Tagged with italy

pharma Leonardo Vingiani, Director of Assobiotec, discusses how the country’s biotech industry has evolved since 2009, what areas still need improving and the enormous progress which has been made in unlocking the sector’s potential in Italy. Leonardo, to start off, what are some of the major milestones which the industry, and…

pharma Jörg Buck, the Executive Director of the Italian-German Chamber of Commerce discusses the close trade relationship which ties the two countries together, how the business environment in Italy is evolving today and the need to keep the momentum in the economic recovery. To start off, having joined the chamber recently,…

Italy Sicily plays a major role in a plethora of gangster stories, whether real or fictional; the initiated also know that it is the land of incredibly well preserved Greco-Roman sights and excellent food and wine. Fewer, however, are aware that the Italian island more recently gave birth to outstanding pharmaceutical…

ireland Mr. Mazeman, can you please begin by offering a brief overview of your career to date? I am a French pharmacist by training, with expertise in pharmacology. I have worked for Servier for my entire career. I started in the industry as a medical representative for the company. I went…

Cegedim Dentrite Italy Ten years of experience in the Dendrite group enabled you to cover a number of international positions, before its acquisition by Cegedim in May 2007. How has the integration progressed at the time, and what has this strategic acquisition meant for Dendrite in Italy? Entering the Italian team coming from…

Novo Nordisk Italy Novo Nordisk is one of the very few pharmaceutical multinationals that has such a strong focus on one therapeutic area. Although the company is now diversifying, diabetes remains its leading cause. Could you give us a brief overview of the evolution of diabetes in your country compared to the other…

Takeda Italy Takeda has more than 25 years of history in Italy and reached the 20th position in the Italian market- a striking performance in a context when it is still rare to see Japanese companies being very successful in Europe, with such a different culture. Which main guidelines of the Italian…

Boehringer Ingelheim Italy The main distinctive point of Boehringer Ingelheim Italy within the group is its business structure, which relies on three different units: Boehringer Ingelheim Spa, Bidachem and Istituto de Angeli. Could you describe the role of each entity together with its contribution to resources and growth? Boehringer Ingelheim itself is responsible…

Teva Italy Mr. Medda, Teva’s Italian history is relatively young, could you describe the main facts that describe Teva presence in Italy? Teva Italia was founded in 1996 and is currently the leading generic pharmaceutical company in Italy. So, the company has experienced rapid growth in the emerging generic market over the…

Grunenthal Italy Grunenthal-Formenti relies on Formenti’s 60 years experience in Italy and is the result of the merger of both the German and Italian entities in 96. How would you describe the process of integrating and combining both cultures to lead an Italo-German company, building on the already existing Italian heritage and…

Pfizer Italy Having led a 26 years long career in Pfizer, you have been involved in a number of different countries including leading markets such as the US and Japan, but also emerging ones such as India, Hungary and Poland. As Managing Director of Pfizer Italy since 2008, which learnings from your…

IMS Health Italy You have worked in other countries such as the UK and the US with very large and significant pharmaceutical industries. What would you say is particular about the Italian pharmaceutical market? The Italian situation is changing a lot, at a different speed than in other countries. For years, Italians had…