IMS Health Belgium Looking at your background, we see that you have been with IMS for over 12 years. What defines your loyalty to the company? What appeals most to you about IMS? My loyalty to IMS Health lies in the opportunities I have been presented during all these years. Although I have…
Amgen Belgium Can you begin by giving us a brief overview of Amgen in Belgium and tell our readers more about the company’s history here? Compared to other, well-established multinationals Amgen is a relatively young biotechnology company with just over 30 years of experience in the industry. Amgen entered the Belgian market…
Merck Belgium In your 8 years of experience within the group, how would you classify the competitive advantages derived for the company’s unique familial ownership structure? Due to its history and strong values, Merck certainly does have a specific corporate culture which helps to shape its unique character. This is further enhanced…
MSD Belgium It truly seems that you have pharma in your genes, with a father who successfully developed a migraine drug in addition to your 4 years practicing medicine and now continuing an 18 year career with MSD. What distinguishes MSD as a pharmaceutical company in your opinion? At MSD, we are…
Giddi Pharma Co. Ltd. Giddi Pharma was founded in 1995. What was the vision behind the creation of the company? What founding principles did you have when you founded Giddi? When I founded this company, biotech was an industry that was displaying high potential. When looking at how to get involve d in the…
Bogin Having one of the highest penetration rates in Europe, generic medicines play a very important role in the Dutch pharmaceutical market. As this is the principal association for the generics industry, I would like to begin please with a brief history of Bogin. What was the market landscape in the…
EGIS Romania You have been general manager of this affiliate for three years after a previous tenure as general manager of Leo Pharma here and in Bulgaria. The end of 2008 through 2010 were certainly not the easiest years for pharmaceutical companies. What was the business environment like when you first came…
Tapasya Engineering Works One trend we have seen taking place over the years is that, today, Indian machines are far better in quality and in par with international standards, than 15 years ago. How have you seen the Indian pharma machinery industry evolving over time, and where does it stand today? India is…
Emerging Pharma (EP+) Since its origin, Emerging Pharma has been helping foreign pharma companies to enter Malaysia. However, the Malaysian market is relatively small. Why should international pharma companies look to this country as a good first step? It is true that the Malaysian pharmaceutical market is still small at around US$ 1…
Cegedim Strategic Data Malaysia Nowadays we can talk of an abundance of information coming from companies like Frost& Sullivan, IMS and even consultancies who are producing their own data. As a leader in market research how can CSD find a space within this picture and what strategies does it employ to stay ahead of…
Norgine Before joining Norgine in May 2004, you were active in larger pharmaceutical companies. What made you decide to join a smaller player? There were a few reasons. The first factor is that I had had a lot of experience with larger pharmaceutical companies, like Schering-Plough—it was fascinating, but one of…
Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) It are exciting times for the UK, with the public healthcare system undergoing so many changes. The Office of Life Sciences (OLS) and the Therapeutic Capability Clusters are just some examples of the new way forward. According to you, what are the factors that drove Government to pursue such drastic…
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