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Basilea You have a wide experience in the pharmaceutical industry having worked for companies such as Amgen and Servier. What attracted you to Basilea? When I first considered moving to Basilea in June 2007 I was captivated by its plans to implement commercial operations in different countries to what was a…

Servier Indonesia How challenging is it being for you to adapt to the Indonesian business mindset. My adaptation to Indonesia has been relatively smooth thanks to my past experience in different Asian countries including Indonesia itself. More than ten years ago, I had the opportunity to come to Indonesia, where I started…

Shin Poong Pharm Could you please introduce Shinpoong, which you founded in 1962, and mention the main milestones of this unique company in the Korean pharmaceutical industry? I founded Shinpoong in a very delicate and decisive time for Korea. During the civil war the population had to face serious epidemics, and by the…

Astellas Pharma Germany 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?…

Berlin Chemie/Menarini When we met Dr. Aleiotti in Italy, he said how important was Menarini´s acquisition of Berlin Chemie in the 1990s for the internationalization of the company in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As the CEO of Berlin Chemie for the last seven years, what would you highlight as the main…

Gilead Sciences Germany Gilead was founded in 1987 and only four years later it established itself in the German market. Since then the company has become internationally known for breakthroughs that resulted in products such as Tamiflu, Viread and Atripla. What would you highlight as the main achievements of the company in the…

CNR Since 1982, CNR has been the Italian public body which most contributed to the creation of inventions and innovations. What have been the main strategies behind such a success in sustaining Italy’s evolution towards a more knowledge based economy? CNR, which used to act as a funding agency in the…

Despite Italy being one of the most important pharmaceutical markets not only in Europe but also in the World, the industry remained quite stable for the last two years and the data for 2007 report a less dynamic market than in other European countries. What have been the main factors…

Korea Health Industry Development Institute What is KHIDI’s role in supporting the development of the Korean health industry? KHIDI performs three major roles in supporting the Korean health industry, which includes pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, functional food and medical care. First role is developing the health system and policies. The next role is funding R&D…

VGX International Could you briefly introduce VGX International to our readers, and in particular explain its relation to US-based company VGX Pharmaceutical (VGXP)? The backbone of VGXP is the University of Pennsylvania in terms of the research grant and Dr. David Weiner as the scientific chief of the company and the brain…

SOHO Group For the last six years Soho Group has been the fastest growing pharmaceutical company in Indonesia, able to position itself among the top players in the industry. What have been the key characteristics that made the company stand out from the competition? The factors enabling us to achieve those results…

GSK Germany You have been leading GSK, one of the top five pharmaceutical companies in the German market, for just over a year, after having worked previously in Poland, the UK, France, U.S.A. and Ireland. What has your 20 year career in the pharmaceutical sector taught you about successful management in such…