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Indonesia Honesti Basyir, president director at Kimia Farma, explains the transition towards digitalization in the healthcare industry and his plans to take Kimia Farma from the top six to the top three in the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry by 2019. Mr. Honesti, you were appointed president director of Kimia Farma in April…

Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s minister of industry, explains the Ministry’s commitment to talent pool development, economic capital availability, and technology implementation within the national industrial landscape. Furthermore, he highlights the role of the governmental institution to create a positive ecosystem between the public and private stakeholders playing a role in the…

Indonesia Prof. Dr. dr. Fachmi Idris, M.Kes, president director at BPJS Kesehatan explains the evolution of the Universal Healthcare coverage program of Indonesia (JKN-KIS), the challenges inherent in its implementation, and the Indonesian government’s commitment to overcoming them. Dr. Fachmi, can you briefly introduce the main activities and responsibilities of BPJS…

Colombia J&J Medical Devices regional VP Mircea Cubillos discusses the long-term vision for J&J in Colombia and Latin America. Moreover, he speaks about the company’s strategy for emerging markets, the importance of the collaboration with stakeholders and government actors in the medical devices sector, as well as his personal motivation to…

Indonesia Dr. Kuntjoro Adi Purjanto, Chairman of PERSI (National Association of Hospitals in Indonesia), explains the role that public and private hospitals are playing to successfully realize the national healthcare goals and the active collaboration of PERSI with the government to enhance the Indonesian hospital eco-system. Could you please introduce yourself…

Indonesia Ashish D. Pal, President Director at MSD Indonesia, discusses the importance of introducing innovative pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologics to address significant unmet needs and the strategic importance of the universal healthcare coverage program (JKN) towards meeting the national healthcare goals. Mr. Pal, you have been leading the Indonesian affiliate of…

Japan Eric Delarge, general manager and representative director of Servier Japan, recently became the first member of the international pharma industry to join bioIPSeeds, an innovative tool aiming to foster early stage collaboration between academia and the global industry, which also stands as the first application of the blockchain technology in…

Indonesia Dr. Hasbullah Thabrany, chairman at the Center for Social Security Studies Universitas Indonesia (CSSUI) and Senior Health Care Financing Consultant to the National Social Security Council of Indonesia, explains the evolution of the national healthcare insurance system since its creation in 1968 as well as the path of development to…

Indonesia Dr. Sigit Priohutomo, chairman of DJSN (National Social Security Council of Indonesia), explains DJSN’s action plan to implement the SJSN (Indonesian Social Security System), meant to offer basic social security coverage to the Indonesian population in various areas as well as his future vision of the Indonesian healthcare sector. Could…

Indonesia Parulian Simanjuntak, Executive Director at IPMG, explains the crucial role that MNCs should play within Indonesian universal healthcare coverage (JKN) and discusses the future challenges that should be addressed to enhance the national healthcare system. Indonesia is one of the strongest pharmaceutical markets within the region. Valued at USD 5.5…

Taiwan Wang Yu Pei, general manager of Nang Kuang Pharmaceutical, Taiwan’s indisputable market leader for injectable products, provides insights into the global ambitions of the company as Nang Kuang is about to bring its first injectable into the US market and is also looking for Europe-based partners to distribute its high-quality…

Switzerland The global leader in the specialized niche of micronization services, Jetpharma is set for continued steady growth driven by the continued development of extremely dangerous-to-handle highly potent active ingredients. To begin, could you please introduce Jetpharma and the field of micronization to our readers? “Jetpharma has over 40 years of…