Dr. Coveney, what motivated you to start this company? I had been working for the multinationals for a number of years—Schering Plough, and a number of other organizations. In 1999, I reached a crossroads in my career when the company I was working for was sold to a competitor. I…
BeCRO What was the motivation behind the establishment of BeCRO and why was it only established in 2010 given the strength of Belgium’s clinical trials industry? Philippe van der Hofstadt: Prior to establishing BeCRO, several of our members were already participants of other associations that also included pharmaceutical companies and academia,…
Quintiles Austria How does the Austrian affiliate fit within Quintiles’ global structure, and what is the scope of the company’s activities here? Quintiles Austria was established in 1996 and has grown from six employees to 130 as of today. The first scope of the Austrian affiliate was to look at the opportunities…
In 2008, MSD began building a human vaccine facility in Carlow—a 220MN EUR investment that the company expanded upon last year with an additional 7Mn EUR. What is the importance of this site to MSD’s strategy? Why did the company choose Ireland for this investment? We started designing our facility…
Could you give our readers a snapshot of the association and its role in the Austrian pharmaceutical context? FOPI is a small and specialized industry association that has a homogenous membership structure. This structure is based on regulations in its statutes and our understanding of being a purely R&D Pharma…
St Jude Medical Mexico St Jude Medical has over 16,000 employees worldwide, its products are sold in over 100 countries, and specializes in cardiac and neurological medical devices and services. The company established a formal presence in Mexico around 3 to 4 years ago: what particular benefits have you seen come from that move,…
Industrial Development Agency - Ireland Mr. O’Leary, when an article in The Guardian last year profiled you and your work, it was titled “Resurrecting the Celtic Tiger.” More recently, Time Magazine put Taoiseach Enda Kenny on its cover, and foretold of a “Celtic Revival.” Is this a time for optimism in the Irish economy? There…
Leo Pharma Ireland This interview also features the comments of Geraldine Murphy, Managing Director of Leo Pharma, Ireland. Ms. Murphy, your transition to your current position was precipitated by a major refocusing that LEO Pharma undertook in the first half of this year. Can you tell us your understanding of the vision behind…
Leo Pharma Ireland This interview also features the comments of Brendan Fitzpatrick, Vice President Finished Goods Manufacturing. Ms. Murphy, your transition to your current position was precipitated by a major refocusing that LEO Pharma undertook in the first half of this year. Can you tell us your understanding of the vision behind the…
Department of Foreign Affairs - Ireland To what extent do you believe Ireland has been successful in building the knowledge economy it set out to create during the 1980’s? I think we have been hugely successful—and we have also been quite fortunate, in that a number of elements fell into place. In 1986, we introduced free…
Lonza - Belgium Mr Pasini, before becoming site director of the Verviers plant you were acting as the Head of Investor Relations for Lonza. Can you provide us with an overview of your background and outline to what extent your previous role helped to prepare you to become Site Director of the Verviers…
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