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Bayer Ireland Mr. Zimmermann, you came to manage the Irish affiliate of Bayer in 2010, after heading Business Management for Bayer Pharma Headquarters in Berlin. After these two years, what are your impressions of the state and nuances of the Irish market, and what would you say surprised you most about the…

Meda Pharma Austria What have been the most significant developments as a result of the acquisition of Viatris by Meda Pharma in 2005? At that time Viatris was a small company, and there was a distinct lack of enthusiasm and forward thinking strategy. Because the financial investors running Viatris wanted to sell the…

Nobel Biocare Mexico Nobel Biocare is a world leader in innovative restorative and esthetic dental solutions. How is the Mexican audience responding to your products? There is a wide segment of the Mexican market that matches our global value proposition. Even if Mexico had a different income structure, there is a broad part…

Siemens Mexico What is Siemens Healthcare role in Latin America and Mesoamerica and what are the company’s guidelines and strategy? Mesoamerica regroups the Caribbean area, Central America, and Mexico. Even though Healthcare plays an important role in this region Siemens is mostly driven by other business segments such as industry and energy.…

Becton Dickinson Mexico BD Mexico was the 2nd subsidiary ever opened abroad by BD worldwide – after Canada – and that was as early as 1957. Can you explain the very early focus of BD on the Mexican market, and on the occasion of your 55th anniversary give us a brief rundown of…

Science Foundation Ireland Prof. Ferguson, when you were recently appointed to direct SFI, local newspapers ran headlines such as “New SFI head to drive economic impact from research investments.” What do you understand as the mission of this organization, and what is your strategy for running it? At SFI, we are focused on…

DHL Supply Chain Mexico One of the most drastic changes the healthcare industry has faced recently is the phenomenal growth of generics in the Mexican market. Which solutions does DHL offer to the market to address the distribution of generics in the country? DHL Supply Chain keeps a keen eye on the changes our…

Biotest Austria What initially attracted you to Biotest back in 2001 and what do you think attracts industry professionals to Biotest today? I started my pharmaceutical career at Behring in Austria, doing basic jobs such as visiting doctors as a representative, and I also worked as a product manager. During this time…

Savira pharmaceuticals You previously worked as CSO for onepharm; what was the motivation for creating Savira? OS: When I was working at onepharm, the organization was focused on anti-influenza and anti-inflammatory drug development. In late 2008, the enterprise management organization of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) was seeking for an industrial…

Takeda - Ireland Mr. Timmons, when we interviewed your colleague at Takeda Products Ireland, Mr. Kieran Leahy, he mentioned that you have a very interesting professional history. Can you begin by telling us your story? I went to Japan after completing college in 1985. Japan was far away, sounded exciting, and seemed like…

Takeda - Ireland Mr. Leahy, you worked for Servier for nearly a decade before joining Takeda. What have been the chief differences you have noticed between the smaller, independent, French player, and the larger, publicly-listed, Japanese player, with its unique brand of Takeda-ism? I did not move lightly from Servier. I certainly enjoyed…

Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association With an evident recession and cost-cutting measures abound Ms. Nolan elaborates on the new plain on which pharmaceutical players have found themselves upon and how they have adjusted to the recent climate in Ireland. Miss Nolan, you have been chief executive of the IPHA since 1994. How have you seen…