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Hedef Alliance Turkey You are among the youngest GM’s of the top 200 companies in Turkey. What factors would you attribute to the rapid advancement of your career? I would say that there are several underlying factors that led to my rapid advancement. One factor influenced my choice of industry relates to my…

Merck Serono Turkey Astellas has been present in the German market for almost two decades through Yamanouchi and Fujisawa. But since 2005 it gained a new identity thanks to the merger of the two companies. Could you describe their integration process in Germany and which were the main synergies in the local market?…

Mr Yusuf, Pharmaceutical Executive’s readers are keen to discover, through our reports, prominent industry personalities, and they like to hear their stories. Having been instrumental in the formation of the CRO Association, SAKDER, and as GM of Altis, can you tell us a little bit more about yourself? I have…

AbMax You spent two decades in the US as an academic, executive, and entrepreneur, and then left to return to China and found AbMax. What’s the story behind how you came back to China ? I first went to the US in 1986 to pursue the American Dream. At that time,…

Pfizer China It seems like there’s a lot to be happy about here: Pfizer is ranked number 1 multinational R&D-based biopharmaceutical company in China, where you also have two world-class R&D centers in Shanghai and Wuhan, business operations in over 200 cities and eight state-of-the-art plants in Dalian, Suzhou and Wuxi. Moreover,…

Janssen Pharmaceutica Can you please start by giving to our readers an overview of your background and your involvement with Janssen? I am a Public Health graduate and have completed an MBA program, so I have a combination of science and business. I have been with the Pharma industry for over 20…

Baxter France Baxter is approaching 40 years in France, what have been the major milestones of the group during this period and what is the importance of France to the group? During the time we have been present in France there have been key transformations for the company as a whole. Historically,…

PHAREX HealthCorp Mr. Agana, you have been in Pharex HealthCorp for more than twenty years. Can you give to our readers an overview of Pharex and what have been the main achievements of the company that you are most proud of? Pharex is actually short for Pharmaceutical Excellence, which is something we…

European Union Chamber of Commerce in China The Chamber recently released this year’s European Business in China Business Confidence Survey – what were some of its key takeaways? There are four main points to the Survey. The first has to do with not only China but the rest of the world. China’s growth has been stronger than…

Novo Nordisk France Novo Nordisk just celebrated 50 years in France; what have been some of the more recent events that have marked the affiliate’s time here? If you look from the perspective of the affiliate which includes both our office here in Paris and production center in Chartres then we have doubled…

Torrex Chiesi Poland Would you begin by explaining to the readers of Pharmaceutical Executive the importance of the operation in Poland for the company? Indeed Poland because of largest in CEE pharmaceutical market size was always very attractive for all pharmaceutical companies, although it is a very complex market. For those coming to…

Johnson&Johnson Romania In order to provide our readers with a general idea of the current state of the Romanian pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, can you first of all elaborate on the key particularities of this market? Romania has been a member of the EU since 2009, is a potential member of the…