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Albany Molecular Research Prior to joining AMRI you worked in diverse companies in Japan, like Dishman, Pfizer and Bayer. What attracted you to this company? The main reason is that Singapore has growing opportunities in drug discovery. I worked for a few years in business development with Dishman and although I enjoyed this…

TiGenix - Belgium Mr Bravo, in relation to your previous career in big pharma companies, you have recently made a shift into much smaller entities including Cellerix and TiGenix. What motivated you to make such a dramatic and bold shift in your professional life? I was young and ambitious and despite having a…

Novo Nordisk - Belgium Looking into your background, we see that you have developed your career in the local industry’s top 3 players: Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Novartis until assuming your position as General Manager of Novo Nordisk BeLux less than a year ago. What motivated you to join the company back in 2010 and…

B & C Group Can you tell our readers about B&C Groups main mission and also highlight some of its most notable achievements and milestones since its founding in 1999? Earlier in my career, it became apparent to me that that the supply chain was highly fragmented. In 1999, I decided to found B&C…

In the global theater of business and politics, Turkey increasingly leverages its location as an ideal vantage point where actors can seamlessly move between all things West and East. An emerging Asian market with a special relationship to the European Union and close ties with the Middle East, Turkey’s strategic…

IMS Health Belgium Looking at your background, we see that you have been with IMS for over 12 years. What defines your loyalty to the company? What appeals most to you about IMS? My loyalty to IMS Health lies in the opportunities I have been presented during all these years. Although I have…

Oystershell Oystershell was founded in 1979, however in 2002 the company was taken over by you and your team in a MBO. Can you tell our readers more about what motivated this decision and how you have transformed the company in the 10 years since? Over time, it had become clear…

Amgen Belgium Can you begin by giving us a brief overview of Amgen in Belgium and tell our readers more about the company’s history here? Compared to other, well-established multinationals Amgen is a relatively young biotechnology company with just over 30 years of experience in the industry. Amgen entered the Belgian market…

You have been General Secretary of PHARMIG since 2004 and have witnessed the market’s development over the past 8 years. What have been the most important changes since you started your tenure? When I started in 2004, a new bill just passed, causing a significant change in the reimbursement system.…

Leung Kai Fook Medical Compay (Pte) LKF Can you please give a brief introduction of Leung Kai Fook Medical Co (LKF) to our readers? My father Leung Yun Chee founded Leung Kai Fook Medical Company in 1928. LKF is one of the oldest medical companies in Singapore; it is a company of great tradition that today is…

A* Star Singapore’s proclaimed key strengths are: an educated and skilled workforce, a supportive government, great business and regulatory environment, and government-supported research institutes. What role has A* STAR played in building these capabilities? A decade ago the biomedical industry in Singapore was relatively modest and there was little research activities outside…

Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) As a general medical practitioner with a long experience in the pharmaceutical industry including public policy, advertising, marketing and regulatory issues and a post graduate training in traditional Chinese medicine, what made you decide to join ASMI as a Scientific Director in 2004 and Executive Director in July 2010? My…