Interview with Ingo Raimon, General Manager, AbbVie Austria
You have had an extensive career at the company, since 1989. What does the company have to offer that has made you stay so long and dedicated? AbbVie is a…
Address: ‘EuroPlaza: Am Europlatz 2 / Geb. G
A-1120 Wien
,Austria
Tel: 0043-(0)171728313
Web: http://www.hospira.at/german/default.aspx
Hospira brings proven leadership to the hospital products marketplace. With its more than 70-year history of excellence, Hospira is built on a solid and distinct platform. The Austrian subsidiary was built in January 2011. Before that, Hospira´s products were sold in Austria over years via distribution partners.
Through its offering of high-quality, lower-cost alternatives to proprietary medications, Hospira continues to help reduce the overall costs of healthcare — to improve both the affordability of care for patients and the financial strength of the global healthcare system. The company also is a pioneer in providing innovative solutions to improve patient and healthcare worker safety.
Hospira’s Vision: Advancing Wellness…through the right people and the right products
Hospira’s vision guides everything the company does. ‘Advancing’ focuses on Hospira’s progressive, positive and purposeful approach as it looks to the future. ‘Wellness’ demonstrates a broad commitment to healthcare, supported by our wide variety of products that help improve the well being of patients around the world. Wellness also refers to the overall well being of Hospira’s customers, employees, shareholders and communities.
The ‘right people’ — Hospira’s employees — are a talented group of dedicated, customer-focused, entrepreneurial individuals who are committed to working under the highest standards of integrity and ethics. Hospira’s broad portfolio of products — the ‘right products’ — provides quality, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
Hospira’s Commitment
The company has an unwavering commitment to:
• Its customers and patients, delivering on its promise by serving their needs with integrity, trust and innovation.
• Its employees, by embracing diversity of thought and cultural perspective, and fostering an environment of empowerment, fairness and respect.
• Its shareholders, by safeguarding their investment and providing a fair return.
• Its communities, acknowledging its social responsibility through active citizenship and thoughtful giving.
As the world leader in specialty generic injectable pharmaceuticals, Hospira Austria offers one of the broadest portfolios of generic acute-care and oncology injectables, as well as integrated infusion therapy and medication management solutions with a double digit growth over the last two years. Its broad portfolio of products is used by hospitals and alternate site providers, such as clinics, home healthcare providers and long-term care facilities.
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