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Life Healthcare Our international readers know about South Africa’s socio-economic relative achievements, considering the country joined the BRICS grouping last year and achieved the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) that same year. But would you say that the healthcare sector has grown in line with the country’s overall development? All parties would…

Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Hong Kong This interview was conducted with Christopher Stephens, managing partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Asia offices with supporting responses from Xiang Wang, lead partner of the firm’s IP pracitce as well as Patricia Thayer, life sciences specialist in IP litigation and counseling. Could you provide a brief introduction to Orrick,…

DHL Life Sciences and Health Rogerio, you were one of the people responsible for integrating two well-established companies in the Brazilian market with the acquisition of Exel by DHL in late 2005. How challenging was the integration process to you as a former Exel director? Exel Brazil first got involved in the life science business…

Lorenz Life Science Group In 2010, South Africa officially joined the BRICS grouping. The Indian and Russian work environments are familiar to you, considering your significant experience in these countries. How would you compare South Africa with its BRIC counterparts in terms of its regulatory environment? It has been eight months since I first…

LG Life Sciences LG Life Sciences seems quite unique among the rest of pharmaceutical companies in Korea which tend to be family owned. How has this set LGLS apart in terms of its development and strategy in the industry? Traditionally, companies in Korea have focused on generic drugs and in-licensing new medicines, so…

Toscana Life Sciences Italians are often praised to make up deficiencies of the country at national level with more creativity at a regional level- which is why Science Parks are coordinated at the regional and local level whereas it is not the case in most other countries where the national government is strongly…