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Ecuador The top 20 pharma companies in Ecuador in 2017, ranked by value, for both the retail and public markets. Argentinian firm Roemmers leads the way in the retail market, followed by global players Bayer and Sanofi. In terms of Ecuador’s public market, the top three companies are global giants Roche,…

Ecuador According to the World Bank, Ecuador had a GDP per capita of USD 5,970 in 2014; a comparable level to USD 6,000 in Peru and 5,800 in Colombia for the same period. However, governmental instability and transnational organized crime has had a severe impact on Ecuador’s reputation and security over…

Ecuador Stefano Carló, general manager of Kronos Laboratories recently took over the reins of the family business his grandfather created in the 1960s. He elaborates on the company’s shift of focus away from the institutional market to focus on the private non-traditional market and maquila services and shares his plans of…

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…

Ecuador The recently appointed Deputy Minister of Public Health Governance and Surveillance, Dr. Carlos Durán Salinas, elaborates on some of the most recent changes implemented by the government and the tremendous efforts that the administration is making towards the construction of a harmonized and efficient healthcare system in Ecuador, notably in…

Ecuador Dr. Byron Ruiz Romero of the Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador discusses the role of the organization within Ecuador and the major public health issues currently facing the country. The Development Bank changed its name from ‘Banco de Estado’ to ‘Banco de Desarollo’ in 2015. How does this reflect the…

Ecuador Daniel Leszcz, general manager and founder of Leterago in Ecuador, documents the distributor’s exceptional progression in the last 15 years to become one of the largest corporations operating in the country; all sectors included. He explains how the company has strived to deliver world-class standards from the beginning and that…

Ecuador Pablo Ledesma del Pozo, managing director at PharmaBrand, discusses the company’s ambition to equal the business model of a multinational companies in the foreseeable future by commercializing their products as well as opening fully-integrated affiliates in neighboring countries, such as Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Central American countries. Pablo, you have…

Ecuador A company made up of multidisciplinary and qualified professionals – this is how Mercedes Cárdenas, managing director of Medifra, describes her organization. One of the services offered by Medifra is occupational health, though it does not limit itself to carrying out medical examinations and opening medical histories, Medifra offers control…

Ecuador Francisco Cordero, general manager of Rocnarf, a proudly Ecuadorian family company with over 40 years of experience in the market discusses the company’s recent rebounding from experiencing severe price controls on its products. Looking forward, Cordero intends to develop international activities in collaboration with European, Middle Eastern and Central Asian…

Ecuador Santiago Caviedes, Harvard graduate, founder and chief economist of Humboldt Management, a company awarded multiple times for the precision of its forecasts in Ecuador by international institutions, gives a detailed overview of the country’s current economic situation and positive outlook for the future. Mr. Caviedes describes the country as a…

Ecuador Tania Mori Lucero, executive director of the Ecuadorian National Institute of Public Research (INSPI), details the entity’s role in supporting the elaboration of public health policies under the Ministry of Public Health’s umbrella. Mori highlights the important progress that has been made in the country’s research ecosystem and documents the…