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Algeria PharmaBoardroom recently conducted a roundtable event with the key opinion leaders of Algeria’s healthcare sector. This is a sample of the conversation at our recent roundtable. Algeria’s youthful pharmaceutical landscape includes an array of state-controlled entities of an industrial or commercial nature alongside more conventional regulatory apparatus.  THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR…

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Samsung Korea’s economy has been dominated for decades by chaebols, large family-owned business conglomerates like Samsung, Hyundai, and LG, known for their hierarchical structures and success in Korea’s traditional sectors. However, a number of these big businesses are today making investments in the life sciences area – and those that started…

biotech Medytox is the most valuable pharmaceutical business in Korea, with a highly successful botulinum toxin product on the market, and can only grow further when they finish development of their second generation botulinum toxin product that will be commercialized globally (outside of Japan and Korea) by Botox manufacturer Allergan. What…

Celgene Celgene is committed to improving the lives of patients through innovation. The country manager of the recently opened Mexico affiliate explains the importance of having a direct presence in the market, how pro-patients and pro-innovation policies need to be supported, how innovative ways need to be found to ensure patient…

Ferring The country manager of a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group offering treatments for infertility outlines his firm’s approach for the socially conservative Algerian market. Your promotion as general manager of Ferring Algeria is quite recent. Can you tell us what were your priorities during the first year and how do you…

R&D Fermin Rivas Lopez, Country Manager of Celgene Portugal, gives his insight on Portugal’s recent economic problems, the challenges Celgene Portugal faces due to the economic state of the country, and what the strategy is to stay afloat. You joined Celgene Portugal earlier this year; why were you chosen to take…

Biopharmaceutical Kevin Leshuk, Vice-President and General Manager of Celgene in Canada, offers his critique of the Canadian reimbursement and approval process as well as the advantages his affiliate enjoys in specialty pharma using Canada’s strong clinical base. What do Canadian biopharmaceutical companies offer as a competitive edge? I believe we have…

Belgium Mr. Heyman, you inherited the chair and management of Janssen Pharmaceutica. What core values and spirit of Dr. Paul Janssen were you asked by the Janssen family to perpetuate throughout the years? Tom Heyman (TH): Janssen Pharmaceutica is all about innovation—developing, producing and providing innovative healthcare solutions for patients. When…

Novartis Belgium Mrs van der Kamp, you launched your career as a strategy consultant however, since then you have moved into the pharmaceutical industry by joining Novartis where you quickly worked your way up the ladder. What attracted you to this industry and Novartis specifically? Prior to beginning my career as a…