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Array Liam Condon, Managing Director of Bayer Healthcare China discusses the  government’s recent announcements regarding its much-anticipated healthcare reform plan, the future benefits of investing in rural healthcare, and the company’s main ambitions in China over the next five years.         It has been a rollercoaster four years…

Alliance Healthcare Russia You took over this organization just three months ago, having previously headed businesses in industries as diverse as retail, food, and automobiles. What drew you to Alliance Healthcare Russia? Do you find similarities between this job and your previous positions? When I decided to leave my former position, I decided…

Roche Thailand Dr Ammelburg, you have been working for Roche for more than 25 years now, time essentially spent between your home country Germany and Thailand. After more than 10 years spent here, what would you consider to be the main specificities of the Thai Pharma industry? The Thai market is not…

Association of the Russian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (ARPM) The ARPM was founded in 2002, and you were its director from 2002-2004, before leaving for a post at the Roszdravnadzor. You’ve since rejoined as director since 2007. The organization was originally founded as a unifying force amongst Russian national manufacturers, and has now grown to encompass several foreign members.…

Theraskin Brazil When we met you in 2007, as the head of the former Igefarma, the company was undergoing a transition – from branded generics into dermocosmetics and women’s health. But since that period of transition, there has been quite a transition again! Could you bring our readers up to speed? Since…

DHL Life Sciences and Health Rogerio, you were one of the people responsible for integrating two well-established companies in the Brazilian market with the acquisition of Exel by DHL in late 2005. How challenging was the integration process to you as a former Exel director? Exel Brazil first got involved in the life science business…

Department of Health And Ageing New Government health priorities and policies, highlighting those concerning preventive health. The Rudd Labor Government’s goal in health is to create a modern health system designed for the health needs of the 21st century, including the growing burden of chronic disease. Bringing a greater focus to prevention in health policy…

IMS Health Australia How have your experiences at Quintiles, Astra, Baxter, and Innovex – covering the spectrum from small to large pharma in addition to the service side – helped in managing IMS since your arrival in December 2007? Having been a client gives insights into the client side, and perspective on what…

UNC-HEMODERIVADOS UNC HEMODERIVADOS tiene una estructura muy especial y única con su asociación con la Universidad de Córdoba. ¿Cual fue la visión cuando se creó la empresa? El Laboratorio UNC Hemoderivados es una dependencia de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, pero con características de autogestión. Durante muchos años costo definir el…

Roche Argentina Argentina was home to Roche´s first Latin American subsidiary. Today, how important is Argentina for Roche worldwide? Argentina will become this year the third affiliate –after Brazil and Mexico-in terms of sales in Latin America, which of course makes it an important country for the Roche business, from a regional…

Bayer Schering Pharma Argentina The Bayer Schering merger in 2006 saw you add Argentina and Bolivia to your existing responsibilities as General Manager of Schering for Paraguay and Uruguay. What have been some of the challenges you have faced since that time? Argentina is a challenging market, and the system is very complex. This…

IMS Health Argentina It’s safe to assume that everywhere that IMS Health is established, there’s also a flourishing pharmaceutical industry. Could you give us an overview of Argentina’s IMS operations? IMS has been in Argentina for 35 years, working in information services. Two years ago, we started to offer our customers consulting services.…