Tagged with Regulatory reform

Ukraine Dr. Natalya Gudz, head of the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control (SMDC), provides her vision for the development of Ukraine’s key regulatory authority and the win-win relationship she wants to bolster between the pharmaceutical and healthcare companies operating in Ukraine and SMDC’s international counterparts. You took…

Ukraine Denis Shevchenko, founder of the NGO and charitable foundation PharmVarta, provides insights into the main initiatives of this independent, non-profit organization that has freely supplied Ukrainian patients with more than 1.5 million packs over the past 18 months, while he also highlights some critical regulatory updates that could further improve…

Ukraine Dr. Volodymyr Redko, executive director of Ukraine’s Association of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (APRaD), which gathers together 15 international R&D-driven companies, provides insights into the perspective of international innovators vis-à-vis the numerous regulatory and structural reforms that are set to transform the country’s health system, while highlighting the importance that…

Indonesia Lin Neumann, Managing Director of AmCham Indonesia, highlights the opportunities in the Indonesian market, recent industry results, and the complex regulatory system in Indonesia: the main barrier to market access. You have been at AmCham since October 2014 after more than 20 years as a journalist around South-East Asia. What…

Switzerland Susanne Hoeppner, GM of Astellas Switzerland and board member of vips, discusses her key priorities, the culture of Swiss pharma, and the industry-wide push for faster approval times. Ms. Hoeppner, in addition to your role as general manager of Astellas, we understand you also have leadership role within the industry…

Greece Ioanna Koukli, the owner and founder of Pharmassist Ltd, began the company with a vision of assisting healthcare companies manoeuver through the European regulatory milieu. Today, with Pharmassist established as a full service CRO, Koukli discusses the company’s evolution, the potential of clinical trials in Greece, as well as fostering…

Greece From Greece to the world, and from the world to Greece – the Greek affiliate of the world’s leading logistics company sets its aim high to continue catering to its global network. Stefanos Agiopoulos, Country Marketing & Sales Manager at DHL Global Forwarding, Freight Greece, speaks about the transformative period…

Greece As the Executive Director of the American-Hellenic Chamber, Elias Spirtounias, is a believer in solutions. He speaks about ensuring the resiliency of the bi-lateral American and Greek relationship throughout transformative times, focusing on garnering investments for the sector, as well as creating spaces for collaboration amongst all relevant parties to…

Mexico Representatives of Olivares, one of the leading law firms in Mexico, explain the evolving status of cannabis and narcotics for medicinal use in the country. A new Bill authorizing the use of cannabis for medical treatments was passed by the Senate in December 2016, but there is still a long…

USA While pledging to lower drug prices has proved popular, the Trump administration’s proposed FDA reform has been getting some pharmaceutical executives worried. In a meeting with Big Pharma CEOs at the end of January; US President Donald Trump called for drug prices to be lowered, US production of medicines to…

USA Take our poll on Donald Trump and Pharma at the bottom of the article Speaking at a White House meeting with senior pharmaceutical executives, US President Donald Trump told drug companies to lower their “astronomical” prices. He pledged to curb regulations and lower tax rates to allow companies to do so,…

Mexico Mario Sturion, the recently appointed general manager of Janssen Mexico, assesses the specific challenges and opportunities of the Mexican health system and explains how a customized market access approach has been critical to Janssen’s success in a country noteworthy for the complexity of its public health system. You took over…