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Brazil In an exclusive interview, Otto Philipp Braun, part of medtech giant B. Braun’s family dynasty, discusses his achievements as MD in Brazil, the company’s operations in the country and globally, as well as its CSR programs. B. Braun has been established in Brazil for more than 40 years, with its headquarters…

R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committe You have a long experience in the Chinese pharmaceutical market, and in particular you saw it evolve tremendously over the last 10 years. From a management perspective, would you say that it is easier or harder to tackle today or a decade ago? In my view, the Chinese market is…

Randall Laboratories When we saw you in 2008 we had read a little bit about the major milestones in the company, how your grandfather came to Mexico in the 1950s and how you used to come to work in the company every day after high school when you were a teenager. Randall…

American Chamber of Commerce in Russia The U.S. and Russia have a long history of trade, and you have personally been with the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia since 2001. Can you give a brief overview of the history of the Chamber? As the U.S.S.R. unraveled in 1991, a group of American businessmen informally created…

Theraskin Brazil When we met you in 2007, as the head of the former Igefarma, the company was undergoing a transition – from branded generics into dermocosmetics and women’s health. But since that period of transition, there has been quite a transition again! Could you bring our readers up to speed? Since…

SERVIER Laboratories (Australia) Pty Ltd Servier was eligible to receive $7 million in P3 funding; can you tell us how this initiative has helped the company? P3 was not one of the main reasons why Servier has invested more in Australia of late. What drives Servier’s headquarters to conduct more research in Australia is a…

Stiefel Laboratories Pty Limited What impact will the recent PBS reforms have on Stiefel’s operations in Australia? Stiefel has no products on the PBS at the moment, and although that doesn’t preclude the company from having products on it in the future, there is no immediate effect or detriment to Stiefel due to the…

Bayer Australia Many MNCs are having pipeline concerns in the “new era” of post-blockbuster drug development. How is Bayer positioned in this respect? Bayer Schering Pharma has one of the richest pipelines in the industry. In Australia, the company is launching in the next three years, 18 new products or product line…

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee To begin, would you please give a brief introduction to the PBAC? The PBAC is a statutory committee of government first developed in Australia in the 1940s, which advises the Ministry of Health and Ageing as to what drugs will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Minister…

Pierre Fabre Australia Would you please introduce Pierre Fabre to our readers? Pierre Fabre Medicament Australia Pty Limited was established in Australia in late 2001, and is a fully owned subsidiary of the international parent company Pierre Fabre Medicament. Within Pierre Fabre Medicament, there are various divisions, of which oncology is among the…

Argentina SA Baxter Do you think this is a good moment for the Argentinean pharmaceutical industry to have international exposure? Indeed it is attractive, but we should keep the long term objectives on perspective. It is a stable and interesting market for multinational companies, as long as they can grasp the dynamics of…

Bayer Thailand Mr. Ammelburg of Roche described Thailand as a very difficult and different market and according to PReMA figures there was only 2 percent growth last year. Nevertheless, global projections rank Thailand as 12th among emerging countries in pharma and anticipate Thailand becoming the eighth largest economy and market by 2016.…