Tagged with IMP

Brazil Tatiane Galindo, executive director of Ortosintese, Brazil’s and Latin America’s leading implant company, provides insights into Ortosintese’s historical commitment to the highest quality standards and her ambitions to further bolstering the development of innovative projects as well as the company’s international footprint, while Ortosintese’s implants are already available in over…

Tunisia Moez Lidinallah Mokaddem, ENA graduate and CEO of the Central Pharmacy of Tunisia (PCT), introduces the institution he works for and the central role it plays in the import of drugs to the country, as it holds an absolute monopole on said imports. He also provides us with an insight…

Austria Harald Isemann, chairman of the Vienna Biocenter (VBC) – one of the leading life science hubs in Europe – and Managing Director of the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), a VBC member, provides insights into the main tasks of the VBC, the organization of the IMP and the challenges it…

Poland Poland’s entrance into the EU has been a catalyst for growth that has allowed the country to flourish, shown by the nation’s ranking as the eighth largest economy in Europe according to the World Bank. The introduction into Europe has sprung the borders open, and for the Polish pharmaceutical industry this…

Europe Europe accounts for 22.2 percent of global pharma sales; more than Africa, Asia, Australasia, and Latin America combined, but less than half of North America. The biopharmaceutical industry is a key contributor to the European economy in terms of both trade surplus and employment; especially highly-skilled R&D jobs. Germany is…

Pharma Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlights the significant role that foreign direct investments have played in developing the country’s healthcare and life science sector, while detailing the nation’s ambitions of not only pivoting into Europe’s hub for production, but also innovation. With over a century-long tradition,…

Pharma As CEO of the newly formed government agency Business France, Muriel Pénicaud is passionate about championing French innovation and creativity, particularly in life sciences. She tells us about her organization’s key objectives, ongoing efforts to change perceptions about France’s business environment, and her ‘bilingualism’ in the worlds of business and…

Pharma Starting as a pharmacy chain, Hefny Pharma Group has developed into a group focused on manufacturing, importing and distributing pharmaceutical products to the Egyptian market, with an eye on the specific needs of patients. The founder and CEO discusses the vision behind the creation of the group, the market opportunities…

Pharma Empty markets, where strong and growing demand exists but local supply does not, offer the most potential to prospective investors in Egypt, according to Delta Pharma Bio general manager Mohamed Aldeeb. Aldeeb goes on to explain that such markets include oncology, biosimilars, and baby formula. What makes Egypt ‘the land of…

pharma With almost thirty years of experience in the life sciences sector, local Dutch consultancy firm Baggerman Farma Consult offers a wide portfolio of services to its clients in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry to meet all of their regulatory needs. Kees Baggerman, CEO and founder, highlights the new Gateway…

pharma Jan Smeitink, CEO of Khondrion, a young biotech company designing highly innovative solutions for people suffering from mitochondrial diseases, provides an overview of the latest developments regarding the company’s lead compound and explains how its talented team and strategic partnership with the Radboud University Medical Centre will help Khondrion to…

pharma The managing director of Southern Medical, Malan de Villiers illustrates the sheer diversity of the company’s current activities and portfolio within South Africa as a leading implant devices company, while depicting his vision on the South African medical device market. He also reveals the competitive and regulatory challenges in the…