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Business & Decision Life Sciences Business & Decision Life Science was founded back in 2007, although that department existed within the group’s structure long before that. Could you highlight the reasons why a special business unit dedicated to the life sciences industry needed to be created back in 2007? Founded in 1992, Business & Decisions…

Sanofi - Belgium Mr Hendrickx, considering that you have been with Sanofi for over a decade, what would you describe as the single most important change in Sanofi’s business model? In essence, it is the diversification of Sanofi into a wide range of business activities. In the past, Sanofi was very successful at…

Menarini Austria Dr. Nikitsch, you started Menarini’s Austrian operations almost 13 years ago. Would you say that Menarini’s presence in Austria today reflects the vision you had for the company in Austria at its creation? I would go beyond this statement and say that Menarini Austria is more today than we expected…

Austroplant Arzneimittel Can you give our readers a snapshot of Austroplant’s scope of activities and its structure in Austria and the central European market? Austroplant/Dr Peithner belongs to the Schwabe Group, the worldwide leader in herbal medicine products. It was sold to the Schwabe Group as a family business in 2009. Dr.…

Merck Austria Dr Prchla, you have been heading Merck’s Austrian subsidiary over the past eighteen months. What do you see as the key strengths of your company today? Mirroring the company’s structure, the Austrian affiliate gathers several divisions under one roof. Merck Serono is the largest division of Merck Austria: it markets…

TriReme Medical What prompted you to found TriReme six years ago? I set up companies, so TriReme was not the first. The idea behind TriReme was to provide solutions for complex cases, which most companies choose to ignore because they are more difficult to treat or the clinical outcomes are harder to…

Frost & Sullivan Singapore wants to be seen as a springboard for Asia, but that is a position that other countries in Asia would also like to hold. In general, executives prefer to work in Singapore rather than China because Singapore is a far more business-friendly environment. From a marketing perspective, HQ’s are…

Singapore Management University (SMU) Since the last time we had the pleasure of meeting you, 4 years ago, what have been the main developments and changes in the Singaporean pharmaceutical industry? One of the most important changes was that Singapore and India signed a MoU; within this treaty Indian generic drugs will benefit from…

Bacher Zoppi Mexico Could you please Introduce BacherZoppi’s history, vision and main milestones to our readers? The company was founded in 1996, initially as a human resources service provider for pharmaceutical sales forces in Mexico. We quickly realized that the future of our business would be commercial business process outsourcing (BPO). This is…

AccesoFarm Mexico Nuclear medicine is not a concept we are familiar with. Could you give us a brief breakdown of what encompasses nuclear medicine? Nuclear medicine works the following way: a small quantity of radioactive material is chemically bound to a tracer which takes it to a specific organ looking for its…

convatec Convatec acquired Boston Medical Device in September 2011. Which have been the major challenges following the acquisition, and which synergies are to be expected? The story of BMD would suffice for several volumes, as it has been a long and winding road. We have experienced several transitions in the last…

Pharmacy Guild Australia Would you please introduce The Pharmacy Guild to our readers, giving an insight in its function and its membership? We are the premium body representing community pharmacies in Australia, about 5200 locations including private hospital pharmacies. In reality it is safe to say that we represent all pharmacies that are…