Mr Kahanovitz, Focus Reports came to South Africa in 2005 to produce a similar report on the South African pharmaceutical industry. Could you come back for…
In Conversation
The story of Novo Nordisk South Africa began in 1959 in Johannesburg. It was among the first affiliates outside of Denmark, with insulin and anti-infectives produced…
You have worked at Roche for several years as Business unit Manager. Therefore you are familiar with the strategy of the company and the intricacies of…
Having spent two months as the head of Novartis South Africa, what is your first assignment as General Manager, could you share with our readers what…
Ms Joubert, could you start by telling our readers over the 16 months of heading the operations here, what have been the most challenging situations as…
The line between research based pharmaceutical companies and generic companies is today less and less relevant, as we have seen in the past few years generic…
Mr. Godard, you previously worked in Europe for Baxter Edwards Life Sciences, what made you decide to move to South Africa in a smaller company? It…
Your professional career went back and forth between creating your own business and running a smaller and very dynamic structure and managing over a thousand of…
You were recently appointed at the head of Eli Lilly South African operations. What is the specific mission you have been given? Eli Lilly South Africa…
Since we interviewed you in 2005, there have been many changes in the market, from consolidation, an increasing generic penetration, to new healthcare reforms… How have…
We interviewed Graham Somerville in 2004, the year when IHD, formerly jointly owned by 11 major pharmaceutical companies, was acquired by UTi. We are interviewing you…
Dr Pillay, South Africa recently became a member of BRICS. With this distinction, we need to improve our healthcare outcomes relative to other BRICS countries. All…
