Pharma The executive director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) in Singapore, Carine Lespayandel pinpoints the key facets of the Singaporean economy that have captivated the continued interests of French companies, while highlighting the chamber’s fundamental role in facilitating investment growth between the two countries moving forward. What…
Pharma The Executive Director of AmCham Singapore, former US Ambassador Judith Fergin, highlights why American companies are the largest source of FDI in the country and how Singapore’s enterprise-friendly environment has made it a hotbed for international investor interest. Can you please provide an overview of the chamber’s presence within Singapore…
Pharma Since gaining independence in 1965, Singapore has invested heavily in moving beyond being a mere supplier of low cost labor like many of its Asian neighbors and pivoting into a more knowledge-based and innovation-intensive economy. Chemicals, engineering, and electronics have always served as key manufacturing segments, but only starting from…
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…
P&G Singapore Innovation Center (SgIC) Why did P&G decide to set up the center in Singapore? There are several reasons why P&G decided on Singapore. First, we wanted to reach more consumers, particularly in emerging markets; Singapore is very central to that. From Singapore we can reach 2/3 of the world’s population within a 6…
Boehringer Ingelheim Singapore What is the presence of Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) in Southeast Asia? In 2009, Boehringer Ingelheim decided to establish a regional operating unit for its human pharmaceutical division (prescription and OTC products) in Southeast Asia that would be managed from Singapore. This business unit was designated to oversee of all the…
Singapore Management University (SMU) Since the last time we had the pleasure of meeting you, 4 years ago, what have been the main developments and changes in the Singaporean pharmaceutical industry? One of the most important changes was that Singapore and India signed a MoU; within this treaty Indian generic drugs will benefit from…
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) Singapore is widely known as a key regional and global hub for companies to do business in. This reputation would not have been possible without the extensive work of the government. What have been the main driving forces that have allowed this agency to be at the forefront of effectively…
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