Biogen Idec Having experienced many years at big pharmaceutical companies, you moved into the biotech sector by joining Biogen Idec late 2010. What made you decide to switch? To me, it was an easy decision. It was an appealing challenge to join a company that was in growth mode but where many…
Cedegim Colombia The operations and sales managers of Cegedim Colombia discuss the impact of healthcare reform on the Colombian pharma market, partnering opportunities in the country, and the outlook for CRM in 2013 and beyond. Can you briefly summarize Cegedim Colombia’s scope of activities and…
Biotech As in many emerging countries, it is taking a while for Mexican legislation to catch up with the latest technologies. Alejandra Mendoza, general manager of Genzyme Mexico, says that regulation has been the main challenge her firm has had to face. “We were pioneers in biotech in Mexico, so we…
Eucodis Bioscience Previously you worked for a pharmaceutical company, before moving to head up Eucodis Bioscience. What was your main motivation for switching from the pharmaceutical to the industrial biotech industry? The main motivation was the portfolio of the company and that it is in biotech. Austria is not a big country…
BioSingapore In addition to being the director of strategic planning at Quintiles you are also the Chairman of BioSingapore. In this context, can you please introduce BioSingapore and describe its main objectives? BioSingapore was created in 2004 by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to create an interactive platform for the…
Nobel Biocare Mexico Nobel Biocare is a world leader in innovative restorative and esthetic dental solutions. How is the Mexican audience responding to your products? There is a wide segment of the Mexican market that matches our global value proposition. Even if Mexico had a different income structure, there is a broad part…
Biotest Austria What initially attracted you to Biotest back in 2001 and what do you think attracts industry professionals to Biotest today? I started my pharmaceutical career at Behring in Austria, doing basic jobs such as visiting doctors as a representative, and I also worked as a product manager. During this time…
Ausbiotech What have been the focus areas for the association in improving the wellbeing of the life science biotech industry and what have been the key milestones/achievements since 2008 in providing representation and services to promote the global growth of Australian biotechnology? In addition to the financial crisis the government decided…
Bio-Rad Mexico Bio-Rad products are used in hospitals, universities, major research institutions, biotechnology companies, reference laboratories, pharmaceutical firms… How is Bio-Rad Mexico positioned with its products in the country? Based on the dedication and excellent work the Mexican Team did for several years, in the clinical diagnostics market, Bio-Rad is immediately linked…
Biosensors International Group How did you start this journey of founding your company— why medical devices and why Biosensors? I have been in the medical devices industry since 1977. Therefore, for these 35 years my career has been focused in this niche. All what I know is medical devices so naturally it was…
EDBI/Bio One Capital As the CEO of EDBI since late 2008, what would you say have been the main developments of the agency during this time? EDBI is the strategic corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and we invest in very select industry sectors. Investments in the Biomedical Sciences…
Biopark Charleroi Brussels South Could you tell our readers who are not familiar with the Biopark with an introduction of the Biopark and its institutes? The BioPark of Charleroi Brussels South is a campus where major biomedical research infrastructures of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have been established since 1999. It was a…
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