Tagged with Czech Republic

Ewopharma Czech Republic Mr. Krejčí, can you please begin with a broad introduction to Ewopharma, for those of our readers who are unfamiliar with the company? Ewopharma is part of a large group of companies with its headquarters based in Switzerland. Ewopharma AG was founded in 1959 and focuses on the pharmaceutical markets…

Teva Czech Republic Mr. Zahradnik, you have long been an active member of the Czech generic drug makers’ association CAFF (Czech Association of Pharmaceutical Firms), chairing the organization. Dr. Zörner, executive director of the CAFF, has remarked that the Czech Republic is a challenging market, but also one in which the authorities have…

Astellas Czech Republic Mr. Chadim, after Astellas was formed from the merger between Yamanouchi and Fujisawa, it became your job to lead its Czech subsidiary. Tapani Sura, your colleague at Astellas Poland, has told Focus Reports that in Poland, Astellas’ first year was a nightmare. “It is safe to say,” he remarked, that…

Stallergenes Czech Republic Mr. Tor, prior to joining Stallergenes in 2010, you had been with MSD for nearly two decades. After such a prolonged experience at a major global pharma player, why did you decide to move down the value chain to a smaller, considerably more specialized biopharmaceutical company like Stallergenes, and what…

Bausch and Lomb Czech Republic Mr. Bruzl, we often interview pharmaceutical managers that studied medicine, pharmaceutical science, or business—we do not interview many managers that have a background in law. How did you find yourself working for this industry? Do you find that it has been a good fit for you? When I was studying…

Janssen Czech Republic & Slovakia Infirmary and ultimately leading to a position heading the Czech Republic and Slovakian organization for Janssen. Can you begin by introducing yourself to our readers and giving them an overview of your professional trajectory? Indeed, I started off as a nurse in the North of Scotland where I specialized in…

Apotex Czech Republic The Czech Republic is home to Apotex’s oldest branch within a Europe, established in 1992. You yourself joined the organization in 1993. What has been this company’s growth trajectory in the market? There is a very prosaic reason for our early establishment in the Czech market as Apotex’s oldest international…

Merck Czech Republic Mr. Bartoš, you are celebrating your 15th anniversary with Merck this year, and your international career has offered you the opportunity to work throughout Europe. Over these years, how have you seen the 344-year-old Merck evolve and strengthen as a company, and how is this strength reflected here in the…

Gedeon Richter Czech Republic Mr. Gyürüsi, Gedeon Richter is a 111-year-old company that is synonymous with the Central and Eastern European pharma industry. The business has been present in Czechoslovakia since 1956, and has acted independently in the Czech Republic since 1992. Can you give our readers a more detailed idea of the history…

ACRO Czech Republic Dr. Janda, can you please begin by introducing our readers to the ACRO-CZ, and explicate its mission on this market? Mimicking the European standards, we also wanted to connect all the national associations so in the 1990s we created ACRO-CZ that had only four or five members. We started to…

BOIRON Czech Republic In the Czech Republic, homeopathic medicines were prohibited during the communistic period, but found resurgence after 1989. Can you give us an overview of the development of this form of treatment in the Czech market, and speak about the role that BOIRON has had in the evolution of the segment?…