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Ministry of Health (Republic of Serbia) Priorities and plans of the Ministry of Health If we entered an election year with a major reform plan, we would not succeed in putting such proposals into parliamentary procedure. Therefore, our aim is to adhere to the Action Plan of the Ministry of Health for 2011 which has been…

Standard Chem & Pharm I was very surprised to see a company called ‘Standard Chemical and Pharmaceutical’ ranked amongst the top three local players in Taiwan: it seems as though your company is far from standard. What is it about Standard Pharm that stops it from being just an average pharmaceutical company? My father,…

Commerce and Business Environment of Romania Within a broad assessment of Romania’s investment climate, there is no doubt that every country has some key factors upon which can be capitalized to attract foreign investors. In sum, how would you describe the current investment climate in Romania, and what are these factors that the country can leverage…

Novo Nordisk Romania You have become the head of Novo Nordisk’s operations in Romania in March 2008. Can you first give our readers an idea on how the market environment was at that time? With regards to the national program for diabetes, 2007 was a year of big changes. Most importantly, drug medicines…

Eli Lilly Romania S.R.L. You have just arrived as general manager in January 2011. Coming to a new market obviously means a new context, different challenges and so on. Can you first elaborate on your key priorities as you took over? There are at least two levels of priorities when you arrive in a…

Johnson & Johnson Russia & CIS In the United States, Johnson & Johnson has an image of being very close to people. Americans grow up with this company — from baby shampoo, to Tylenol when they are older, to Acuvue contact lenses. What image does this company have in Russia? How is it positioned and how…

Chi-Fu Trading Co. Ltd. Your grandfather started Chifu a long time ago: the business was registered in 1961. I imagine that the business today is completely different game from the one that it was back then. Where does the company stand today, and how has it evolved from its roots? My grandfather began Chifu…

Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) Romania You have only just arrived from Korea to head the Romanian operations at MSD. Just recently, you told in an interview with Medica Academica that MSD Romania enjoys a good reputation within MSD worldwide. Can you first elaborate to our readers what factors underlie this strong reputation? When I was…

China Medical University Healthcare System Many key figures from the pharmaceutical industry have told us that the hospitals in Taiwan are the keystone to the country’s healthcare industry: the hospitals provide a very important service linking the latest innovations from pharmaceutical companies to the people, and helping encourage growth and innovation. I’d like to start…

ScinoPharm 2010 is ScinoPharm’s thirteenth year of operations. Thirteen does not seem to be an unlucky number for you as your company is doing particularly well at the moment. Perhaps you could start by telling our readers a little bit about the recent history of ScinoPharm and the good times that…

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Romania You have been the first employee to start Dr. Reddy’s in Romania and when we look back at those early years, we see that a portfolio of gastroenterology and analgesics was chosen to enter the market… Why, in the first place, were these therapeutic areas targeted? At that time, the…

Lonza UK Can you provide us with an overview of what the UK market represents for the greater Lonza group? Lonza Biologics is a contract manufacturing organisation employing approximately 650 people in the UK primarily at two sites; Slough and Cambridge. The Slough site is the main centre for our UK operations…