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Taiwan Food & Drug Administration In January 2010, the Taiwan FDA was newly created from four existing agencies. What was the vision behind the creation of this new organisation? What did the government want to achieve in its creation? Although all the administration work done today by the TFDA was already being done by the…

Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission Minister Wu, please tell our readers a little about your background, and how you came to be in charge of the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC). I graduated from National Taiwan University and did two years service in the Veterans General Hospital as a surgeon. I moved to the United…

PAREXEL Taiwan Unlike many multinational CROs, PAREXEL decided to base its Asia Pacific operations in Taipei instead of Singapore. To what extent was this decision a result of Taiwan’s business environment and to what extent was it a result of previous business success? Taiwan’s business environment was an important factor. Taiwan produces…

Celgene Taiwan Could you please give our readers an overview of the importance of Taiwan for Celgene in a regional and a global context? What is attractive in Taiwan for Celgene? Celgene is very new entrant in the multinational context as a latecomer to the market. As a biopharmaceutical company it is…

Novo Nordisk Taiwan Novo Nordisk is one of the few pharmaceutical multinationals focused in one key therapeutic area. Perhaps you could start by telling our readers about how diabetes has evolved in Taiwan over the last few years, and what the situation is like today. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing as in…

GSK Taiwan Please tell our readers about the importance of GSK Taiwan within the context of the company’s global operations, and also what there is in Taiwan that makes it so attractive for GSK. The Asia Pacific region for GSK consists of South East Asia, Korea, Taiwan and Australia. Due to being…

Taiwan Intellectual property Office Please explain the factors that led to the creation of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, and its main activities today. For the Taiwanese government, intellectual property (IP) rights are very important, as they are one of the key factors to attracting foreign investment. As a result, for a number of…

Daiichi Sankyo France When we met your Italian colleague, he noted that they had tripled their turnover in a five year period. You haven’t done badly yourself in the relatively short period of time you’ve been present in the Market. Is this a European-wide phenomenon for Daiichi Sankyo or is there something special…

Eisai France Aricept has been a very effective blockbuster for the group as a whole and the loss of exclusivity affects not only France but entire company. How is Eisai in France going to bridge the gap between this blockbuster and the other developments that are coming down the pipeline? In regard…

Paion Why was the time right in 2000 to start Paion, and how did your background and experiences in the pharma industry, academia and consulting help you create the successful company we see today? The reason for founding Paion in 2000 was more a question of timing of our own development.…

Minister for Health How would you rate South Korea’s healthcare system when compared to regional peers and other OECD countries – main strong points and room for improvement? Since the introduction of the national health insurance system in 1977, the Korean national healthcare system has been experiencing dramatic growth, guaranteeing healthcare to every…

AIFA When you were appointed General Director of the Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) in 2007, the dedicated Investigation Commission highlighted the need for an in-depth reorganization of the Agency in order to create a more cohesive and transparent structure- which implied significant changes in the main six macro-areas and the…