of those changes and what are the main priorities on the association’s agenda? We have worked hard to ensure that we have a strategy. Much like…

After 10 years of working with MSD, one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world, what brought you here to Boehringer Ingelheim? Two key things brought me to this company. The opportunity to run the business the way I wanted to run it, since with the current challenges that…

In 2010, you told Focus Reports how the price of generics in Colombia is the lowest in the Latin American region because of competition from pharmaceutical labs. Could you tell our readers what have been the principal accomplishments from the pharmaceutical industry in Colombia in the past three years? ASINFAR…

3M is a global company with a very diverse range of activities & business. Can you present us the portfolio of activities of 3M Mexico healthcare division? As a global company, our main philosophy is to adapt to the local needs of the market and find new solutions for the…

Bioethics encompasses a wide range of disciplines in health care, health science and health policy. Ethical standards apply at all levels inside the company and outside with the stakeholders. Could you give us your definition of bioethics applied to the healthcare sector? Van Rensselaer Potter, in 1970 coined the term…

You have significant experience in a number of therapeutic areas such as immunology, CNS, or biotech. What competitive edge would you say this gives you over other general managers in the industry? First of all, I would like to say that the process of learning is a continuum. I do…