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Portugal Paulo Teixeira shines a light on Pfizer’s promising pipeline for 2018, the market access environment in Portugal and the clinical trial landscape. Teixeira intends to contribute to improving society’s perception of the pharmaceutical industry and position Pfizer as a partner for health and wellbeing in Portugal; part of the solution—not…

Portugal Florian Ibe, managing director at Bayer Portugal, discusses market access hurdles, as well as Portugal’s expertise in scientific and clinical research and highly educated workforce. In three years of his tenure, Bayer has returned to growth, brought the global innovation portfolio to Portuguese patients and healthcare professionals in areas such…

Portugal Filipa Costa returned to Portugal in September 2016 to take on the leadership of the fastest growing multinational affiliate in the country – Janssen. In this interview, she reveals her intention to change the perception of clinical trials in Portugal, current strategies to promote government-industry collaboration and the keys to…

UK Mark Hicken, managing director of the UK and Ireland operations of Janssen, the pharmaceutical arm of Johnson & Johnson, highlights the company’s long-standing R&D presence in the UK. He calls for more creativity in HTA processses in a collaborative effort to bring innovation to patients faster. What is the scope…

Spain Ángel Luis Rodríguez de la Cuerda, secretary general of AESEG, the trade association of generic producers in Spain, discusses the initiatives that the organization is undertaking to develop a true generic culture in the country and a new proposal changing the requirement for originator drugs to remain at the same…

Portugal A new regulation is helping Portugal’s market access conditions for pharmaceuticals catch up with those of other developed European markets, with a jump in the number of approvals for 2017. The situation is further enhanced by increasing inter-stakeholder communication and transparency, and a targeted focus on removing bureaucracy barriers, from…

UK Lord O’Shaughnessy, parliamentary under secretary of state for health in the UK, discusses how stakeholders are interacting to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of the global life sciences industry post-Brexit.    We have scrutinized the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy and found it to be a very optimistic…

Ecuador Ana Dolores Román, general manager at Pfizer Ecuador as well as the first woman to lead the affiliate in the country, discusses promoting medical education, increasing patient access to innovations and being a leading light for the local pharmaceutical industry. Besides being the GM of Pfizer, you are also the…

Portugal Jose Aranda da Silva, the first President of INFARMED and an expert on the Portuguese healthcare sector, comments on the successes of the sector since the crisis and how SiNATS (National System of Health Technology Assessment) is only the start. In addition, he stresses the importance of market access and…

Canada Having managed the Canadian affiliate of Otsuka from its infancy steps, Allison Rosenthal, general manager, highlights the affiliate’s feat to exceed expectations for the performance of each of its launches while maintaining extremely high employee engagement. Otsuka’s specialization in mental health also leads Rosenthal to call for better support from…

Canada Despite Canada’s provincial approach to healthcare, Steve Gundersen, president of BD Canada’s operations, praises the collaborative spirit of healthcare stakeholders at all levels in order to overcome the challenges, such as a decentralized system, and to make a meaningful difference to Canadian patients. Having spent most of your career with…

Poland Krzysztof Popławski, general manager of Baxter Poland, discusses the Baxter Education Center, the largest educational program for a European affiliate, and its role in raising the awareness within the Polish medical community. Furthermore, he highlights the key growth drivers for the company, the overriding need to better treat and diagnose…