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Brazil Alexandre França, CEO of Aspen Pharma Brazil, describes the transformation of the Brazilian organization over the past year, which allowed Aspen Brazil to establish itself as the best performing affiliate of the group despite the country’s economic and political turmoil. Last year, Aspen Brazil was recognized as the group’s best…

Brazil Marlene Oliveira, founder and president of the Instituto Lado a Lado Pela Vida (Side by Side for Life) documents the main objectives and achievements of this Brazilian institution of reference, which tirelessly strives to help Brazilians live longer and healthier lives and access better healthcare outcomes through targeted prevention and…

Brazil Luciano Finardi, general manager of Celgene Brazil, describes the unrivalled commitment of the company to Brazilian patients and documents the remarkable dedication of Celgene to registering its flagship product in Brazil, as well as the company’s willingness to cope with the country’s unpredictability while establishing its operation in Brazil. Celgene…

Brazil Mauro Loch, general manager of Amgen Brazil, documents the eye-catching turnaround of the affiliate since the beginning of his tenure and provides insights into the company’s unique positioning in Brazil, the outstanding performance of recently launched products, as well as his main priorities to further increase access to Amgen’s life-changing…

Brazil Haig Yeghiaian, country manager of LEO Pharma Brazil, details his strategic mission and objectives since he took over the helm of the affiliate in November 2016 as well as the key opportunities and structural rooms for improvement he identifies within the promising Brazilian dermatology area, before highlighting how he wants…

Brazil In an exclusive interview, Minister of Health of Brazil Ricardo Barros provides insights into his main achievements since being appointed in May 2016 and his key priorities to further improve the management and delivery of Brazil’s public health system, while highlighting his expectations for pharmaceutical companies implanted in the country.…

Brazil Fabio Bussinger, partner-director of the Pharmaceutical Institute of Operational Governance (IFGO) in Brazil, documents the market needs that prompted him to set up Benchmarking Operational Competitiveness (BCO) Farma, a long-awaited benchmarking panel focused on operational excellence that has already delivered great outcomes to its members. You were operations vice president…

Brazil Lauro Moretto, Emeritus President of the Brazilian Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and former Executive Vice-President of Sindusfarma provides insights into the main changes that have impacted Brazil’s pharmaceutical field over the past few years as well as his vision to propel the development of pharmaceutical sciences in the country. What…

Brazil In an exclusive interview, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva, Director-President of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), discusses some of the key specificities of the Brazilian market and highlights some of the main regulatory updates implemented by ANVISA over the past two years, while providing insights into the collaboration opportunities he…

Canada Ed Dybka, President of AstraZeneca Canada, highlights the successful ‘return to growth’ journey the affiliate has undergone in the past few years, his thoughts on the need for a renewed and modernized pharmaceutical framework agreement between industry and government, and the strong business case Canada needs to make in order…

Brazil Dr. Wilson Pedreira, executive director of the Oncology and Hematology Center of the Albert Einstein Philanthropic Society in Brazil provides insights into the innovative healthcare model implemented in this cutting edge cancer center, which proudly stood as the first of its kind outside the US to integrate the prestigious MD…

Hong Kong Small markets must inevitably etch out a niche positioning for themselves, and for Hong Kong, its world-class medical infrastructure, world-renowned academics and clinicians as well as high population density make it a strong contender in clinical research.   Hong Kong is an important piece of our global R&D landscape Scott…