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India India’s pharmaceutical sales and forecast from 2013 up to 2021. Between 2017 and 2021, the Indian pharma market is forecasted to grow by a CAGR of between nine and ten percent. The Indian biotechnology market grew by a CAGR of 20.33% between 2005 and 2015 and stood at USD 11.6…

Estonia Riho Tapfer, director of the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of Estonia (APME), explains that a modern healthcare system and better medical care will require the widespread adoption of electronic health information which, in turn, allows for changes in important areas including prevention and more personalized care tailored specifically to a patient’s genetic…

Lithuania Lithuania’s key economic indicators between 2015 and 2018: GDP growth, inflation, unemployment rate, and government budget. Lithuania’s pharma market in terms of both volume and value. Spending on public health in Lithuania. The Lithuanian pharma market split by dispensing types. The public funding of health and pharmaceuticals in Lithuania. Healthcare…

Pharma India leads the way in terms of the sheer volume of US FDA-approved manufacturing plants with over 100, compared to only 28 in China. In terms of the global competitiveness of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), China remained out in front between 2012 and 2015, with India…

Ecuador Efraim Lakierovich, general manager of Celsius in Ecuador, elaborates on the company’s recent internationalization, the unexpected challenges it has faced in the institutional market and his ambitions to grow the affiliate to the point that it surpasses the size of the Uruguayan headquarters. Could you tell our international readers about…

India Murtaza Khorakiwala, managing director of Wockhardt, discusses the company’s vast international expertise in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceutical formulations in their 12 US FDA, UK MHRA and EMA compliant manufacturing facilities in India, as well as the out-licensing of its products into other regions to capture and penetrate new…

Canada Frank Baylis, chairman of the board at Baylis shares his views on his motivations for maintaining a lifelong interest in healthcare, the Baylis approach to problem solving, and sharing knowledge between university institutions and industry. Can you explain the founding of Baylis Medical? “Canada is a unique market in that…

Poland Cezary Kilczewski, president and founder of Medicofarma, a Polish CMO, discusses the company’s recent upgrades to double production capacity and the move into R&D operations as well as the dynamics of the possible CMO threat from cheaper nations in the east. He also highlights the strong positing of the company…

Baltics Juris Hmelnickis PhD, Chairman of the Board of JSC Kalceks, explains the story and the evolution of the company in Latvia, its key products in the CNS therapeutic area and how they were able to piggyback on the established footprint of their mother company, JSC Grindeks, to launch products in…

Poland Andrzej Schonert, CEO of Synoptis Industrial, discusses the intricacies of the Polish market and the requirement to move into niche areas, mainly in Rx, to concentrate their pharmaceutical offering to pharmacists, and in the future, hospitals. Furthermore, he highlights the company’s CMO activities and services to assist foreign players to…

Poland Colm Murphy, general plant manager of Anpharm, a key European production site for the Servier group, highlights major investments in recent years, such as the state-of-the-art QC Lab, and his strategy to increase the plant’s exports. Additionally, he discusses the growing importance of the company’s CDMO activities and the steps…

Ecuador Santiago Salguero, executive director of the Association of Latin American Pharmaceutical Laboratories in Ecuador (ALAFAR), elaborates on the exceptional work done by the association to build the relevant quality of products manufactured by his member companies, additional services the association can provide to its associates as well as the unmatched…