Tagged with Access

Canada The government of the French-speaking Canadian province of Québec stands out for undertaking healthcare reforms while appreciating the need to join hands with industry when it comes to the promotion of health innovation. “Quebec has the most aggressive approach of any province in this country [for generics pricing]” Dr. Gaétan…

Brazil Fernando Itzaina, president and CEO of FQM Group, originally Farmoquímica, provides inspiring insights into the threefold development vision favored by this rapidly growing pharmaceutical company, his commitment to continue exploring both organic and inorganic growth options in order to better service Brazilian patients and physicians, as well as FQM’s enduring…

Canda Richard Lajoie shares his main priorities for his tenure as new president of Valeant’s Canadian operations: portfolio rejuvenation through launches of innovative molecules addressing the unmet needs of Canadian patients, growing the company’s manufacturing capacity in the country and fostering the Valeant culture. What does Canada represent for Valeant today?…

Switzerland With two billion people globally – predominantly in low and middle-income countries – having little or no access to medicine, a select group of service providers have emerged to try and further dialogue between pharmaceutical companies, regulators, healthcare professionals and patients on the issue of expanding access to medicines. At…

Serbia Marija Krstic, general manager of GSK Serbia and Montenegro, discusses how the various positions she has undertaken during her 13-year career at GSK help inform her current role, the initiatives that GSK Serbia is involved in to increase access to innovative medicines for Serbian patients, and her push to ensure…

Brazil Alexei Kolchin, general manager of GSK Brazil, discusses adapting to Brazil, having previously held the equivalent role in Russia, the Brazilian affiliate’s contribution to GSK’s global growth, and its embrace of digitally disruptive technologies. Before being appointed GM of GSK in Brazil, you were the GM for GSK Russia, so…

India A passionate advocate for Indian patients, Sanjiv Navangul, managing director of Janssen India, discusses the company’s public health work in the field of tuberculosis (TB) and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) in support of the Government of India’s efforts to end TB, including providing access to novel drug bedaquiline, initiating a…

Lithuania Kristina Garuoliene, vice minister at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania, explains the cornerstones behind the new National Drug Policy approved in August 2017, the commitment of the Ministry to ensuring Lithuanian patients have access to the latest high-quality medicines regardless of their location or spending power.…

Poland Michał Mieszkowski, general manager of Angelini Poland, discusses the strategic significance of Poland for the company, as the third largest affiliate within the global company, the company’s impressive product portfolio and exciting pipeline, new therapeutic areas, and his future aspirations for Angelini Poland. As the general manager for Poland at…

Brazil Juan Pablo Udry, general manager Brazil and Latin America at Boiron, the world’s undisputed leader in homeopathic medicines, provides an insightful overview of the Brazilian and Latin American landscape for homeopathic products and documents Boiron’s commitment to bringing a new alternative to physicians across the continent. He also describes the…

Switzerland Dr. Raymond De Vré, senior VP and head of Business Operations and Strategy, Biologics at Dr. Reddy’s in Switzerland, discusses scaling up the Indian-headquartered company’s biosimilars business globally and the importance of selecting Switzerland as the location for regional headquarters.   The main challenge in the mature markets is the…

Brazil Cesar Rengifo, senior vice president and area director Emerging Markets West at GSK, the fastest growing multinational company in both Brazil and Latin America, discusses the perfect match between GSK’s product portfolio and the region’s healthcare needs as well as the opportunities it entails for the company and Latin America’s…