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Generics Nelson Pires, General Manager of Jaba Recordati, the Portuguese affiliate of the Recordati Group, outlines the affiliate’s expansion into the PALOPS markets and demonstrates how the company has grown during a time of market decline.   Jaba was a Portuguese-based company until 2006, when it was bought by Recordati, whereupon…

Generics Earl Stanley Perez, General Manager of Meyerf Philippines, explains the importance of focusing on a few niches to succeed in a growing in a competitive market such as the Philippines, stressing the need for local companies to raise brand awareness and not only target the private sector but partner with…

Generics Al Z. Castro, General Manager of IMS Health Philippines, speaks about the ongoing challenges of bringing about awareness and acceptance of generics medicine to the local population, how this will affect IMS Health, and what their strategy is going forward over the next five years. IMS Health has previously classified…

Generics Ibrahim Monchito, Deputy Executive Director of the Department of Science and Technology ICT Office stresses the need to bring higher value to the HIM industry as a means to protect the local industry and help companies grow. He further elaborates on a government point of view of the actions taken…

Generics Reynaldo Dela Cruz Jr., President & General Manager of Lilly Philippines, gives his insight into the growing diabetes problem in the Philippines and what this means for Lilly Philippines as an opportunity to address a growing population of diabetic patients.   In neighboring markets like Indonesia, Lilly only started investing…

Generics Thelma Tobias–Go, President of the Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Scheele Laboartories, and Ed Ocampo, COO and Vice President of Scheele Laboratories, discuss the implications of the changing pharmaceutical landscape, and how far the country still remains from universal healthcare coverage.   How have you seen the pharmaceutical…

Generics Reynaldo Dela Cruz Jr., President & General Manager of Lilly Philippines, gives his insight into the growing diabetes problem in the Philippines and what this means for Lilly Philippines as an opportunity to address a growing population of diabetic patients.   In neighboring markets like Indonesia, Lilly only started investing…

Generics Reynaldo Dela Cruz Jr., President & General Manager of Lilly Philippines, gives his insight into the growing diabetes problem in the Philippines and what this means for Lilly Philippines as an opportunity to address a growing population of diabetic patients.   In neighboring markets like Indonesia, Lilly only started investing…

Generics Marcelina Itchon, President & CEO of Aspen Philippines, talks about what drives Aspen’s success, why the Philippines was the first choice from which to build an Asian division, and the company’s business strategy to maintain and grow its current level of success over the next five years.   Ms. Itchon,…

Generics Romeo Carbonel, President & CEO of RBC-MDC Philippines, and Minerva Carbonel, COO of RBC-MDC, speak about how RBC-MDC was founded, its path to success since its founding, and whether or not it will be bought up by an MNC or passed down through the family in the future.   As…

Generics Julita Geronimo, President & CEO of Globo Asiatico, Philippines, talks about her motivation to start Globo Asiatico, how the company must drive up sales to continue to grow as a company, and how the company deals with the big MNCs competitors.    Ms. Geronimo, you started Globo Asiatico in the…

Generics In part one of a two-part interview, Generika Philippines co-founders Teodoro Ferrer and Julien Bello discuss what led them to start the company, the changing mentality among the Filipino population regarding branded and unbranded generic medicines.   Teodoro and Julien, you started Generika together exactly one decade ago. What sparked…