Tagged with Belgium

Belgium 20-year Astellas veteran Mark Dekker – now back in his home country of the Netherlands and overseeing the Benelux cluster having primarily developed his career in emerging European markets – outlines the strategic significance of the cluster to the company. Benelux is both a source and recipient of cutting-edge biopharmaceutical…

Belgium Marnix Denys of beMedTech – the Belgian association for the medical technology industry – outlines the agenda priorities for the organisation that he hopes will lead to a more value-driven and sustainable healthcare system. He calls for greater recognition from policymakers on the role that medtech can play in this…

Belgium RaDiOrg aims to support rare disease patients and patient organisations in Belgium, defend their interests, and raise awareness of what can be devastating and little-understood conditions. Director Eva Schoeters – who joined the patient advocacy field following the diagnosis of her son with a rare condition – outlines some of…

Belgium The newly merged Port of Antwerp-Bruges is the world’s first GDP-compliant seaport. CCO Tom Hautekiet explains the significant role the Port is playing in global healthcare supply chains – leveraging Belgium’s positioning as Europe’s leading producer of vaccines -, how it is adapting and driving the green transition, and the…

Belgium Back home in Belgium after a stellar stint in Big Pharma, Dr Paul Stoffels* is now looking to reshape the future of cancer care with the biotech he helped co-found in 1999, Galapagos. In an exclusive conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Dr Stoffels outlines his excitement about a new CAR-T delivery model that…

Belgium Univercells is a group of companies founded a decade ago based around the concept of revolutionizing the availability of biologics around the world through making essential medicines affordable to all, in both quality and price. CEO Hugues Bultot outlines the scale and scope of the organisation today, its fundraising and…

GSK GSK has undergone a number of changes in recent years. After driving a major transformation that began in 2017 to strengthen its R&D performance, the British multinational suffered the impact of COVID-19, spun off its consumer healthcare arm and returned to revenue growth. GSK country managers PharmaBoardroom has interviewed over…

Belgium Vanja Hoeben oversees the Benelux cluster for South Africa-headquartered specialty and branded pharma firm Aspen. He describes the reorganisation that his organisation has undergone in the past few years, some of the key trends at play in the Belgian generics market, and his hopes for how a more sustainable healthcare…

Belgium Maria Fernanda Prado highlights some of the lessons drawn from her extensive experience in emerging markets which remain applicable in her current role as Janssen’s managing director for the Benelux region. Belgium, the home country of Dr Paul Janssen, continues to be a significant part of the company’s global operations,…

Takeda Japanese-headquartered Takeda has been undergoing a transformation in recent years, becoming the global leader in rare diseases with the acquisition of Shire in 2018 and divesting ‘non-core’ assets in OTC and consumer goods. Here, four country and regional managers that PharmaBoardroom has spoken to in the past 12 months discuss…

Belgium Werner De Prins oversees Bayer’s operations in Benelux, a significant region for the global group with over 2000 employees, a turnover of around EUR 1.2 billion and 10 different sites across pharmaceuticals, crop science and consumer health, covering marketing & sales, R&D, and production with a global reach. De Prins…

Belgium Stefan Joris of the Belgian Cystic Fibrosis Association (BCFA) highlights the progress that has been made on cystic fibrosis screening of newborns and reimbursement of innovative modulator therapies in Belgium in the past few years. Joris also explains why the move to better integrate the patient voice into the country’s…