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 David Goodman, CEO of Pharmascience, describes the importance of balancing innovation with low cost products in Canada and outlines his company’s strategy for growth domestically and internationally. 2013 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Pharmascience. How does the company’s original business compare with its business today? Pharmascience was first established as…
Generics The Country President of AstraZeneca Philippines discusses the company’s new growth strategy, the need for affordable product pricing, and the growing knowledge initiatives the companies is producing in order to tackle the lack in qualified medical practitioners in the Philippines. When AstraZeneca’s global CEO Pascal Soriot took office late 2012,…
Generics Sanjay Singh, General Manager of Torrent in the Philippines, talks about the decision behind entering the Philippine market, the company’s strategy for increasing the influence of Indian pharmaceutical companies in the market, and how Torrent is contributing to the general awareness of patients with schizophrenia and psychosis, conditions that are…
Biogenerics The founder and general manager of Biotechnova considers the potential of Colombia for biotechnological innovation, and explains the current state of the biogeneric industry in Latin America. Please start by introducing yourself, and explaining how you came to found Biotechnova. My background is in microbiology and infections: since 2003, there…
Generics The CEO of Metiska Farma talks about coming back to Indonesia after studying in the US at Berkeley and MIT, to take over the company, and the company’s strategy of adding value through a portfolio of generics and OTC products. Can you begin by giving a brief introduction of Metiska…
CSR The President Director of Novartis Indonesia talks about the strong competition his company faces from local generics manufacturers, and his perspectives on the other challenges currently facing his company in the Indonesian market. You mentioned earlier that the current 20 percent growth of Novartis Indonesia is still possible because the…
Generics Executive Director, Teodoro B. Padilla, and Reiner W. Gloor, Adviser of Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) argue that certain government initiatives, like discounted prices for senior citizens and students without financing them, put a perilous amount of pressure on the sector, and the necessity of raising awareness…
Biosimilars Jim Keon, Preisdent of CGPA, discusses the cost-saving benefits that generic drugs have offered Canada, and offers his insights into Canada’s intellectual property regime and the challenges of pricing in Canada. As a privileged witness to the evolution of the Canadian generic industry, what have been some of the defining…
Generics Dr. Chen, you joined US-based Anchen Pharmaceuticals in 2009 to help the company form a spin-off in Taiwan. Why did a US-based company look to establish itself in Taiwan, and then export back to the US? In my view, the US is not a very attractive environment for a company…
Aspen Labs Marked socio-economic differences in Mexico are playing an important role in pushing the uptake of generics, and these issues are starting to affect multinational corporations (MNCs). MNCs are being forced to open up and diversify, quite simply to have their fingers in as many pies where they can compete successfully.…
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