Merck Latvia

Breakthroughs in Latvia, with More Innovative Drugs than Ever Before

Latvia has seen some major breakthroughs in recent years: more innovative medicines are available to patients than ever before; the market for commercial, OTC and reimbursable medicinal products has achieved…

Latvia: Striving to Catch Up to its Neighbours on Innovation Access

Dr Valters Bolevics, director general of the Association of International Research-based Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers of Latvia (SIFFA), outlines the progress made on market access for innovative pharmaceuticals in Latvia in recent…

Recent Developments in Latvian Pharma

Dr Valters Bolevics, CEO of the Association of International Research-based Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (SIFFA) in Latvia, gives an overview of recent market changes affecting the Latvian pharmaceutical market, regulatory upgrades, and…

Interview: Vasily Bankovsky – Chairman of the Board & Founder; Svetlana…

Vasily and Svetlana Bankovsky, founders of Biosan, talk about the company’s philosophy to develop modern, exciting personal products for sample preparation in the field of genomics, proteomics and cellomics and…

Interview: Anda Čakša – Minister of Health, Latvia

Anda Čakša, Latvia’s minister of health since 2016, discusses her current priorities, regulatory reform, areas of strengths and weaknesses in the nation’s healthcare infrastructure, e-health, and combating the threat of…

Interview: Inese Bolmane – Business Development Manager, Cilmes Šūnu…

Inese Bolmane, business development manager at Latvian stem cell bank Cilmes Šūnu Banka, explains the basic rationale behind stem cell banking and what differentiates Cilmes Šūnu Banka from the competition.…

Interview: Janis Biezbardis – Chairman and Owner, Farmeko, Latvia

Janis Biezbardis, chairman and owner of Latvian pharmaceutical wholesaler Farmeko, discusses the evolution of the company’s product portfolio, the receptiveness of the Latvian state to homegrown companies, and Farmeko’s international…

Interview: Andrejs Pantelejevs – Head of Bureau, Ministry of Health,…

Andrejs Pantelejevs, head of bureau of the Ministry of Health of Latvia, discusses the importance of channeling the recent EUR 200 million healthcare financing to raising the wages of practitioners,…

Interview: Juris Hmelnickis – Chairman of the Board, JSC Kalceks, Latvia

Juris Hmelnickis PhD, Chairman of the Board of JSC Kalceks, explains the story and the evolution of the company in Latvia, its key products in the CNS therapeutic area and…

Interview: Rauls Velins – General Manager, Roche Latvia

Rauls Velins, Roche’s general manager for Latvia, introduces the company’s longstanding commitment to the Latvian market, Roche’s role in helping facilitate Latvia’s new National Cancer Plan, and the potential for…

Interview: Boriss Birmans – Country Manager, Santen Latvia

Boriss Birmans, country manager of Santen Latvia, discusses the company’s focus on patient-centricity in the country, its ambition to bring in more preservative-free drugs for glaucoma patients and how its…

Interview: Janis Meiksans – General Manager, TEVA Baltics

Janis Meiksans, general manager at TEVA Baltics, explains how the base of the company’s success is what they call ‘generic evangelism’ and how from being a marketing and distribution organization…