Gelpharma Gelpharma started in 1999 and its main strength lies in manufacturing. Please can you give us a more detailed history of the company and its major milestones since opening? We started over forty years ago from a company called Vitae Laboratorios that for many years had two soft-gel products manufactured…
Boehringer Ingelheim Mexico You arrived to the position of Boehringer Ingelheim Mexico’s General Director in 2010, what are some of the most exciting milestones and achievements you have presided over during this time? I’ve been in the company for 18 years, and came back from Germany in 2010 to become the company’s first…
Cegedim Mexico From your perspective in healthcare consultancy at CEGEDIM, what do you think have been the most impactful changes in the Mexican pharmaceutical and healthcare sector over the last few years? One of the most important issues that changed in the Mexican pharmaceutical industry is the growth of generics, and this…
Genzyme (Shanghai) In 2006, Genzyme’s global CEO, Henri Termeer, said he is “personally very interested in China” and that he expects the company to build a capable infrastructure in ten years. We’re now 30% closer to the deadline. How has this deep commitment to China resulted in developments in the country and…
Boehringer Ingelheim Chile What have been Boehringer Ingelheim’s major milestones and achievements since your establishment in Chile? Chile, in the regional context, represents a very important market with a solid evolution in terms of sales. For our company, on a regional scale, the country has been growing above the average rate of 15.6%…
Biogen Idec - China You have been here in China for about a year. What were your assumptions about China before you arrived and were things more or less what you thought they would be or were you surprised about the reality on the ground? We conducted extensive research and scouting before setting up…
SinoGenoMax SinoGenoMax was founded in 1998 with the purpose of participating in the Human Genome Project. Could you give us an overview of the company’s activities since then and the transformation of the company over the past 11 years? SinoGenoMax was initially incorporated in 1998 as a joint investment between the…
Agendia Agendia has experienced remarkable growth in the seven years since you founded the company. In 2009 you expanded the company’s Amsterdam facilities and, in 2010, you doubled the size of its U.S. facilities. Why this drastic expansion, especially over the last two years? Agendia continues to grow at a rapid…
Generic Medicines Industry Association To begin, would you please introduce GMIA to Pharmaceutical Executive readers? The GMIA is an industry organization. Its six members are: Alphapharm, Apotex, Genepharm, Hospira, Sandoz and Sigma. The GMiA is the lobby group for the generic medicines industry in Australia, working with all relevant stakeholders, such as government, prescribers,…
Amgen Australia What impact have the PBS reforms had on Amgen in Australia? From a company perspective, biotechnology companies exist in a competitive space. They have predominantly niche medicines with significant competitive advantages and tend to be on their own in a certain clinical space and treatment paradigm. Amgen sells very few…
Celgene As a biopharmaceutical company, how have the PBS reforms affected Celgene? Celgene looks at the PBS reforms more positively than negatively. As a company with a smaller product portfolio of predominantly innovative medicines in haematology and oncology, it makes sense that the government looks to cut costs in the generic…
Department of Health And Ageing New Government health priorities and policies, highlighting those concerning preventive health. The Rudd Labor Government’s goal in health is to create a modern health system designed for the health needs of the 21st century, including the growing burden of chronic disease. Bringing a greater focus to prevention in health policy…
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