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Switzerland Darren Kerr, CEO of Swiss medtech Stratpharma discusses, the company’s roots, its broad portfolio in dermatology, plastic surgery and scar management, as well as its growing international footprint.   We target very different market groups, from government and university teaching hospitals with cutting edge science, to the OTC field and…

India A pioneer of the biotechnology industry in India and the head of the country’s leading biotechnology enterprise, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, discusses the recent US FDA approval of Ogivri™, the first biosimilar for trastuzumab and the sixth approved biosimilar in the US overall, and how Biocon is implementing a low-value high-volume model…

Canada Dr. Jean-Yves Leroux, CEO and founder of Medelys, lets his entrepreneurial fiber shine through in this interview as he talks about the beginnings of his company in 2006, the initial challenges, and the prospects for collagen-based natural health products in the treatment of joint pain resulting from arthritis and osteoporosis…

Bulgaria Vladimir Afenliev, chief director business operations, strategic and organizational developments at Sopharma, explains the great success of the strongest Bulgarian pharmaceutical company in the country as well as the upcoming strategies to further grow Sopharma in the region. Sopharma is the most important pharmaceutical group in Bulgaria with activities spanning…

Tunisia Lasaâd Boujbel, CEO of MédiS Group, and founder of the company, today leads what became one of the first Tunisian-based multinationals. His company’s recent investments in the Tunisian headquarters and in Senegal respectively respond to increased international demand and desires of expansion in the African market. MédiS has built up…

Tunisia Ridha Charfeddine, founding CEO of Unimed and president of the National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (CNIP) discusses enforcing European quality standards in Tunisia, the CNIP’s role in guiding pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Tunisia, as well as his entrepreneurial journey with Unimed, now the preferred partner of the…

Austria Rudolf Wessely, CEO and founder of Gynial, the Austrian leader in oral contraceptives, elaborates on the company’s incredibly fast market penetration since 2007 and explains his expertise in the contraceptive field. Furthermore, he discusses the importance of open communication with gynaecologists and Gynial’s unique product philosophy as well as the…

Colombia Emerson Lozano Garcia, founder of chemical company Bioquigen, underlines the importance of collaboration with the pharmaceutical sector in reagents for diagnostics and quality control and the ways in which associations such as ACOPI (for small and medium sized businesses) have helped Bioquigen to achieve success in Colombia and allowed them…

USA In an exclusive interview, Stephen Ubl, President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the association representing the leading innovative biopharmaceutical companies in the USA, discusses the onset of a new “golden era” in medicine. He goes on to discuss pricing issues, engaging in a constructive…

Ukraine Victoria Filatova, president and chairperson of the Association of Perfumery and Cosmetics of Ukraine (APCU), discusses her strategic priorities, the association’s main achievements in its six years of existence, and the internationalization of Ukrainian cosmetics companies. What is the role of the APCU and what are your main strategic priorities…

Hong Kong William Lai YF, CEO of Fortune Pharmacal, discusses the Hong Kong OTC market, the company’s internationalization strategy, and its expanding manufacturing footprint. Could you please introduce us to Fortune Pharmacal? What sets you apart from other OTC companies? “We follow the highest standards by always exploring what the ‘big boys’…

Indonesia Patrick Kalona, Director at Phytochemindo Reksa draws a detailed picture of the traditional and herbal medicine industry in Indonesia in addition to presenting the internationalization and growth strategy for the company. In parallel to your position at Phytochemindo Reksa you are also Chairman of the Indonesian Health Supplement Association (APKSI)…