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Federal Public Service (FPS) Health With an expenditure of more than 10% of GDP on health, Belgium maintains one of the world’s leading healthcare systems. That said, could you please comment on the current state of the healthcare system and the governments’ key priorities with respect to health? Indeed, Belgium does boast a highly commendable…

Cardinal Health China We last met with you as the head of Zuellig in 2009. Obviously, a lot has changed since then; from both a sector and corporate point of view, what have been the most important changes since our last report? As you will probably hear from other people, the most significant…

Archemin Historically, Belgium is widely recognized as a major regional hub for clinical development. How would you compare the current environment to 1999, when Archemin was first established, and how has Archemin developed in the ensuing period? I began my career in the pharmaceutical industry as a Clinical Research Associate at…

Phebra Australia Can you start by giving our readers a brief overview of the company’s history here and your most notable achievements? Initially the company was founded as a small distributor of relatively specialized pharmaceutical products. Over the years we saw a growing demand for these special, difficult to manufacture drugs or…

Health Sciences Authority HSA celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. How different is the organisation today from when it started? HSA covers the regulation of health products in Singapore. However, we are quite unique because we also run the national blood service and we have an Applied Sciences Group that looks into laboratory…

Australia Would you begin by giving an introduction to our international readers of the institute, highlighting recent milestones & achievements and the current focus areas of its research activities? Broadly speaking, The George Institute for Global Health is an academic research organization that focuses on high impact clinical research. We do…

The George Institute For those that are not familiar with your name, would you start by introducing yourself? After obtaining my PhD in cardiovascular physiology I moved to Boston to work at MIT on neurotransmitters in the brain and the effects on blood pressure. From Boston I moved to Hammersmith hospital in London…

Department of Health and Children Dr. McLoughlin, you were appointed to your post in April of this year. Can you please give us an impression of what you inherited at this Department when you took over the position of Secretary General? For me, it is a privilege to support a Minister that is very determined…

Hahn Healthcare Can you outline the significance of the current PBS to the industry and in particular the impact it has on service providers to the industry such as Hahn? As service providers, we are very much involved with the PBS in a sense that we are working closely with the pharmaceutical…

Austrian Federal Ministry of Health What are the historical and strategic factors which position Austria as one of the best healthcare systems in the world today? The main principles of the Austrian health care system are solidarity, affordability and universality. Austria’s social insurance system is an important pillar to maintain social cohesion within society. The…

Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association With an evident recession and cost-cutting measures abound Ms. Nolan elaborates on the new plain on which pharmaceutical players have found themselves upon and how they have adjusted to the recent climate in Ireland. Miss Nolan, you have been chief executive of the IPHA since 1994. How have you seen…

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…