CROs Riaz Bandali, President ESD of InVentiv Health Clinical discusses the ways in which the company’s unique combination of different technologies and capabilities will help lead the way to better healthcare and the ability to treat individuals more effectively. What was your initial mandate at InVentiv? Like many Canadian health and…
R&D Tony Cruz of Transition Therapeutics discusses the challenges of biotech companies in Canada and his company’s unique business model that has adapted to the changing needs of big pharma through risk mitigation. You founded Transition Therapeutics in 1998. What was the reasoning behind founding a biotech company focused on CNS…
Biosimilars Dr. Liu, President and CEO of EirGenix, talks about why he sees Taiwan as the ideal market for a CDMO like Eirgenix, why he believes that despite the skepticism, biosimilars will be able to overcome the initial barriers, and where he sees EiGenix in the next several years. What has…
R&D Whaijen Soo, Managing Director of Supra Integration and Incubation Center (Si2C) speaks about Taiwan’s biotech industry, emphasizing the need for risk tolerance and understanding investing rationale in propelling Taiwan’s industry to the global forefront. Taiwan Supra Integration and Incubation Center (Si2C), was launched in November 2011 with the intention of…
Biosimilars Audrey Tseng, Deputy Chairman of PwC Taiwan with PwC Partners Lily Wong and Andy Chang, delve into factors behind the booming pharma and biotech industry in Taiwan, how to prevent a bubble burst, and the crucial next steps in maintaining the momentum to continue growth within the industry. Please start…
Interface Biologics Tom Reeves of Interface Biologics (IBI) offers his input about the company’s roadmap towards commercialization, as well as IBI’s differentiation and the advantages of collaborating with international partners. You joined IBI in 2008, what was your initial mandate upon arriving here? My initial mandate was to demonstrate commercial viability. Since…
Investissement Québec Investissement Québec is a public corporation whose mission is to contribute to Québec’s economic development. Investissement Québec’s project manager, Stéphanie Murphy, discusses the role and contribution of pharmaceutical companies to Quebec’s economic landscape and the challenges associated with promoting Quebec as an attractive place for FDI. What are some of…
Life Sciences James Wang, Country Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Taiwan explains why Taiwan’s DIG (Diversify-Innovative-Globalize) strategy is crucial for the growth of Taiwan’s economy over the next decade, why biotech will be the leading industry in this new strategy and that less reliance on China will be necessary for an…
Life Sciences Michael Chiang, the Executive President of Panion & BF Biotech speaks about the incredible growth of the company over the past year, what has contributed to this success and where Panion & BF will be in the next five years. Please provide us with a brief insight into the history…
Colombia Medical devices are one of the most profitable niches in Colombian health. Marisol Sanchez, president of the Camara de Proveedores de Salud, notes that “the medical device sector correlated to roughly COP 2.01 trillion (USD 1.1 billion) in 2012, with more than 10 percent growth from last year. Ninety percent…
Life Sciences Wayne Samuels, partner at PwC Canada, discusses the most pressing issues in the country’s healthcare system and pharmaceutical industry, and outlines the changing dynamics in Canada’s pharma business model. What have been some of the key developments in life sciences during your tenure at PwC Canada so far? The most…
liposome A 2006 article in CommonWealth Magazine detailing the genesis of this company reported that TLC had managed to “break out from the typical dilemma of ordinary biotech firms—to either engage in low cost, high competition generic drug manufacturing or expensive, time-consuming new drug development—by opening up a third road of…
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