Pharma Alexander Zehnder discusses Sanofi’s sizable contribution to the Italian economy, manufacturing in Italy, and the country’s labyrinthine drug approval processes. What have been your main areas of focus and priorities since your appointment as head of Sanofi’s Italy and Malta operations in October 2014? Sanofi is in the midst of a transition from…
Malta Alan Camilleri, chairman of Malta Enterprise—the government agency responsible for facilitating and stimulating the development of Malta—recalls the words of a foreign investor, who had taken stake in Maltese business. The investor imagined what he would say to other potential promoters, if asked whether they should put their finances…
Medichem (Malta) Medichem began production at its plant in Malta in 2006. Can you give us a brief overview of the facilities, and of the importance of the subsidiary to Corporación Medichem as a group? Medichem was set up as a state-of-the-art facility for the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in…
Actavis (Malta) Ltd Actavis’ Maltese operations began as far back as 1976 as a different company ( Pharmamed Ltd.). In 2001, this Malta facility was acquired by Actavis which has developed it into what is today the largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturing plant on the island. Can you give us a brief overview of…
Metallform (Malta) Ltd Can you give us a brief description of Metallform’s activity since the establishment of the Maltese subsidiary in 1992? The parent company Metallform GmbH & Cokg was supplying disposable medical equipment to hospitals in West Germany through its subsidiary ImproMediform. When the Berlin wall came down in 1989 and Germany…
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