GlaxoSmithKline Philippines GSK is currently the world’s fourth biggest pharmaceutical company. What is the positioning of GSK in the Philippines? GSK is the market leader among the multinational pharma companies in the Philippines, while we are number two in terms of the total market behind Unilab, which is a local company. GSK…
Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) Ms. Baua, you have been working for quite a long time in the Department of Trade and Industry. Can you please start by giving to our readers an overview of the DTI and the trade profile of the Philippines? Where does PITC fit in this context? The Department of Trade…
Novo Nordisk Taiwan Novo Nordisk is one of the few pharmaceutical multinationals focused in one key therapeutic area. Perhaps you could start by telling our readers about how diabetes has evolved in Taiwan over the last few years, and what the situation is like today. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing as in…
GSK Taiwan Please tell our readers about the importance of GSK Taiwan within the context of the company’s global operations, and also what there is in Taiwan that makes it so attractive for GSK. The Asia Pacific region for GSK consists of South East Asia, Korea, Taiwan and Australia. Due to being…
Celgene Taiwan Could you please give our readers an overview of the importance of Taiwan for Celgene in a regional and a global context? What is attractive in Taiwan for Celgene? Celgene is very new entrant in the multinational context as a latecomer to the market. As a biopharmaceutical company it is…
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philippine Ms. Tacandong, you assumed office as Director of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) in June 2009, and two months later the BFAD became Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009. What have been the main changes between the BFAD and the…
Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Indu The Philippine Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries was established in 2004 from the merger of four different associations (Chamber of Filipino Drug Manufacturers and Distributors, Association of Drug Industries of the Philippines, Filipino Drug Association, and Association of Philippine Pharmaceutical Manufacturers). Can you tell to our readers what the rationale behind…
Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) Counci Mr. Pagdanganan, you were appointed chairman of MeTA in April, after having served as Vice Chairman of the Council. Can you please begin by giving to our readers an overview of MeTA activities and what have been the priorities that you have set? To give you a brief overview of…
France Sandoz has set important trends in the pharmaceutical market, first by creating a leading global generics business under the umbrella of parent company Novartis, and secondly by investing heavily in biosimilars, becoming a pioneer in a fast-growing niche. How have these two steps helped reshape Sandoz internally? With the creation…
Array You have been active in the Philippines pharmaceutical sector for more than 30 years. Can you please tell to our readers how this sector has evolved, what the current situation of the pharmaceutical industry is? Furthermore, what is its importance for the local economy? There have been great changes in…
Genovate Genovate was founded in 1995. It is a very interesting story: a mix of biotech, the history with American company Genelabs, government investments and also private investment through Chinachem. Can you tell our readers how this company came into existence, what attracted the stakeholders to invest in the company? After…
IRPMA (International Research-Based Pharmaceu Please describe the activities of the IRPMA to our readers, and explain the membership advantages of your association. Today the IRPMA consists of 37 multinational research-based pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as some local R&D companies. Also, eleven individual members representing distribution and start-up biotech companies registered IRPMA for their preparation…
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