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Millennium Pharmacon International Millennium Pharmacon International has a long history, starting at its founding in 1952. Could you give our readers an overview of the company’s milestones, particularly those from the past decade? Millennium Pharmacon International, or MPI as is more known, used to be named PT NVPD Soedarpo Corporation Tbk. This is…

Baxter Italy Following 20 years of a comprehensive experience in diverse fields of the pharmaceutical industry, you entered Baxter in 2000. At the time, the Italian affiliate was already a well established reality, and the company now celebrates its 40th anniversary with four production sites and more than 1000 employees. What have…

Hospira Germany Hospira, which was spun-off from Abbott Laboratories in 2004, is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company driven by its vision of Advancing Wellness™. Bringing proven leadership and experience, Hospira provides solutions to help improve the productivity, safety and effectiveness of patient care. With its more than 70-year history…

Roche Italy Roche Italy is one of the companies which went through the most significant re-organization process in the country in the past three years- with important changes in both its marketing and industrial strategies. As you leaded the company through this period, could you expose the actions you took and the…

Berlin Chemie/Menarini When we met Dr. Aleiotti in Italy, he said how important was Menarini´s acquisition of Berlin Chemie in the 1990s for the internationalization of the company in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As the CEO of Berlin Chemie for the last seven years, what would you highlight as the main…

Boehringer Ingelheim Indonesia After 20 years experience with Boehringer Ingelheim, what would you say are the main specificities of the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry? Indonesia differs some what from other Asian countries, starting from being a non reimbursement market with a very large population, to people having a small disposable income. Indonesia also has…

Nycomed Germany How challenging is for you as General Manager of Nycomed Germany to lead the number one subsidiary of the Nycomed Group and what would you highlight as the key milestones since you took the reins of the German operations? I enjoy the day-to-day challenge of being in charge of the…

generics “The ball is in the hands of the government,” according to Giorgio Foresti, general manager of Ratiopharm. “Once aware of the opportunities created by generics, politicians will have to make hard decisions.” Until now, generics prescriptions were limited by strong links between innovators and doctors, and price alignment trends reducing…

Korea   Already an economic powerhouse thriving on export-driven industries such as electronics, automotive and ship-building, South Korea is now looking to boost its potential in the life sciences and to move towards an innovation-based economy. Though it may traditionally be known in the West as ‘The Land of the Morning…

Greece Greece’s contributions to health are world-renowned, whether physical through its Mediterranean diet and climate, or mental as the genesis of western philosophy and mathematics. Less well-known, however, are its modern-day activities in the pharmaceutical industry, where the blossoming market is distinctive for its diversity despite a small size of 11…

Brazil   With its huge market of 186 million people; its current position as the largest pharma market in Latin America, with strong growth projected; the influx of foreign and local investment into its pharma market; its reputation for conducting high-quality clinical research; and its incredible biological diversity, Brazil seems poised…

Russia   When the Russian Federation emerged from the former USSR in 1991 all the structures of the past social net that provided for the complete healthcare needs of citizens were just a memory of the past – nothing was left when the centralized distribution of medication of the former USSR…