Europe Writing in the January 2026 edition of DIA’s Global Forum, Samantha Holmes and Fiona Adshead of the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition argue that climate change is already reshaping healthcare and the medicines life cycle, while the pharma sector itself contributes materially to global emissions. Against this backdrop, the European Medicines Agency…
France After two decades with AstraZeneca across Europe and the United States, Anne-Laure Dreno now leads the group’s French affiliate at a time of exceptional scientific and organisational momentum. In this conversation, she reflects on AstraZeneca France’s rapid growth, the country’s evolving research and access landscape, and the company’s pioneering commitment…
Mexico This interview explores Esmeralda Ortiz’s transformative leadership at Grupo Loeffler Russek (GLR), where she has worked to professionalize operations, strengthen the product portfolio, and position the company for sustainable growth. By balancing structure with inclusivity, Ortiz implements best practices drawn from global experience while respecting GLR’s legacy as a family-owned…
Switzerland Fabrice Véricel and Geoffrey Folie explore UCB’s strategic growth, highlighting its European sites in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium and Bulle, Switzerland and their roles in global pharmaceutical production. Key topics include the transition to biologics, embracing AI for process optimization, and sustainability initiatives. Biomanufacturing thrives on complexity and collaboration, offering intellectual…
Global As Big Pharma makes evermore declarations on its sustainability credentials, who are the industry’s most sustainable companies? With wildlife under severe threat from biopharmaceutical run-off, which companies are truly dedicated to change? Which are truly dedicated to equitable pay structures and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion? To answer these questions,…
UAE Drawing on a quarter of a century of pharmaceutical industry experience, over 20 years of which has been spent in the UAE, Ayman Mokhtar today heads up Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia operations for Viatris. A global healthcare company with a broad range of products, Viatris is continually working…
Global The research evidence is unequivocal, public, planetary and economic health are inextricably linked and no continent, country or community is immune from the impacts of climate change. The race to net zero is also a race to a healthier, cleaner and more resilient future. Giles Dean, Sustainability Manager at Deloitte…
Brazil Maria del Pilar Muñoz, vice-president in charge of M&A and Sustainability at Eurofarma, one of the largest and most innovative pharmaceutical companies in Brazil with operations in 20 countries across Latin Americ , provides insights into the key competitive advantages of Eurofarma, its unique internationalization strategy, and the company’s historical…
Colombia Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Colombia’s minister of health and social protection, discusses the implementation of the Statutory Health Law, bridging the gap between healthcare coverage and access to healthcare, and the strategic priorities of the Ministry moving forward. In our 2013 interview, your overarching sentiment was that the healthcare landscape was…
Colombia Héctor Castro, director of Medicines and Health Technologies at the Colombian Ministry of Health since 2016, explains how the regulations and quality standards implemented have contributed to make Colombia’s healthcare system one of the best in Latin America. You were appointed director of Medicines and Health Technologies at the Ministry…
Pharma In an exclusive interview at the eyeforpharma Barcelona Summit 2016, Janssen EMEA’s Jane Griffiths speaks out about patient-centricity, sustainability and the dawning of a new world of healthcare. What’s been keeping you most busy in recent months? We have, for the third consecutive year, topped IDEA Pharma’s Productive Innovation Index (PII), which…
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