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Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufactures (AIPM) When Focus Reports prepared a report on the French pharmaceutical industry in 2009/10, we found that the head of the main multinational pharmaceutical association had taken a career path quite similar to yours: he had been an administrator and head of the regulatory authority; he subsequently left the administration and…

American Chamber of Commerce in Russia The U.S. and Russia have a long history of trade, and you have personally been with the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia since 2001. Can you give a brief overview of the history of the Chamber? As the U.S.S.R. unraveled in 1991, a group of American businessmen informally created…

Association of Clinical Trials Organizations (ACTO) The primary objectives of this association are to promote Russia as a clinical trial destination, optimize the regulatory and legislative environment, and promote the interests of ACTO members. Can you give us an overview of the current clinical trial environment in Russia, and explain why a unified organization like ACTO…

Mackay Memoral Hospital Cheng-Ho Tsai, Mackay Memorial Hospital has a unique background and origins. How has this endured through the different stages of the pharmaceutical sector in Taiwan, and how do you see the continuity of it? Indeed, our institution is 130 years old. Our medical centre, which is one of the largest…

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2008. After this milestone, how does the institute define its activities today? Academia Sinica was founded more than eighty years ago, as the highest ranking academic institution in the country. As a result of this, our obligations today lie in three areas. The…

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…

Nucleus Network Please introduce Nucleus Network and the role it plays in the Australian pharmaceutical sector. Nucleus Network is an early-phase clinical research business, and is somewhat unique, as it is a not for profit organization, being wholly-owned by the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes research institute. Originally, Nucleus Network was set…

Theraskin Brazil When we met you in 2007, as the head of the former Igefarma, the company was undergoing a transition – from branded generics into dermocosmetics and women’s health. But since that period of transition, there has been quite a transition again! Could you bring our readers up to speed? Since…

DHL Life Sciences and Health Rogerio, you were one of the people responsible for integrating two well-established companies in the Brazilian market with the acquisition of Exel by DHL in late 2005. How challenging was the integration process to you as a former Exel director? Exel Brazil first got involved in the life science business…

Invida Thailand You are General Manager for Thailand and Vietnam; two markets that certainly interest companies but at a very different stage of development. What are according to you the main differences between the Thai and the Vietnam market? Government regulation in Vietnam is higher throughout the value chain, whereas Thailand tends…

Nycomed: A Takeda Company Big news last year; Takeda bought Nycomed in what has been seen as a game changing acquisition for the pharma world. How have you seen this acquisition affect Nycomed’s Latin American operations as a whole? It was not a game changer, it was THE game changer. As a brief history,…