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Practical Law Company nominated TILLEKE & GIBBINS the “Leading” Life Sciences firm in Thailand The nomination was based on firm and lawyer track records – could you describe what makes Tilleke & Gibbins so much better suited for pharmaceutical companies than its competitors? Tiziana Sucharitkul: We stand out and are…

NANOTEC As one of the leading figures of nanotechnology in Thailand, would you introduce yourself to our readers? I am a researcher by training. I hold a medicine degree and PhD in molecular biology, and I developed my research skills by working on infectious diseases. I then worked on the application…

Novo Nordisk Thailand Novo Nordisk is one of the very few pharmaceutical multinationals that have a strong focus on one therapeutic area. Although the company has a presence in other disease areas, diabetes remains its leading cause. Could you give us a brief overview of the evolution of diabetes in Thailand compared to…

Lundbeck Mexico You came back to Mexico last July- what in your view have been the biggest developments in the Mexican pharmaceutical market since you were last here 11 years ago? The last time I lived in Mexico was in 2002 when the pharmaceutical industry was growing strongly and most companies were…

Shire Pharmaceuticals Please can you give us a rundown of Shires activities in Mexico in the last four years, and the key achievements and milestones along the way? Shire started operations in Mexico in 2008, a similar story to Brazil. There are very few people working here in Shire Mexico but we…

Octapharma Mexico Please can you give our readers a brief rundown of the major milestones and challenges that you have faced at Octapharma since becoming Managing Director? When Octapharma first came to Mexico in 1994, it was through a distribution agreement with a local company. Six years later in the year 2000…

Cegedim Mexico From your perspective in healthcare consultancy at CEGEDIM, what do you think have been the most impactful changes in the Mexican pharmaceutical and healthcare sector over the last few years? One of the most important issues that changed in the Mexican pharmaceutical industry is the growth of generics, and this…

Invest in Bogotá As a promoter and “sales agent” for Bogotá and Colombia can please you take us through the country’s journey over the past decade and how this country, this city have evolved to become a magnet for international investment? Colombia comes from a profound crisis which spurred a lot of changes.…

SinoBioway Group Could you provide us with an introduction to the company and an overview of operations from the company’s founding through to your position today as a leading biotech company in China? The company’s development can be divided into three phases. The first stage ranges from the company’s establishment up till…

Latam Clinical Trials While LatAm originally emerged from the SIPLAS organization, how was it evolved since then to be where it is today? LatAm was born in 2000 as a business unit of SIPLAS labs and was known at the time as SIPLAS Research Organization. We decided to change our name to LatAm…

Hutchison Medipharma You began your career at Pfizer, working your way up the organizational ladder, when suddenly you decided to come to China back in 2001, well before China was on the map for R&D. What drove you to make this choice, to take the risk and come to China? It wasn’t…

Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Hong Kong This interview was conducted with Christopher Stephens, managing partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Asia offices with supporting responses from Xiang Wang, lead partner of the firm’s IP pracitce as well as Patricia Thayer, life sciences specialist in IP litigation and counseling. Could you provide a brief introduction to Orrick,…