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Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) It are exciting times for the UK, with the public healthcare system undergoing so many changes. The Office of Life Sciences (OLS) and the Therapeutic Capability Clusters are just some examples of the new way forward. According to you, what are the factors that drove Government to pursue such drastic…

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) What are the priorities on your agenda as the new head of ABPI considering the successes and difficulties the association has experienced in the past? If you look at the recent history of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, perhaps one of the areas that we have been most successful…

Promega Netherlands Promega is a truly global company with a vast international presence. What would you say is the strategic importance that the Benelux affiliate has assumed within Promega’s global network? Promega Benelux is actually the first branch office that was established outside of the US, so the company’s experience in bringing…

Medichem (Malta) Medichem began production at its plant in Malta in 2006. Can you give us a brief overview of the facilities, and of the importance of the subsidiary to Corporación Medichem as a group? Medichem was set up as a state-of-the-art facility for the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in…

Ministry of Health (MOH) of Malaysia Would you begin by giving our readers a brief overview of the recent changes in the Ministry of Health’s focus? After Prime Minister Najib changed Malaysia’s economic policy from the ‘New Economic Policy’ to the ‘Economic Transformation Programme’ there has been a paradigm shift in the ministry’s focus. The government…

Chemical Company Malaysia (CCM) Would you start off by giving our readers some of CCM’s background? CCM started in Malaysia as part of the ICI group of companies in 1930. In the 1960s ICI localised and sold off a percentage of its shares to Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). In 1995 there was a management…

Taiwan Department of Health Paul Krugman, who won the 2006 Nobel Prize in economics, said that the Taiwanese health care system is the best in the world. Despite this, you are now drafting a second generation of legislation, so what are the issues that need to be addressed in this legislation? In any program…

Department of Health (DOH) Universal Health Care for All Filipinos: Making this dream a Reality I assumed office as your secretary of health barely a month ago with this single order from the president: make the dream of universal healthcare for all Filipinos a reality. This shall be the standard by which my performance,…

Department of Health (DOH) The new Government took office on the 1st of July, but we would like to hear about your experience as Secretary of Health. You took office at a particular time (January 2010) when the industry was still dealing with the first round of the MDRP price reductions and while you…

Philippines In an exclusive interview, Benjamin Liuson, president of The Generics Pharmacy in the Philippines on the company’s illustrious history, remarkable growth, and increasing acceptance of generics more generally in the Philippines. The Generics Pharmacy originated from a family business and you are the visionary who transformed it into what it…

Novartis Healthcare Philippines We have interviewed Novartis in several emerging markets including Colombia, Turkey, South Korea and Thailand. As the South East Asia Cluster Head, what is the importance of the South East Asia region for Novartis and what role do you feel the emerging markets play for the company? More companies are…

IMS Health Philippines You worked as a Country Manager in Indonesia and Thailand prior to joining IMS Health in the Philippines. What, in your opinion, sets this market apart? For starters, Indonesia is dominated by domestic players that, together, constitute 70% of the market. In the Philippines we see quite the opposite— a…