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Genzyme Australia What impact will the recent PBS reforms have on Genzyme’s operations in Australia? Genzyme is different in terms of its focus on rare & unmet medical needs, so most of the company’s products, given they are targeted therapies, are not reimbursed through the PBS, but through other government funding mechanisms.…

Argentina SA Baxter Do you think this is a good moment for the Argentinean pharmaceutical industry to have international exposure? Indeed it is attractive, but we should keep the long term objectives on perspective. It is a stable and interesting market for multinational companies, as long as they can grasp the dynamics of…

Biogen Idec Argentina Biogen Idec’s arrival in Argentina has been very recent. Could you explain to our readers why the time was right to take back your licences and to set up in Argentina? Biogen Idec has a worldwide expansion strategy. Two years ago, the company decided to establish its own affiliates in…

Roche Argentina Argentina was home to Roche´s first Latin American subsidiary. Today, how important is Argentina for Roche worldwide? Argentina will become this year the third affiliate –after Brazil and Mexico-in terms of sales in Latin America, which of course makes it an important country for the Roche business, from a regional…

Novo Nordisk Argentina Novo Nordisk’s largest insulin production facility outside of Denmark is in Latin America, in Brazil. Can you explain the strategic importance of this for Argentina, and how Novo Nordisk is structured here in the country? Here in Argentina Novo Nordisk has an affiliate focused on commercial activities, clinical research and…

Bayer Schering Pharma Argentina The Bayer Schering merger in 2006 saw you add Argentina and Bolivia to your existing responsibilities as General Manager of Schering for Paraguay and Uruguay. What have been some of the challenges you have faced since that time? Argentina is a challenging market, and the system is very complex. This…

IMS Health Argentina It’s safe to assume that everywhere that IMS Health is established, there’s also a flourishing pharmaceutical industry. Could you give us an overview of Argentina’s IMS operations? IMS has been in Argentina for 35 years, working in information services. Two years ago, we started to offer our customers consulting services.…

Cegedim Hungary Talking to Cegedim means talking to one of the experts in local market knowledge. Can you tell our readers from your point of view what really distinguishes Hungary from other pharmaceutical markets in the region? I think key particularities are the many legal constraints. In July 2011, the law changed…

Boehringer Ingelheim Hungary Looking at Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in Hungary, at first glance we see a company with a presence of already 20 years, which basically means an entry into this market right after the fall of the Iron Curtain… Can you provide our readers with a better idea of the role that…

Genetic Immunity Genetic Immunity has been founded in 1998. What drove you to set up the company at that time? J.L: To understand the context better, I first need to give a little bit of background on myself. I left for Germany right after I finished university in Hungary, where I was…

Boehringer Ingelheim Romania If we take a look back at Boehringer Ingelheim’s dynamic growth path in the Romanian market, we see an evolution from a one-man show in the 1990s to a present day subsidiary of over 100 people. What have been the key milestones and achievements for you since joining this subsidiary…

Amgen Russia Since 2006, Russia has witnessed quite a dynamic few years, with sweeping legislative reforms like the Law on Circulation of Medicines and development strategies like Pharma 2020. What have been the specific effects of these and other initiatives on the biopharmaceutical sector and the biopharmaceutical market? If you look at…