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Contract Manufacturing The managing director of Encube Ethicals discusses contract manufacturing in India today, growing competition from China, and partnering with the world’s leading multinational pharma companies.   Mr Dilip Shah from the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance told us that the main strength of India is manufacturing, so of course, contract manufacturing as…

Lundbeck Russia Lundbeck is a niche player exclusively focused on the treatment of CNS and mental health disorders. How developed do you find this niche to be in Russia? The size of this niche is relatively small in Russia, when compared to Western Europe and other developed regions. In Russia, we are…

AstraZeneca Serbia As the 7th largest pharma MNC worldwide, AstraZeneca is a company that needs no introduction. However, our readers would love to hear more about your operations here in Serbia… Therefore, can you please first provide them with an idea of the key milestones for the company in Serbia, since you…

Janssen Serbia How does Janssen view the Serbian market today, and how has company built up its presence here in the country? Previously we were working through distribution channels and in 2003 we started to operate as a part of Johnson & Johnson in Serbia. As you know J&J has three parts:…

Novo Nordisk (Serbia) Novo Nordisk has a long history in Serbia compared to many of the other multinational companies present in the country today. The separate entity Novo Nordisk d.o.o was founded in 2006, but you have been present in the market for over 20 years. Given this history, how would you describe…

Association of European Businesses (AEB) The AEB works through a number of channels to promote the interests of European corporations with operations in Russia. It has a long history in this country, dating back to 1995. Why is a group like the AEB necessary, and what are the main targets on its agenda this year?…

Bharat Biotech International Limited If we first take a step back and look at how Bharat Biotech was established, we see quite a remarkable story. It is rather exceptional to see scientists becoming entrepreneurs. What made you this exception, and what drove you to set up Bharat Biotech? I was based in the US…

Reckitt Benckiser Russia & CIS Many expat managers have used Russia as a stepping-stone, but you have headed this business for an astounding 9 years. What is it about this country and about Reckitt Benckiser’s affiliate here that has prompted you to stay for so long? That is a good question—because in our company, we…

UCB Russia When we first met, you mentioned that you assumed this position in 2009, to help UCB Russia recover from a flat spin in the wake of the financial crisis. What areas did you specifically target for improvement, and how did you turn this affiliate around? The most significant issue that…

UCB Russia/CIS What were the difficulties in the CIS regions around the time of the financial crisis? Were there similarities to the situation in Russia? Yes, the situation in the CIS was quite similar to Russia. I was hired two years ago, from within our French subsidiary, to reorganize UCB’s CIS business…

Boehringer Ingelheim Russia You have been with Boehringer Ingelheim since the early days of your career in 1994. In the pharmaceutical sector, managers seem to jump from company to company quite often—but you have stayed with Boehringer Ingelheim throughout executive positions in Germany, Portugal, Ukraine, Finland, and, of course, now Russia. What has…

Binnopharm Binnopharm was established in 2006, with 100% of charter capital coming from holding company JSFC Sistema. What was the vision behind the creation of Binnopharm? The company was indeed established in 2006, but operations did not actually begin until 2009. JSFC Sistema is a company that often works in markets…