Interview: Éric Gervais, Executive Vice President, Médunik Canada
As the only country in the G8 without an orphan drugs act, the President of Médunik, a company focused on bringing orphan drugs into the country, talks about the desperate…
Médunik Canada is dedicated to developing strong partnerships with non-Canadian pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies that are attempting to optimize the return on investment of their orphan drugs; they need to balance the financial risks and complexities associated to the introduction and distribution of their products on the small-size Canadian market. Through in-licensing partnerships, Médunik Canada offers turn-key operations – ranging from regulatory approval strategy to post-approval activities – to assure the commercial success of the partners’ product development efforts.
Medunik Canada
950, boul. Michèle-Bohec
Blainville (Québec) Canada
J7C 5E2
Tel.: + 1 450 433-4441
Fax: + 1 450 433-2211
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