Biocon If we look back at the conditions under which you founded Biocon in 1978, we see a young woman with a seed capital of only Rs. 10,000 in a garage in an infrastructure deficient Bangalore. Both India and Biocon have come a long way since then. How different is the…
Boehringer Ingelheim India Pvt. Ltd. Before moving into the company’s strategy, can you give our readers an idea of what role Boehringer Ingelheim India plays within the Group’s worldwide operations? Within the Boehringer Ingelheim Group, there are the mature and emerging markets for the prescription medicines. Within this structure, India falls into the emerging markets…
Bioceros B.V. Bioceros was founded as a service company built on the immunology expertise of its founders. Additional cell line expertise was added when you joined in 2007. What made this combination so successful? The combination of immunology and early production technology together covers the pre-clinical development of monoclonal antibodies. This combination…
Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC) There is a long history of trade between Russia and Britain. The Chamber of Commerce started in 1916. Can you outline how the organisation has evolved and its current role today? As you point out, the Chamber was founded in 1916 – an interesting decision considering that we were in…
Glenmark Glenmark may be poised to release India’s first novel drug, from the in-licensed, anti-diarrheal molecule Crofelemer. Crofelemer has successfully complete Phase III trials, and you are readying to release it across 140 countries. What stage of the process are you in? When will we see India’s first novel drug in…
Apotex Nederland BV We do not often meet companies that have been successful at retaining their manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands. How and why did former Katwijk Farma -and now Apotex- succeed to do so? Katwijk Farma’s history goes back to 1914 and was traditionally a family-owned company. Yet, in the nineties it…
Cambridge Major Laboratories Europe It has now been 12 years since you co-founded ChemShop. One of the busiest, but probably most exciting moments in that period must have been the merger with CML in 2007. At that time, now global CEO Michael Major spoke of seamless integration. Was it really that easy in practice?…
Beurs van Berlage The Beurs van Berlage, conference centre in the heart of Amsterdam, dates back to the year 1903, and is a significant Dutch monument and unique event center that has become a famous heritage of the country. In what ways does Beurs van Berlage reflect and serve the city of Amsterdam…
BioConnection In addition to highlighting company strategies and strengths in our reports, we also like to get a feel for the leaders within the local markets that we cover. We noticed that you have worked for several of the Netherlands’ flagship companies, namely Organon and Octoplus. What was the trajectory that…
Bayer Co. Malaysia / Bayer Healthcare Malaysi Can you give our readers an outline of Bayer’s background in Malaysia and its current organisational division? Herbert Dittmar (HD): Bayer has been in Malaysia for around fifty years. It established its first legal entity here in the early 1970s and then engaged in a number of acquisitions worldwide including…
Malaysian Biotech Organisation (MBIO) Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Singapore and Taiwan are known for their high level of basic research and their focus on Biotechnology. Philip Yeo, Chairman of Spring Singapore told us that Biomedical science was an undisputed pillar of Singapore’s economy. How do you situate Malaysia in terms of R&D compared to other…
Lundbeck Limited (UK) If we look at Lundbeck globally, the company has been doing very well. Last year was a record year for profits. From a UK perspective, can you provide an overview of how you have seen the company performing since you arrived in 2009, and what your outlook is for 2011?…
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