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Malaysian Biotech Organisation (MBIO) Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Singapore and Taiwan are known for their high level of basic research and their focus on Biotechnology. Philip Yeo, Chairman of Spring Singapore told us that Biomedical science was an undisputed pillar of Singapore’s economy. How do you situate Malaysia in terms of R&D compared to other…

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…

Nycomed UK Ltd. Servier was eligible to receive $7 million in P3 funding; can you tell us how this initiative has helped the company? P3 was not one of the main reasons why Servier has invested more in Australia of late. What drives Servier’s headquarters to conduct more research in Australia is a…

Could you give provides us with an overview of the Laboratorio Chile’s history leading up to its impressive success since you took the reins of the company? I have been working at Laboratorio Chile since 1995; however, the company was created more than 110 years ago by three visionary pharmacists…

Apodi You joined Apodi in 2008, after a hiatus from the industry following the sale of your previous company, In2Focus, in 2007. What has been the most challenging aspect of your work at Apodi since you joined? The most challenging thing is that no matter how good your ideas are, and…

Top Institute Pharma There is a very interesting history behind the origins of Top Institute Pharma (TI Pharma) as it aligned the interests of both the World Health Organization (Priority Medicines) and the EU’s Lisbon Strategy. Lisbon’s goal in 2000 was to transform the EU into the most powerful knowledge economy by 2010…

Lundbeck Limited (UK) If we look at Lundbeck globally, the company has been doing very well. Last year was a record year for profits. From a UK perspective, can you provide an overview of how you have seen the company performing since you arrived in 2009, and what your outlook is for 2011?…

Vifor Pharma UK Ltd You joined Vifor Pharma to establish a new structure in the UK. It is quite difficult to set up a new enterprise—what have been the main challenges for yourself and the organization in the year since Vifor Pharma UK came into being? I was actually the first employee of Vifor…

Takeda UK What is the importance of the UK operations for Takeda worldwide? Our UK operation was established in 1997 and is relatively younger than other affiliates in Europe such as Takeda Italy, Germany and France. However our revenue has been almost tripled in five years with the great success of Amias…

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…

Lundbeck Malaysia You have worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years starting with Novartis and you have spent the last eight years working for Lundbeck. What are the major changes that you have observed in the Malaysian pharmaceutical industry over that time? The industry’s approach has changed in its dealing with…

HAL Allergy Group Our meetings frequently bring us here to the Leiden Bio Science Park, but more often than not, to meet with younger, up-and-coming companies. HAL Allergy, meanwhile, has a rich and proud history in the Netherlands dating back more than 50 years to its origins in Haarlem. What have been the…