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Canada Jean-Philippe Gentès, President, and CEO of the rapidly growing ready-to-use injectable manufacturer Sterinova, shares his ideas on the ‘Made in Canada’ label, innovation in North America and the pros and cons of pricing pressures in healthcare. Sterinova is a prime example of Made in Canada innovation, although Canadian innovation sometimes…

India A passionate advocate for Indian patients, Sanjiv Navangul, managing director of Janssen India, discusses the company’s public health work in the field of tuberculosis (TB) and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) in support of the Government of India’s efforts to end TB, including providing access to novel drug bedaquiline, initiating a…

Canada Ian Jacobson, CEO of Juno Pharmaceuticals, presents the company’s business model of in-licensing and repurposing generic products. He highlights the successful development of the company’s affiliates in Australia, the UK and South Africa, and his plans to refocus efforts on the Canadian market in the near future, aiming to launch…

Canada Dr. John Sampalis, CEO of JSS talks about the impact that changes in the global R&D landscape have had on JSS, the role technology is playing in running an efficient clinical trial program and the company’s next exciting move into the US. John, what have been the main milestones of…

India With the Indian public healthcare apparatus straining at the seams to provide affordable access to treatments to the country’s vast population, two pioneering pharmaceutical multinationals – Novartis and Janssen – have stepped up with innovative initiatives to fill the gaps. “Economists such as Michael Porter see Arogya Parivar as a…

Canada Colette Rivet, executive director of the Cannabis Canada Association, leading Canadian licensed medical cannabis producers, talks regulatory challenges, upcoming opportunities, export ambitions and collaboration with the provincial and federal government in light of the upcoming legalization of cannabis for adult use in Canada. Colette, can you introduce the Cannabis Canada…

Japan Number of consultations for drugs in Japan by category in 2016. Oncology drugs leads the way, followed by gastrointestinal drugs and respiratory tract drugs. The launch of new medicines for major non-communicable diseases in Japan from 2004-2016 in terms of both applications and approvals. Regenerative medicine product approvals in Japan…

Japan Osamu Nagayama, president of the Japan BioIndustry Association (JBA) and chairman and CEO of Chugai Pharmaceutical, discusses Japan’s footprint in biologics and how mergers between Japanese pharma companies, thereby creating larger R&D funding pools, could hold the key to future success in the biotechnology field. Can you begin by introducing…

Poland Irena Rej, president of the Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber, Farmacja Polska, discusses the trends of the domestic pharmaceutical market and the recent changes to improve the introduction of innovative products. Furthermore, she highlights the strengths of the local OTC industry and the chamber’s role in facilitating active dialogue with key stakeholders…

Brazil Bruno Costa Gabriel, managing director of Janssen Brazil, provides insights into the transformative market approach successfully implemented by this leading company in Brazil and his main priorities to further leverage the great potential of Janssen’s innovation and impact an ever-increasing number of Brazilian patients.   You display a truly international…

Japan Yuzo Toda, chairman of the Forum for Innovative Regenerative Medicine (FIRM) in Japan, discusses how the organization acts as a translational bridge between academia and industry, how the paradigm of regenerative medicine differs from that of traditional pharmaceuticals, and why Japan has taken the lead in this exciting new field.…

Japan Dr. Tatsuya Kondo is chief executive of Japan’s regulatory authority, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA). Since taking the role in 2008, Dr. Kondo, a qualified neurosurgeon with wide-ranging experience in R&D activities, has been responsible for all the operations of PMDA, including relief for adverse health effects of…