Interview with Catherine Bourrienne-Bautista, Managing Director, GEMME
Generic drugs were a very late arrival for the French market in comparison with other European markets and healthcare systems on a par with the French one. Today the gap…
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Generic drugs were a very late arrival for the French market in comparison with other European markets and healthcare systems on a par with the French one. Today the gap…
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July 2008 libre acèss (free access,) for OTC market was implemented – a measure where some selected OTC products were made available over the counter within the pharmacy. Could you…
FEFIS represents 11 different associations across the industry with a very broad scope. How does the organization represent all of these different sectors? FEFIS represents as much as possible activities…
After spending 15 years at the CEA (Nuclear Energy Center), you just accepted an offer to become the General Manager of INSERM at the very moment a political reform is…
Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals are inextricably linked industries which is evident through your board membership that is half comprised of chemical companies developing products for the pharmaceutical sector. To what degree…
France yet today you work for a foreign multinational within France. Can you speak to the differences in culture and what the transition has been like? I have spent half…
The French President declared that he intended to make France the most welcoming and attractive place for the healthcare industry. Do you think this is possible? Can France be the…
What are the main tasks of the LEEM? The LEEM is the only professional organization representing the pharmaceutical industry in France. It includes almost all companies which seek to develop,…
July 2008 libre acèss (free access,) for OTC market was implemented – a measure where some selected OTC products were made available over the counter within the pharmacy. Could you…
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