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Pharma Manlio Florenzano discusses Sandoz’s engagement in Italy and the role of generics firms in contributing to a more affordable and sustainable Italian healthcare system. Can you please start by introducing Sandoz’s historic engagement with the Italian market? Sandoz began marketing in Italy back in 2000. My own background, meanwhile, was…

Pharma Boasting a more than 14 percent growth rate in 2015, AbbVie has cemented its status as a top 20 pharmaceutical company in France. Sharing the unique relationship the company has with France, general manager Jerome Bouyer offers an optimistic view of how the French healthcare sector can best be structured…

Pharma Novartis Italy’s Georg Schroeckenfuchs discusses the impact of the company’s global restructuring on the Italian affiliate, the significance of local manufacturing, new products, and how the Novartis has managed to become a market leader in Italy. A lot has been happening with Novartis globally lately: with big changes to the…

Pharma Fresenius Kabi’s general manager for the MENA region discusses evolving attitudes towards clinical nutrition for critically ill patients and Egypt’s positioning as a knowledge center and source of medical professionals at the regional level. Fresenius is the undisputed provider of critical care worldwide. What products do you offer in Egypt…

Pharma Former Egyptian Minister of Health Adel Adawy discusses the reforms needed in the Egyptian healthcare system and the progress made in the fight against HCV over the last two years. What structural changes need to be made in the Egyptian healthcare system? First of all, Egypt needs to have three…

Pharma Japanese company Otsuka envisioned Egypt as a hub for its Middle East and African operations as early as 1995. The president of the local subsidiary discusses the current activities of the company as well as its plans to leverage Egypt to penetrate further into the region. Last year, Otsuka chose…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals Giuseppe Martini, President at the National Technological Cluster: Advanced Life Sciences in Italy (ALISEI) discusses the founding of the ALISEI cluster, its main missions and how it helps Italy to promote itself as a research destination on a pan-European level. Mr. Martini, can you give our readers a brief overview…

Pharma Jean-Luc Bélingard, chairman of bioMérieux, reveals how the medical community in France has a unique profile, combining both clinical and technological experience, leading to what he describes as the best healthcare system in the world from a pure patient perspective; why diagnostics is the bedrock of an efficient healthcare system;…

Pharma Elena Tremoli, Scientific Director at Centro Cardiologico Monzino, explains the importance of both applied and cardiovascular research in Italy, and how prevention in this area will be key in the future. Centro Cardiologico Monzino is the only institute of excellence in Europe exclusively devoted to cardiovascular diseases. Can you describe…

Pharma Looking for the right conditions to operate, an increasing number of foreign companies within the life sciences sector are looking at Mauritius as the ideal location to establish their headquarters. Samer Kassem, CEO of Aspen Global Incorporated, and Miroslav Secerov, vice president of sales and marketing at NATEC Medical, talk…

Pharma Oncology already represents the second largest portion of Egypt’s public healthcare budget, and despite limited public funding, demand for and acceptance of innovation is high, according to Roche’s regional general manager Ehab Yousef. As general manager for the Middle East sub-region at Roche, how would you assess demand for and…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals Eugenio Aringhieri discusses Dompé’s shift in strategy towards opthalmology, instilling an innovation mindset, and broadening the company’s international horizons. Since we last interviewed you in 2009 a lot has happened: you were made European CEO in 2015 for having steered Dompé through considerable renewal and restructuring, the company also embarked…