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hospitals The secretary general of the association representing Turkish private hospitals dicusses the private sector’s role in the Turkish healthcare system, as a subset of hospitals with a particularly high standards and robust medical infrastructure. Could you please begin by explaining the role of OHSAD plays in the Turkish medical community?…

clinical trials The president of the association representing clinical research organisations speaks out about Romania’s attractiveness as a destination country in an era of clinical research globalisation. He further sheds ideas on fostering greater in-country R&D activity and outlines his personal vision for developing the association. How did the association come into…

hospitals Luis Pinillos and Carlos Vallejos both served as Directors of INEN, the Cancer Institute and Minister of Health during President Garcia’s administrations. They discuss the achievements made before, during and after their terms, as well as the exciting new developments being made with the Grupo Auna, as a leading network…

oncology Despite Peru’s sometimes-sluggish development when it comes to healthcare, the progression of cancer prevention and control in recent decades is tremendous. This is particularly important as the number of cancer cases increases by 50,000 annually in Peru. Communicable diseases like infectious diseases, which used to be a predominant cause of death…

R&D “When I left Janssen, I never imagined joining a Korean company,” recalls Choi Tae-Hung, sipping a freshly brewed yujacha tea in his office on a crisp autumn morning as he gazes down at the busy, sundrenched streets of Seoul below. “I thought that the global business of Korean pharmaceutical companies…

Ipsen Mexico is a key market for Ipsen to consolidate its footprint in the Americas. The recently appointed general manager and the medical director of the Mexican affiliate discuss how penetrating the market is a hard, yet not impossible mission, how Mexican patients are increasingly involved in Ipsen’s global clinical trials…

R&D Andres Matesanz, general manager of ChemSwiss Mexico, shares his views on the Mexican API industry and its regulations as well as his personal ambitions for the company’s future.    You started the operations of ChemSwiss here in Mexico in January 2012. What mission did the headquarters entrust you with? The…

Novartis Novartis strives for “creating solutions for patients that go beyond the pill”. The country head and next president of CANIFARMA discusses how the company is using new programs and technology to get innovation to patients, how the recent work of COFEPRIS is helping get drugs to patients faster and why…

CRO Albert Liou discusses the success of the government’s investment in clinical trial infrastructure, which has triggered the rapid growth and advancement of the Korean clinical trial market and spurred innovation in the local life science industry.   What have been some of the main changes for PAREXEL in Korea since…

CRO A senior director for Icon plc discusses Argentina’s strengths and weaknesses as a venue for clinical trials, the role the market plays in a global clinical trial strategy, and Icon’s ambitions for growth in the region.   What are Argentina’s strategic advantages in terms of clinical trial strategy? Argentina in…

clinical trials Dr. Wanda Dobrzanski discusses Argentina’s potential and attractiveness as a clinical research environment and the biggest challenges facing local and global CROs in Argentina.   How has political and popular opposition to clinical trials in Argentina changed over the last five years? Five years ago, the perception of clinical trials…

CRO The opening of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) to clinical research is a unique opportunity for Mexico to step up on the international scenario for clinical trials. The CEO of Innovare explains how the company is betting on Mexico to conduct clinical R&D and help companies bring innovative drugs to…