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Vifor Pharma UK Ltd You joined Vifor Pharma to establish a new structure in the UK. It is quite difficult to set up a new enterprise—what have been the main challenges for yourself and the organization in the year since Vifor Pharma UK came into being? I was actually the first employee of Vifor…

Takeda UK What is the importance of the UK operations for Takeda worldwide? Our UK operation was established in 1997 and is relatively younger than other affiliates in Europe such as Takeda Italy, Germany and France. However our revenue has been almost tripled in five years with the great success of Amias…

Norgine Before joining Norgine in May 2004, you were active in larger pharmaceutical companies. What made you decide to join a smaller player? There were a few reasons. The first factor is that I had had a lot of experience with larger pharmaceutical companies, like Schering-Plough—it was fascinating, but one of…

Lundbeck Malaysia You have worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years starting with Novartis and you have spent the last eight years working for Lundbeck. What are the major changes that you have observed in the Malaysian pharmaceutical industry over that time? The industry’s approach has changed in its dealing with…

HAL Allergy Group Our meetings frequently bring us here to the Leiden Bio Science Park, but more often than not, to meet with younger, up-and-coming companies. HAL Allergy, meanwhile, has a rich and proud history in the Netherlands dating back more than 50 years to its origins in Haarlem. What have been the…

  The Taiwanese pharmaceutical industry has reached a crucial tipping point: After many years of building up an impressive resource base, from world-class research institutes, universities, and scientists to pharmaceutical entrepreneurs and internationally competitive companies, the industry is finally ready to take advantage of the wave of enthusiasm and interest…

Sanofi Aventis Malaysia Pharmaceutical Executive is a magazine about executives, their experience and their perspectives on the pharmaceutical industry. You have worked in Australia, Hong Kong and now you are the general manager of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. For the interest of our readers could you give an overview of what path you…

IMS Health Malaysia You spent most of your career in the pharmaceutical industry with Bristol Meyers Squibb and earlier on for NV Organon which you joined in 1998. In 2007 you left to join the world of consultancy, how useful was this insider knowledge to your work and what is it like now…

Ranbaxy (UK) Ltd. (RUKL) You used to be the Managing Director of Ranbaxy in China. Having moved to a directorship in the UK, what professional challenges do you see in this country that distinguish it from your previous position? Obviously there are quite a lot of challenges in moving from one continent to another,…

Alliance Pharma Plc Today, Alliance Pharma Plc. represents a true pharmaceutical success story in the UK, distributing to 24 countries and moving towards GBP 50m annual turnover in just twelve years. If we take a look back in time, can you explain what your drivers were to set up the company in 1998?…

Bristol-Myers Squibb UK Before joining Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), you have spent roughly twenty years with GSK. Can you describe the trajectory of your career and explain what attracted you in BMS? Before joining BMS 4 years ago and even before spending those twenty years with GSK, I had already worked for Sanofi-Aventis for…

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Thank you for having us today to give our readers an overview of the capabilities and contribution of NICE in the UK. Dr Richard Barker of ABPI has already pointed out that NICE is admired globally for its evidence-based guidelines and the economic rigour of its Health Technology Assessments (HTAs).…