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Life Healthcare Our international readers know about South Africa’s socio-economic relative achievements, considering the country joined the BRICS grouping last year and achieved the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) that same year. But would you say that the healthcare sector has grown in line with the country’s overall development? All parties would…

Litha Healthcare Group Limited Mr Kahanovitz, Focus Reports came to South Africa in 2005 to produce a similar report on the South African pharmaceutical industry. Could you come back for us on the main milestones in the company’s development since then? In 2005 and 2006, we were in essence a vaccines company called Litha…

Bayer Healthcare South Africa Since we interviewed you in 2005, there have been many changes in the market, from consolidation, an increasing generic penetration, to new healthcare reforms… How have you integrated these changes in the company’s development, and to what extent does Bayer’s recent development reflect the market changes? The first change has…

China Medical University Healthcare System Many key figures from the pharmaceutical industry have told us that the hospitals in Taiwan are the keystone to the country’s healthcare industry: the hospitals provide a very important service linking the latest innovations from pharmaceutical companies to the people, and helping encourage growth and innovation. I’d like to start…

BESINS HEALTHCARE Brazil Besins finally arrived in Brazil in 2010. In addition to introducing the company to the market, would you also elaborate on the strategic motivation behind this decision? Besins Healthcare is a pharmaceutical company specialized in the development and worldwide diffusion of innovative drugs and food supplements for the well-being of…

China MSD China’s Michel Vounastos gives his initial impressions of the opportunities and challenges inherent in the Chinese healthcare market, and highlights how MSD’s offerings are able to address specific gaps in the country. You just arrived in China in February. The country managers we’ve met have all been here for…

Array Liam Condon, Managing Director of Bayer Healthcare China discusses the  government’s recent announcements regarding its much-anticipated healthcare reform plan, the future benefits of investing in rural healthcare, and the company’s main ambitions in China over the next five years.         It has been a rollercoaster four years…

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…

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Russia You were a Russian manager from 1996-2004, departed to Germany for some time, and recently made your way back to Russia in 2010. How has Russian healthcare and industry changed, and what do you find most striking? The biggest difference is the fact that the government is much more involved…

Atlantic Healthcare Ltd A key milestone for Atlantic Healthcare was the deal with Isis Pharmaceuticals for alicaforsen in 2007. In 2008, alicaforsen acquired orphan drug status in the U.S.; in 2009, orphan status was granted in Europe. Many companies in the UK have named market access as a key challenge—but is that an…

Bayer Co. Malaysia / Bayer Healthcare Malaysi Can you give our readers an outline of Bayer’s background in Malaysia and its current organisational division? Herbert Dittmar (HD): Bayer has been in Malaysia for around fifty years. It established its first legal entity here in the early 1970s and then engaged in a number of acquisitions worldwide including…

Novartis Healthcare Philippines We have interviewed Novartis in several emerging markets including Colombia, Turkey, South Korea and Thailand. As the South East Asia Cluster Head, what is the importance of the South East Asia region for Novartis and what role do you feel the emerging markets play for the company? More companies are…