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Pharma Novasep is the largest contract manufacturer for the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries in France. Michel Spagnol, the company’s chairman and CEO, highlights recent reorganization and “back to basics” strategy based on organic growth improving the product mix and underscoring new investments. What is your perspective regarding the state of…

Pharma Prof. Walter Ricciardi has just been appointed as the new president for the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS). He explains his priorities since taking office, the crucial role the ISS plays in the NHS and his vision for the future of the Italian National Healthcare System. Prof. Ricciardi, can…

Pharma Maikel Beerens, CEO and founder of Xilloc, a promising Dutch company that designs patient-specific implants, anatomical models and surgical guides for bone reconstruction or augmentation with the help of 3-D printing, explains how his company aims to provide patients worldwide with the tailor-made implants they deserve while reducing the overall socio-economic cost…

Pharma Michiel van der Veen, CEO of GenKey, a global player in biometric identity management based in Eindhoven, explains how both the healthcare industry and public health schemes could benefit from biometric identities to cut costs and improve funds allocation, and how GenKey aims to become the “Google of digital identity”…

Pharma Menno Kok and Roel Kamerling, Director and CIO of Medical Delta, a life sciences, health & technology innovation cluster around Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam in the West of the Netherlands, explains how this network aims to stimulate economic growth and provide healthcare solutions by developing, transferring and implementing knowledge in…

Pharma Bert de Jong, General Manager Benelux at Genzyme, discusses the solutions Genzyme is offering to patients suffering from rare diseases and MS in the Benelux and how these treatments add value overall to society, as well as the company’s changing role in the Sanofi organization with the addition of the oncology and…

Pharma Roche Netherlands General Manager Bart Vanhauwere explains how the company has managed to foster growth at the Dutch affiliate thanks to its long-term strategic vision and the collaborative approach it has taken with stakeholders, as well as the affiliate’s role as a pioneer in introducing innovative pricing models like pay…

Pharma Erin Gainer, the CEO of HRA Pharma, reveals how the company has significantly grown its business in the fields of women’s health and endocrinology over the past decade to become a leading European pharmaceutical company with a global product presence and local operations in 11 European countries. She goes on…

Pharma Europe’s longest-standing Minister of Health, Edith Schippers, provides insight into the local healthcare system and continued efforts to improve quality of life for Dutch citizens, as well as revealing the main policy priorities of the Ministry for the Dutch presidency of the European Union in the first semester of 2016.…

Pharma Sean Connor, General Manager Benelux and UK/ROI for ALK, details the company’s strategy both in terms of products and therapeutic areas and provides us with his assessment of Netherlands regulatory environment and market access. You have been General Manager for the UK and ROI since 2013, and, in January 2015,…

Pharma Pharmed Healthcare is the only Egyptian company to hold a License from the innovator to produce generic sofosbuvir, but faces competition from at least ten different companies in the market. Given your experience in trying to combat the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is an epidemic in Egypt, what are some…

Pharma Deputy Minister of Health for Pharmaceutical Affairs Tarek Salman discusses how pharmaceutical regulation in Egypt is taking a leap forward, with the introduction of new legislation with parallel registration process that will bring approval timelines under 21 months, and the imminent establishment of the Egyptian Drug Authority, which will merge…