Tagged with SME

Luxembourg Philippe Sollie reveals the inspirations behind Flen Pharma and how approaching dermatology from a pharmaceutical background has proved beneficial in building an innovative and competitive enterprise.  When you founded Flen Pharma 16 years ago, the company was based in Belgium and was headquartered there until 2012 when you decided to…

Ireland Darren Cunningham tells us the story behind Inflection Biosciences (and its name), the rationale of focusing on small molecule cancer treatments, his thoughts on the Irish biotech start-up scene, and his hopes for the company’s future development. Can you first provide an introduction to Inflection Biosciences to our international audience? “The Irish…

Mexico José Angel García Hinojosa, counsellor of the board of the Grupo Loeffler Russek, details how Loeffler’s impressive growth has forced the company to increase their manufacturing capacity. While Loeffler grew from a small Mexican business to one of the most prominent generics companies in the fast-growing Mexican market, Mr. García…

Switzerland Kari Sarvanto introduces Primex, an innovative fast-growing company spearheading a new pharmaceutical business model, strongly focusing on anesthesiology. He talks about entrepreneurship, innovation and new ways of achieving success in the pharmaceutical business today. Primex calls itself ‘an innovative and fast-growing company spearheading a new pharmaceutical business model’. What exactly…

Switzerland Daniel Küng, CEO of Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), the Swiss export promotion agency, also responsible for promoting Switzerland as a business location, reveals how the increase in the value of the Swiss Franc has brought Swiss companies to become more innovative when it comes to selling their products abroad; how…

Philippines Francisco Sales provides the inspiring story behind the family owned Filipino distributor, which has grown exponentially since its humble beginnings of a single product and ten employees. Vizcarra has diversified its product lines, entering new segments and maintaining the entrepreneurial spirit that empowers employees to aim higher and reach further.…

Biomed CEO of Biomed, Dr. Thomas F. Szuran discusses the keys to success for pharma SMEs and the importance of relationship management, investments, and a culture of internal dialogue. Could you start by introducing Biomed to our international readers? We represent companies which are not present in Switzerland directly. Some companies…

Biotech The chairman of BioSingapore, Dr. Siew Hwa Ong, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing biotech SMEs in Singapore, government efforts to enhance the business environment for these SMEs, and facilitating more collaboration between companies as the most prominent pathway for future development. Could you please introduce yourself to our international…

Italy Italy’s traditional family-owned pharmaceutical companies are one of its greatest strengths; but these companies must be amenable to outside influence in order to grow sustainably. [There is] a lot of liquidity in the market, including amongst the family businesses … and there are now a lot of companies looking for…

Pharma France provides a unique environment for dermo-cosmetics companies such as Pierre Fabre, Uriage, and Galderma to thrive in terms of the industry’s historical legacy in the country, abundant natural resources, and a tradition of openness and understanding of dermatology. [France is] a unique environment for the growth of dermo-cosmetic brands. French dermatologists have a…

Pharma The Country Head Commercial Business of Cipla Czech Republic reviews the challenges faced since Cipla began Czech operations two years ago, the company’s expertise in the respiratory segment, and how high quality products have led to rapid success. You have worked in pharma all of your life including for AstraZeneca,…

Pharma ResMed MD, Lucile Blaise, explains the medical device company’s focus on delivering data informatics and analytics to patients with sleep-related diseases and disorders in the comfort of their own homes. Very few doctors realize the dangers of sleep apnea, often referred to as a “silent killer.” ResMed is unique in…