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Novo Nordisk BV Coincidentally, our meeting today comes two days after World Diabetes Day. How was this day commemorated in the Netherlands and how does it attest to the acceptance and awareness of diabetes in this country? What you see in the Netherlands now are various stakeholders trying to get a “piece of…

Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia (PhAMA) PhAMA was started in 1972 and now has most of the MNC players among its members which include 43 companies. How has the association evolved since its origin and what are the core interests it stand for today? When the Association was first formed it represented most of the pharmaceutical…

HYD LLC. You founded HYD almost 20 years ago, in 1992. Can you first explain to our readers why you made the switch from doing research at the Hungarian Institute of Oncology to setting up your own company? I already knew when I was a teenager that I wanted to work on…

Ipsen Farmaceutica BV Within our reports we typically like to highlight the personalities of the industry and the stories behind the executives that we meet. As you are still relatively new to Ipsen, what has been the professional trajectory that has brought you to the head of this local affiliate? I came here…

Nefarma When it comes to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries in the Netherlands, the country has one of the highest generic penetration rates in Europe, it does not have a strong manufacturing presence, and the market has been described as very regulated. Given all of this, what do you believe is…

Ferring BV Netherlands 2010 was a very important year for Ferring as it marks the 60th anniversary of the company’s founding. Amongst the various commemorations this year and in hearing the collective experiences of your general manager counterparts, what do you consider the main factors behind Ferring’s success over time? Perhaps the most…

Novo Nordisk Italy Novo Nordisk is one of the very few pharmaceutical multinationals that has such a strong focus on one therapeutic area. Although the company is now diversifying, diabetes remains its leading cause. Could you give us a brief overview of the evolution of diabetes in your country compared to the other…

ANVISA 10 days ago, your Swedish counterpart Mats Larsson made a technical visit here at ANVISA and said he had a lot to learn. What is it about ANVISA that can be learned by some of the richest, most developed countries in the world? I think that there is something very…

Sanofi-Aventis Philippines Mr. Realuyo, you have been in sanofi-aventis for 16 years, three of which were at the head. What have been the major achievements that the company has reached since your appointment as President & General Manager? In the last years, the pharmaceutical industry has been able to engage with the…

NEPROFARM In order to understand the culture behind the business that this association represents, what would you say is the perception of OTC and non-prescriptive drugs in the Netherlands? OTC medicines are the medication of choice in the Netherlands. Most people will have some OTC medicines in his cabinet and indeed,…

Quintiles Indonesia What role does Indonesia play within Quintiles’ Asian operations? Quintiles has been growing dramatically across the South East Asian Region, which comprises Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia as well as Taiwan and South Korea. Indonesia and Vietnam are the two most recent countries of operation, with Indonesia the…

Cegedim Dentrite Italy Ten years of experience in the Dendrite group enabled you to cover a number of international positions, before its acquisition by Cegedim in May 2007. How has the integration progressed at the time, and what has this strategic acquisition meant for Dendrite in Italy? Entering the Italian team coming from…