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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…

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…

Martindale Pharma Having worked in the pharmaceutical industry for the past three decades, what attracted you to Martindale Pharma in October 2010 and what plans do you have for the company? When I was invited to join Martindale I was tasked with the mission to identify a strategy for the company and…

Fabiol Apart from MNCs, there are many local businesses that are rather strong in the Romanian pharmaceutical market. Could you give our readers an idea of their main strengths? There is great potential to source raw materials from within Romania. Romanian manufacturers that can easily work with these materials are not…

Eisai Europe As the head of Eisai’s European operations, how would you assess the relevance of the European market for Eisai’s global operations when compared to the US or emerging markets? Gary Hendler (GH): Eisai are currently present in 17 European markets as Eisai and several others via distributors. However it is…

Roche Serbia Roche is one of the oldest multinational pharmaceutical companies here in Serbia. How do you think your history in the country gives you an advantage today as a company? We are very proud of the heritage that Roche has in Serbia, being present here for many decades, from the first…

Roche Chile How would you assess Roche’s performance in Chile since its establishment and how has your portfolio developed in the Chilean market? Next year marks Roche’s 40th anniversary in Chile, which makes this affiliate younger than most of the other Latin American ones. This is mainly because from the beginning the…

Torrent Brazil We met recently with Minister Pimentel when he launched his BrasilMaior plan, whose slogan was “Innovate to Compete. Compete to Grow.” If you had to make a recommendation to increase the competitiveness in the pharmaceutical industry here in Brazil what would you recommend? I think that the Brazilian market has…

Bausch & Lomb Poland BAUSCH + LOMB has over 150 years of heritage and has always been associated with optics and ophthalmology. Therefore the company has been able to build a very strong brand image throughout the years and is today recognized as the best in eye health. Would you say it is an…

AstraZeneca Poland You have been quite recently appointed at the head of the Polish affiliate of AstraZeneca. With which personal ambitions did you come and what was the mission you were given when you took office? I would not say that I have been given a mission, but that I have been…

Pró Genéricos When we last interviewed you in 2007, you said, “The generics business is a very exciting one,” but you “regret[ted] that the Government is not doing enough work to promote it.” At that time, generics penetration was around 10.5% – now it’s around 20%. Does this reflect some fundamental change…