Puerto Rico At first glance, with only 800 students, Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) may seem like just another medical school in Puerto Rico. But upon closer inspection, one realizes that this university is a breeding ground for a new type of doctor altogether, one that is ready to cope with the…

Health Although the country is moving in the right direction with regards to universal coverage, a number of barriers to effective implementation remain. 57.3 million previously uninsured Mexicans are now enrolled in Seguro Popular Gabriel O’Shea, Seguro Popular Healthcare is one of the next items on President Peña Nieto’s busy agenda.…

Pharma By square mile, Puerto Rico has more post-secondary institutions than anywhere in the world. This concentration has led to the development of a number of college and university programs which produce world-class talent for the territory’s life sciences industry. From the manufacturing perspective, one of the leading institutes in Puerto…

Pharma Automation and consolidation have affected pharmaceutical companies worldwide, and Puerto Rico is no exception. The island has benefited from the trend towards lower volume, higher value products which often use the smaller plants Puerto Rico offers. Some companies, like Merck, are transforming their sites from pure manufacturing to commercialization. These trends point to…

Pharma Puerto Rico is starting to move towards greater R&D activity. World class research centers in cardiovascular, oncology, and soon molecular science are putting the territory on the global map for pharmaceutical research. But Puerto Rico is starting to move beyond manufacturing and towards greater R&D activity. Puerto Rico’s Cardiovascular and…

Puerto Rico Many of Puerto Rico’s companies, large and small, are exporting. This brings the territory a level of international competitiveness which it might not otherwise obtain. But it also calls for a move from a mindset which asks how the country’s firms can support the success of others to a concern…

Puerto Rico As healthcare costs are on average 40 percent cheaper in Puerto Rico compared to the mainland US, the island offers plenty of opportunities for treating patients, both from the mainland US as well as those from across the Caribbean region.   Many people come to Puerto Rico for complex surgeries,…

Two companies from two different countries chose Mexico as their entry market to Latin America. The heads of these companies spoke to PharmaBoardroom about their market entry strategies. Edmée Stenken, senior area director Latin America, Leo Pharma Many things have changed at Leo Pharma in the last 15 years: we…

market access Many of the multinational companies with a long-standing presence in Latin America used to have factories in Peru – since the 1990s all of these companies have closed their facilities in the country as part of a consolidation process to other larger countries in the region like Mexico, Brazil or…

access In modern terms, Peru’s healthcare system was largely underdeveloped for many years; but the economic fortune that Peru has experienced in more recent years has allowed for a significant overhaul and reform of the system. However, the road to health reform is rocky. Peruvian Congressman Gustavo Rondón, secretary for the…

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…

event In order to mark its 65th anniversary, the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research Industries (AMIIF) organized on March 25-26, 2015 in Mexico City the Semana de la Innovación, a week of events dedicated to promote innovation in health. Established on March 23, 1950, AMIIF brings together the 42 leading national…