Tagged with Biosimilar

Pharma Mr Kimelfeld and Ms Labat run us through the exceptional history of Lyon and the region in the life sciences field, how Lyon is considered to be the birthplace of bio industries in France, and why life sciences will remain an economic driving force of the local economy. Could you…

Pharma The executive director of the Česká asociace farmaceutických firem, the Czech Republic’s generic pharmaceutical association, elaborates on the code of ethics recently implemented and followed by all its members, which exceed the standards set in current legislation. Furthermore, he explains the implications for the industry of the ongoing EU-level discussions…

Pharma Teva Czech Republic & Slovakia GM Juan Carlos Conde describes how the Czech Republic hosts Teva’s third largest manufacturing site within Europe and the recent implementation of a more efficient cluster organization covering the Czech and Slovakian markets. You became general manager of Teva Pharmaceuticals Czech Republic & Slovakia eight…

Pharma Vojtěch Mészáros, Executive Director of Egis Praha, speaks about his background in the industry, his drive to promote biosimilar products, and how the company maneuvers around the growing price pressures in the market.  You hold an impressive profile in the pharmaceutical industry. Please introduce your background and leadership to our…

Pharma Ten years after his first interview with Focus Reports, Wafik Bardissi discusses Minapharm’s position as the leading biosimilar manufacturer in the Middle East. Has Egypt taken steps to incentivize the development or registration of biosimilar products? At present, more attention is required in Egypt to promote biosimilar development or encourage the registration of…

Pharma Massimo Visentin, Country Leader for Pfizer Italy, discusses the company’s remarkable success in 2015, his hopes and ambitions for the new year, and the need of the industry and Pfizer specifically to engage the government in the development of a more sustainable healthcare system. To start off, we are approaching…

pharma The managing director of Adcock Ingram’s prescription business, Ashley Pearce highlights the division’s strategic placement within the group’s overall activities, and how he plans on leveraging partnerships with various multinationals, expand into biosimilars and grow the generics business into a market leading position. Adcock Ingram has undergone several strategic changes…

pharma  Pfizer Global Established Products’ BU Head and  Hospira’s Director of Institutional Affairs tell us about Pfizer’s recent major acquisition of Hospira, their post-merger strategy for increasing market access, as well as the challenges faced by the French biosimilars market and what Pfizer-Hospira is doing to achieve the huge potential in…

Pharma The general manager of Drogsan, Ersan Kuçuk elaborates on the company’s efforts in shifting towards more value-added pharmaceutical products, specifically within the realm of biosimilars, while highlighting his ambitions in expanding the company’s presence within OTC. He also illustrates the decision to move Drogsan’s R&D department to the Gazi University…

pharma Haluk Ataoglu, academic turned founder of Matriks Biotek®, talks about his aspirations for his company and the Turkish R&D landscape as well as how to penetrate the global pharmaceutical market as a Turkish brand. As an introduction Haluk, can you tell us what your initial aspirations were in starting Matriks…

life sciences John Taboas is the president of Biopharma Consulting Services (BCS), a leader in visual inspection and other validation and engineering services. Here he tells PharmaBoardroom how the company is working to position Puerto Rico as a hub for subject matter experts in visual inspection, with a new training facility and inspection…

biosimilars Akhilesh Vijay came to Accord Healthcare Peru following a career at Intas Pharmaceutical in India. He urges the implementation of regulation for Biosimilars and discusses his strategy for future growth as a leading Indian generic affiliate. How did you integrate yourself here, and what was the initial strategy? What is…