Biotech City The director of Biotech City in Laval, close to Montreal, discusses the advantages brought on by the cluster effect, and how this has played out at Biotech City, a government funded cluster of 80 companies and over 5,000 employees. Your background has a strong focus on business start-ups and development,…
Government Regulation As the only country in the G8 without an orphan drugs act, the President of Médunik, a company focused on bringing orphan drugs into the country, talks about the desperate need for better legislation in this area for the benefit of patients, and the misconceptions of treating Canada as a…
Generics Calvin Tsai and Jack Wu talk about their two-pronged international approach through pharmaceuticals and nutricare. The head of the nutricare business elaborates on the challenge of introducing milk products to the Asian market in the current climate, and the head of the pharma business explains the company’s long-term strategy for…
Government Regulation An interesting perspective on the Canadian market, and its opportunities and challenges in drug registration on a regional level from the President of Triton Pharma, a company dedicated to bringing unique drugs into the country in the areas of women’s health, dermatology and urology. What have been some of…
government relations A perspective from Canada’s national health body on the future of medicine in the 21st century, from the shift to personalized medicine to streamlining regulatory and approval processes, removing duplication from international partners and utilizing modern communications technology to improve transparency and efficiency. Could you provide a brief overview of…
CSR The President & CEO of Sanofi Canada talks candidly about the pros and cons of the current administrative setup of the Canadian healthcare sector; Concerto, an association in Quebec that puts innovative pharma alongside government and regulators, and the local implications of the global trend of diversification in Big Pharma.…
Government Regulation President Santos appointed economist Alejandro Gaviria as the new Minister of Health and Social Protection in September 2012. Gaviria’s priority has been to create health reform that would introduce the next episode of Colombia’s payer system, following the introduction of Law 100 in 1993, which extended health coverage to…
Generics Tom Rönnlund discusses the current state of the pharmaceutical industry in the Nordics in this time of austerity, and offers opinions on reference pricing and cooperation in the region. How have the markets in Denmark and Sweden evolves over the past five years, since the financial crisis started and austerity…
regulator After the big milestone last year— the Danish Medicines Agency merging with the Danish National Board of Health— can you please comment on why this decision was taken and what synergies have since emerged? Part of this decision was due to economic reasons; we reviewed the institutions that we have…
Espíndola International Consultants An expert in trade and regulatory issues relating to the pharmaceutical industry in Colombia, the senior partner of Espíndola International Consultants offers his opinions on the steps taken by the Colombian authorities to improve quality and reduce corruption in the sector, as well as discussing the steps to maintain cost containment…
Aspen The Aspen Group identified Latin America as a “large developing market where it can leverage its substantial intellectual property portfolio and manufacturing infrastructure”. What was the original strategy behind getting the best from the Mexican market – specifically with the acquisition of the Latin America business from India-based Strides Arcolab…
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Looking back at the company’s recent challenges, we see a very tough 2009, largely due to the Betapharm acquisition and the subsequent changes in German regulations. How do you explain the situation there and what measures did you take to turn the situation around? Germany, and in particular the Betapharm…
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