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Argentine Ministry of Science ¿Porque fue creado en Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, con que visión? Muchos países están aportando importancia a la ciencia y tecnología y representa la razón del desarrollo económico y social de esos mismos países. El ministerio en Argentina se creó en ese sentido, para ayudar a transformar el conocimiento…

Baxter Germany Next year Baxter will accomplish its 50th anniversary in Germany. In the context of its celebration, what would you highlight as the main achievements of the company especially since you took the reigns of the German operations? Baxter Germany has grown steadily in the German market primarily thanks to its…

G-BA In the last twenty years, Germany has experienced nearly twenty health care reforms. In your opinion, what have been the main reasons for so many changes? The main reason behind two decades of continuous health care reforms is the persistent federal budget restraint. This ultimately meant that an increased number…

Acropolis Associates Could you provide us with an introduction to the company as well as your operations in Shanghai, New York or Singapore? I created Acropolis Associates ten years ago in New York, along with two friends that I met during an Executive MBA program. We entered China in 2004 with operations…

Ministry of Health Indonesia Overall health indicators have improved significantly in Indonesia in recent years. However, the country still faces many challenges and there are many areas in need of further improvement. What is your assessment on how government policy is contributing toward improved health care in terms of current policies and priorities? Indonesia’s…

Janssen-Cilag Argentina When we spoke to Javier Lombar of IMS Argentina, he explained that a lot of multinational companies use Argentina as a base for regional operations. How does Janssen-Cilag operate in this Latin American context, and what role does the Argentinean operation play in Janssen-Cilag’s plans? Janssen-Cilag sees the pharmaceutical business…

Your distinguished career in health research leadership and management has seen you through a variety of prestigious positions, not to mention the Order of Australia. Most recently you were appointed as the CEO of the NHMRC in 2006, where you will be until 2011. To begin, would you please introduce…

Cytonet Cytonet is today Germany’s largest cell therapy enterprise. However, it went through many transformations since its spin-off from Roche Diagnostics in 2000. Could you briefly introduce the company to our readers and highlight its main milestones? We identified the field of cellular based biotechnology as an interesting area well ahead…

Assobiotec Biotechnologies have a significant role to play bringing Italy towards a more knowledge-based economy. What is the economic contribution of the sector today? According to the last Blossom Associati-Assobiotec report dedicated to biotechnologies in Italy, the sector’s turnover reaches approximately 5 billion Euros and represents 0,6% of the global Italian…

IDS Distribution IDS Distribution is part of an Asian, globe spanning Distribution Company. How does being part of a large, regionally specialized player help IDS Distribution in Indonesia? The company’s regional presence is quite strong. When I first began working at IDS Distribution, I wasn’t sure about the right way to grow…

Nycomed Germany How challenging is for you as General Manager of Nycomed Germany to lead the number one subsidiary of the Nycomed Group and what would you highlight as the key milestones since you took the reins of the German operations? I enjoy the day-to-day challenge of being in charge of the…

Medy-Tox What drove you to make the move from the academia to the business sector when you decided to establish Medy-Tox in 2000? I founded Medy-tox in the year 2000, in the context of a very difficult economic moment for Korea which was facing strong financial restrictions on government spending imposed…