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France Emmanuelle Quilès, CEO of Janssen France, speaks about how she joined the American multinational with the ambition to bring digitalization and transform the organization from the inside. Quilès goes on to cover the operational specifics of the affiliate and shares her insights on the French pharma ecosystem.   When I…

France Guillaume El Glaoui, co-founder and CEO of Laboratoires Majorelle, discusses what spurred the creation of the company, its success of gaining the first reimbursement ever of a condom in France, and the company’s core philosophy of social responsibility to public health.   We started with contraception and after a few…

Korea Narihiko Yoshii, president of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Korea unveils the value that they are bringing to Korean patients by utilising legislation regarding orphan drugs to fast track the market entry of their products. Yoshii also provides his assessment of how low drug pricing is indirectly affecting the decisions of Mitsubishi…

Korea Kyoung-June Lee, CEO of JW CreaGene, lifts the lid on their novel technology of developing an immuno-oncology treatment from dendritic cells, which act as a command centre of the immune system in the body. He also assesses how this new treatment will compare to existing technologies, such as CAR-T.  …

China Dr Wang Yinxiang, chairman; and Dr Hu Shaojing, President (R&D); of Jacobio Pharmaceutical; share the exciting story behind Jacobio’s establishment in 2015, their ambition to become a global biopharma player with the plan of launching at least one IND every year and to open a research lab in Boston; and…

Japan Takeda’s proposed acquisition of Shire may have come as a surprise to many commentators, but the appointment of an audacious French CEO in the form of Christophe Weber had already set the tone for the radical transformation upon which the Japanese company has embarked in its dual quest for internationalisation…

Algeria Key recent investments from Middle Eastern companies into Algerian Pharma.   Saudi company Tabuk Pharmaceuticals invests USD 20 million into a plant in Blida (2014) “We arrived in Algeria in 1997 with imports only. Then Tabuk partnered with the Central Pharmacy of Hospitals (PCH) in 2004. We had a renewed…

Turkey Maria Fernanda Prado, managing director of Janssen Turkey, elaborates on the unique dynamics at play in Turkey; an important emerging market. Prado addresses the challenges, advantages, and opportunities that exist in the market and speaks to the dedication Janssen has placed into the vibrant country. From my experience in Brazil,…

Algeria A sudden imposition of import restrictions on pharmaceuticals in 2017 has pushed several multinational companies to establish local production facilities in Algeria. However, the localization process can be fraught both for companies that establish direct manufacturing footprints via joint ventures and those that employ the services of local contract manufacturers.…

Japan Pharma Giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) are set to swallow Ci:z, the Japanese skincare and cosmetics firm.    In a move to really establish themselves within the Asian skin care market, J&J will shell out 230 billion Japanese yen ($2.05 billion) in cash to take over the share of Ci:z…

Malaysia Javed Ghulam, CEO of AJ Research & Pharma, offers insights into the dynamic pharma industry in Malaysia and what it takes to be a competitive player in the region.   Being part of AJ Pharmaceuticals Holdings, what is the scope of operations specific to AJ Research & Pharma? AJ Research…

regulation Chinese ecommerce behemoths Alibaba and JD.com are being used to buy and sell tens of thousands of prescription medicines, skirting regulations in what is a legal grey area. According to a recent Financial Times report, dozens of listings from third party vendors – mainly pharmacies – for drugs such as…