Actelion Johnson & Jonhson’s interest in taking over the Swiss biotech group Actelion has been confirmed, with the Wall Street Journal estimating that a total takeover price could top USD 20 billion. As Actelion is a market leader in some therapeutic areas such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the acquisition could…
Pharma The Executive Director of AmCham Singapore, former US Ambassador Judith Fergin, highlights why American companies are the largest source of FDI in the country and how Singapore’s enterprise-friendly environment has made it a hotbed for international investor interest. Can you please provide an overview of the chamber’s presence within Singapore…
Pharma Martin Naville, CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, discusses Swiss exports to the US, global competitiveness and innovation rankings, and why the Swiss-US relationship will only continue to grow stronger in the coming years. In 2015, the US was the most important destination for Swiss direct investment abroad, amounting…
Pharma The executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic discusses measuring the impact that healthcare policy changes have on the healthy life years of Czechs. Furthermore, he identifies the Czech people as a most important asset which sets the nation apart from its neighbors. The AmCham…
Pharma AmCham Hungary, one of the largest American Chambers of Commerce in Central and Eastern Europe, discusses their advocacy efforts, particularly highlighting the chamber’s recently established Healthy Nation Policy Task Force and its aim to positively shape the current and future state of healthcare in Hungary. Can you please describe for…
Pharma Puerto Rico is starting to move towards greater R&D activity. World class research centers in cardiovascular, oncology, and soon molecular science are putting the territory on the global map for pharmaceutical research. But Puerto Rico is starting to move beyond manufacturing and towards greater R&D activity. Puerto Rico’s Cardiovascular and…
Pharma Eduardo Negrón-Navas, attorney-at-law, for the Puerto Rican law firm Fiddler, González & Rodríguez, discusses the firm’s long-standing service to the pharmaceutical industry and the need for both government and industry to reinvent a business model better defined for the new realities of the 21st century. What is your evaluation of…
Pharma M&N Electronic Inc., also referred to as G.O.D Enterprises, provides hi-tech doors and material handling to the life sciences manufacturing industries of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The company’s president, Manuel De La Cruz, outlines M&N’s rapid growth since its inception in 2008 and future expansion opportunities. How did…
Pharma Andrés Soto and Luis Baez co-founded ISPV (Integrated Services for Productivity and Validation) in 2007. As a relative latecomer to the validation market of Puerto Rico, they explain how they capitalized upon their previous experience to become one of the fastest-growing service providers in the Puerto Rican pharmaceutical and food…
Francisco Arteaga-Martínez Francisco Arteaga-Martínez founded Caribbean Project Management (CPM) in 1991. Since then, the company has expanded considerably, with a presence now in Florida and Panama as a leading Puerto Rican construction management provider. He discusses the history, growth and key assets of the company. What were your intentions behind starting CPM?…
Pharma José M. Jiménez, Vice President and General Manager of Torcon Puerto Rico, outlines current construction projects within the life science and healthcare industries on the island while highlighting the branch office’s strong expertise. Jimenez is one of the nation’s top 40 construction managers according to Engineering News Record (ENR). Given the dynamic…
Pharma José Luis Rodríguez, CEO of Hospital Pavia Santurce, explains how budget cuts to Puerto Rico’s healthcare system will have a dramatic impact on the country’s hospitals, and outlines how medical tourism can be promoted more to bring more patients to the island. What is your current assessment of Puerto Rico’s…
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