Tagged with Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Dr Rafael Rodríguez Mercado, Secretary of Health for Puerto Rico, explains the priorities his administration has put in place, the impact of Hurricane Maria on the Puerto Rican healthcare system, and the next crucial rebuilding steps.   The next challenge that we have will be regarding accountability, in other words,…

Puerto Rico Mayra L Guzman-Kaslow, president and CEO of GK Pharmaceuticals Contract Manufacturing Operations (GK CMO), the first biopharmaceutical company owned by minority woman in the US, highlights the obstacles she and her business partners faced on the way of setting up the company. She also explains why Puerto Rico has been…

Puerto Rico Dr Yussef Galib-Frangie Fiol, president of the Puerto Rico Medical Association (PRMA), the oldest medical association on the island, discusses solutions for the current shortage and burnout of physicians in Puerto Rico. Galib-Frangie Fiol also wants to see the Association act as a facilitator for dialogue between government, academia and…

Puerto Rico Four top facts you may have missed about Puerto Rico’s medical device manufacturing industry.   Fact 1: Medical device manufacturing in Puerto Rico started with Baxter in the 1950s  Baxter arrived in 1958 under the name of Travenol and opened its first plant in Carolina, making it the first life…

Puerto Rico Three heads of manufacturing for big pharma affiliates in Puerto Rico elaborate on how digital technology is revolutionising pharma manufacturing processes.   More than half of the world’s top 20 multinational pharma companies conduct manufacturing processes in Puerto Rico, and the island manufactured half of 2018’s best-selling drugs. Some Puerto…

Puerto Rico In 2015, Avara, a fast-growing global pharma CDMO, acquired Merck’s plant located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Idalia Garcia, who has been managing the site for the last six years, explains the capabilities the site offers, the reasons why Avara chose to invest in the facility and its people, and the…

Puerto Rico Jim O’Drobinak, CEO of MCS, one the three largest insurance providers in Puerto Rico, talks about the issues facing the island’s healthcare system, namely chronic underfunding, ageing demography and emigration of doctors, and what the company is doing to tackle these problems. He also stresses the importance of acting on…

Puerto Rico Michelle Valsega, regional airfreight product director pharma & healthcare for Kuehne and Nagel, shares the latest healthcare logistics trends impacting Puerto Rico and how Kuehne + Nagel uses the island as a centre of innovation to launch and test new solutions.   Kuehne + Nagel has the ambition to be…

Puerto Rico Limaris Alvarado, business director of PharmaLex Puerto Rico (formerly ECHO Consulting Group), started ECHO Consulting Group to enhance and maintain the education of healthcare industry professionals in Puerto Rico via expert resources with international and regulatory experience. After 17 years, the company is a renowned leader of validation, quality and…

Puerto Rico Merck (MSD outside of the USA) is celebrating its 70-year anniversary in Puerto Rico this year. Executive Managing Director Wendy Perry highlights the company’s extensive footprint on the island which includes commercial, manufacturing and clinical research operations. She stresses the importance of maintaining a strong commercial presence locally to address…

Puerto Rico A long list of multinational pharma companies count Puerto Rico as one of their top manufacturing bases, including 11 of the top 20 global pharma companies. Puerto Rico also manufactures half of the 2018 world’s top 10 bestselling drugs, underscoring the fact that the island is a pharma production powerhouse.…

Puerto Rico Alejandra Quevedo, sales leader Caribbean Region, and Alejandro Ramos, channels & territory manager at Rockwell Automation in Puerto Rico share what makes the company the partner of choice for the life sciences manufacturers on the island by enabling them to achieve their business goals and how they accompany them in…