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Egypt Patrick Tete, managing director of Servier Egypt, highlights the cornerstones of his plan to transform the French company’s Egyptian affiliate, discussing its strengths and its place in Servier’s global operations. He also emphasises the need for more education and awareness amongst the population to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases…

Korea Nic Horridge was recently appointed president of Roche Korea, having spent an extended period in emerging Asian markets. He shares his vision for the Korean affiliate, focused on bringing Roche’s extensive global pipeline of innovative medicines to Korean patients, making personalized healthcare a reality in clinics and championing Korea as…

Spain Javier Hidalgo, CEO and president of Tedec-Meiji Farma, highlights the main challenges he faces and how he positions the company as the preferred partner of choice. Furthermore, he offers his insights into the strategic importance of Spain for the group and how he blends the two cultures of the company,…

France Bertrand de Lavenne, general manager of Mylan France, explains how the affiliate is positioned within the group’s operations and how the Mylan strategy is to be a key actor in connecting the health network around patient needs. De Lavenne also shares his view on the French pharmaceutical market and the…

China Lorena Di Carlo, a Lundbeck veteran, shares her first impressions of her six months as general manager of Lundbeck China, the strategic significance of China to Lundbeck’s global organization, the company’s commitment to patient-centricity, disease awareness and medical education in the area of brain diseases, and her strategic priorities for…

Korea Shin Poong is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in Korea. Established after the Korean War, the company’s original mission was to provide high-quality and affordable generic medicines to the Korean people. Now the company has transitioned into an innovative developer of novel first-in-class therapeutics, including a malaria treatment on…

China Fendy Yanhui Feng, vice president of Eisai Co., Ltd. and president of Eisai China Holdings Ltd. and Eisai China Inc., shares the significant improvements she has made to Eisai’s China Region operations over the past five years across; the affiliate’s exciting launch of LENVIMA® in 2018 and more upcoming launches…

Egypt Emad Graiss, managing director of Merck North East Africa, explains what it takes to successfully steer a company through a period of economic difficulties, while still growing at a fast pace. He also highlights how the Egyptian government has prioritized healthcare and how private companies like Merck are collaborating with…

Egypt Mohamed Swilam, country manager of Roche Egypt, explains how ensuring access to medicine in Egypt is not only related to pricing challenges, but also to support healthcare systems, improve diagnosis, educate and build local skills. He also gives insights into the company’s plans on how to partner with stakeholders across…

China Tian Wee Ng, managing director (Asia-Pacific) for Pierre Fabre Medicament, shares insight on how the business has evolved in the region, moving from an opportunistic approach to a more strategic one, since his appointment in 2016. He also discusses the value of Pierre Fabre’s oncology portfolio for the region and…

China Rogers Luo Yongqing, global VP and general manager (China), Gilead Sciences, shares the key accomplishments of Gilead in China with six innovative products approved in just 15 months; the strategic significance of Gilead China as the newest affiliate for Gilead globally; and their commitment to maximizing patient access in China…

Korea Min-Young Kim, general manager at Ipsen Korea discusses her strategy to refocus the Korean affiliate away from the toxin market and towards oncology and rare diseases. She also documents Ipsen’s rapid local growth and increasing market share. Miss Kim also gives her assessment of the current drug pricing situation, as…