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Sweden Peter Marcusson, general manager of Ferring’s Nordics affiliate, located in Malmö, the original birthplace of the company, emphasizes the renewed strategic importance of Sweden and the Nordic region for Ferring thanks to both global and local collaborative initiatives within the region’s excellent life sciences and healthcare ecosystem. Marcusson also highlights…

Switzerland In view of the manifold hurdles encountered when attempting to raise capital, Switzerland’s medium capitalized entities and SMEs have grown adept at punching well above their weight. After the giants, Roche and Novartis, some of the larger companies in the Swiss pharma sector like Ferring and IBSA are privately held,…

France Brigitte Calles, newly appointed general manager of Ferring France discusses the important role the affiliate plays as a market leader in reproductive medicine & women’s health, gastroenterology and uro-oncology and goes on to highlight the company’s exciting period of transformation as a renewed focus is placed on science and innovation…

Korea YongBum Choi, general manager of Ferring Korea, explains how he plans to foster the Ferring values in the local affiliate. Mr Choi also breaks down the stigmas associated with assisted reproductive technologies and lays down Ferring’s ambitious growth strategy through breakthrough products launches every two years in Uro-Oncology & Gastroenterology.…

Canada Lee Ferreira, newly-appointed general manager of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Canada, shares her excitement about the company’s transformative changes. She stresses the importance of conducting research in Canada in all areas of the organization’s portfolio, from reproductive medicine and women’s health to gastroenterology and urology.  Lee, what are your main priorities coming…

India For multinational companies, despite ‘pharmerging markets’ not holding the hype and allure they once did, India still stands as a land of opportunity for a variety of reasons. Novartis India country president Jawed Zia points out that “India, in terms of demographics, is the youngest nation in the world. The…

Serbia Branislav Kotlarik, Ferring’s general manager for the Balkans – whose remit includes Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria as well as all of ex-Yugoslavia – gives his insights into managing such a diverse region; Ferring’s commitment to reproductive medicine; and the intricacies of gaining reimbursement for innovative products on the Serbian market.…

India Indian pharma production is growing rapidly – boosted by the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign – and both Indian companies and multinationals implanted in the world’s second most populous nation are responding to the drastic need for quality, affordable generic medicines across the world. “When it comes to manufacturing…

Austria Arnoldas Doviltis, general manager of Ferring Austria, a research-driven Swiss biopharmaceutical company, elaborates on the autonomous nature of local Ferring affiliates and how this allows a tailored approach to conduct Austrian operations. Furthermore, he provides an insight into the peculiarities of market access within Austria compared to other European nations…

Ukraine Roman Gladkyi, general manager of Ferring Ukraine, describes the current opportunities and areas for improvement he identifies within Ukraine’s pharmaceutical market and the country’s evolving heath system, with a special focus on Ferring’s key areas of expertise such as reproductive health and obstetric products. You have been heading Ferring Ukraine…

Hong Kong Lawrence Wong, general manager of Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Hong Kong, discusses the important role of the Hong Kong affiliate in support of regional operations, the value of the Hong Kong market given that Ferring offers most of its global portfolio here, and how the company philosophy ‘People come first at…

Taiwan Ben Chien, Chairman, President and CEO, of Foresee Pharmaceuticals, one of Taiwan’s most vibrant success stories, discusses how Foresee has achieved successful phase III results for its prostate cancer treatment, FP-001, IPOed and entered into a partnership agreement with Ferring in the last year alone. In addition, he discloses how…