Interview with Edwin Harvey, Managing Director, Biogen Idec Argentina
Biogen Idec’s arrival in Argentina has been very recent. Could you explain to our readers why the time was right to take back your licences and to set up in…
Company Profile
Biogen Idec creates new standards of care in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs. Founded in 1978, Biogen Idec is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapies. Patients in more than 90 countries benefit from Biogen Idec’s significant products that address diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis. In 2008, Biogen Idec’s total revenues grew 29 percent over 2007 to $4.1 billion. Biogen Idec is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with international headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. They have additional offices in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan and throughout Europe. Biogen Idec has a direct commercial presence in 29 markets, a network of distribution partners in more than 70 additional markets and operations in several new markets, including Central/Eastern Europe, Brazil, China and India.
Contact Info
Biogen Idec Argentina
Av. del Libertador 350 – 7th Floor
1638 Vicente Lopez – Buenos Aires
Argentina
Phone: +54 11 5550 8150
Fax: +54 11 4718 0805
www.biogenidec.com.ar
Biogen Idec’s arrival in Argentina has been very recent. Could you explain to our readers why the time was right to take back your licences and to set up in…
Novo Nordisk’s largest insulin production facility outside of Denmark is in Latin America, in Brazil. Can you explain the strategic importance of this for Argentina, and how Novo Nordisk is…
Fundacion Export.Ar was formed in 1993. What was the vision behind the foundation of the company and why was it formed at that specific time? Argentina understood that the country…
Gador was founded in 1940. How has the vision for the company developed in this time, and what is the mission of the company today? The vision for Gador has…
Dr Franciosi, if you had to assess, what would you say is the strategic importance of the Argentine pharmaceutical industry in the industrial and economic developments? Dr Eduardo Franciosi- At…
Temis Lostaló was founded in 1968 by your father, Dr. Silvio Macchiavello. What have been the biggest challenges and opportunities of being a family owned company, and how have they…
UNC HEMODERIVADOS tiene una estructura muy especial y única con su asociación con la Universidad de Córdoba. ¿Cual fue la visión cuando se creó la empresa? El Laboratorio UNC Hemoderivados…
What has been the history of Massone in Argentina and how has it changed since you took over the company? Since the creation of the company by my grandfather I…
How has Phoenix developed from being the family company that was founded seventy years ago into the successful corporate business it is today? I joined Phoenix in 1989, at that…
Your entry into the Argentinean pharmaceutical market in 2004 was very unconventional, with your ‘holistic solution’ that had not been seen before in Argentina. Why was the time right in…
Craveri has one of the most distinguished histories of any of the Argentine pharmaceutical companies, with over 120 years of history. Three generations after it’s foundation, do you feel you…
Could you briefly explain your history in the Argentinean pharmaceutical industry? I began my career in the pharmaceutical industry as the Marketing Director at MSD, where I worked for 17…
The Bayer Schering merger in 2006 saw you add Argentina and Bolivia to your existing responsibilities as General Manager of Schering for Paraguay and Uruguay. What have been some of…
See our Cookie Privacy Policy Here
