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Randall Laboratories When we saw you in 2008 we had read a little bit about the major milestones in the company, how your grandfather came to Mexico in the 1950s and how you used to come to work in the company every day after high school when you were a teenager. Randall…

APOTEX Mexico Apotex has increased production, launched 16 new products last March, and grown significantly in the market. What would you say has been the biggest change in the market over the last four years? Mexico has a very dynamic pharmaceutical industry that changes one day to the next, and to give…

Stendhal Mexico Please can you tell our readers a little bit more about the history of Stendhal, and its major milestones along the way since its takeover in 1997? Stendhal is a privately owned company that has presence throughout LatinAmerica. It was bought by its current owners in 1997 and by 2003…

Novartis Farmaceutica S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) Carlos Garcia said in December 2009 that 6-8% of Novartis’ annual revenue comes from Latin America, and that the area is “one of the main growth engines for the company”. Can you tell us how Novartis Mexico fits in with that growth strategy? Mexico is the second biggest market in…

Astellas Pharma India Pvt. Ltd. When Astellas announced to expand its presence in India in 2009, you were already speaking of the company’s long commitment and solid relationship with India. Can you elaborate on these historical ties and how important it was to set up your India operations at that time? Since the former Fujisawa…

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Founded in 1997 Actelion is certainly the “new kid on the block” when compared to some of the much older mainstays in the pharmaceutical industry. What would you say was the fresh face and the different image that Actelion brought to the industry 13 years ago? The Dutch affiliate started…

ACP PHARMA The group has significantly invested in Poland. Are you today generally satisfied with the initial and follow up investments from Mediq in the country? The group has been present in Poland for over ten years. From the beginning, Mediq NV looked for tenders in Poland, and bought a few companies…

Agendia Agendia has experienced remarkable growth in the seven years since you founded the company. In 2009 you expanded the company’s Amsterdam facilities and, in 2010, you doubled the size of its U.S. facilities. Why this drastic expansion, especially over the last two years? Agendia continues to grow at a rapid…

Alliance Healthcare Russia You took over this organization just three months ago, having previously headed businesses in industries as diverse as retail, food, and automobiles. What drew you to Alliance Healthcare Russia? Do you find similarities between this job and your previous positions? When I decided to leave my former position, I decided…

Apposite Capital LLP As a partner at Apposite since the company was created in 2006, what was the founding vision of the company and what do you consider have been its major milestones in the last five years? Apposite was conceived as a new venture capital (VC)/ Private equity (PE) fund that would…

Apitope Apitope’s research and success is based on its High Speed Technology Platform that uses soluble peptides as vehicles to regulate immune responses in patients. What is the history behind this technology and how does it differ from other peptide-based research? Apitope was founded on a platform technology to discover peptides…

Roche Thailand Dr Ammelburg, you have been working for Roche for more than 25 years now, time essentially spent between your home country Germany and Thailand. After more than 10 years spent here, what would you consider to be the main specificities of the Thai Pharma industry? The Thai market is not…