Interview with Howard Balloch, President, The Balloch Group
What initially attracted you to China and what kept you here over the years? I initially became interested in China during university where I studied the country and wrote a…
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Based in France, Ethypharm is a world leading Drug Delivery System (DDS) company providing effective solutions to optimize delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredient into the human body. Ethypharm provides suitable life cycle management opportunities to existing commercial pharmaceutical products. The company has developed a broad range of technology platforms for oral delivery with a special focus on modified release formulation as well as orodispersible dosage forms. The Chinese subsidiary has a particular focus on collaborating with local partners to develop DDS platforms for Traditional Chinese Medicines in addition to the global product platforms.
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What initially attracted you to China and what kept you here over the years? I initially became interested in China during university where I studied the country and wrote a…
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