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Brazil Sameer Savkur, country manager of Biogen Brazil, provides insights into the key specificities of the Brazilian pharmaceutical ecosystem and documents the great successes of Biogen affiliate in working hand-in-hand with all key public and regulatory stakeholders in Brazil, as recently illustrated with Biogen’s innovative treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA),…

Brazil Allan Finkel, recently voted Novo Nordisk’s best GM globally, speaks about the partnerships and projects that the Brazilian affiliate organizes with doctors and patient associations to increase diabetes awareness in the country as well as their newly launched obesity treatment Saxenda®, which has seen tremendous success in Brazil. You took…

Brazil Roberto Alvarenga, general manager Latin America at Biotronik, the leading company globally for cardiovascular and endovascular medical technologies, documents how he has been leveraging on his long standing experience among prestigious pharmaceutical companies in order to implement pioneering processes in Brazil’s medtech field and ultimately increase Brazilian patients’ access to…

Brazil Rolf Hoenger, president and general manager of Roche Pharma Brazil, provides an inspiring insight into the innovative and multi-faceted market access vision implemented by the Brazilian affiliate under his tenure and documents his personal approach to bolstering creativity at the affiliate level and ultimately fulfill the company’s fundamental objective to…

Bulgaria Kalin Tochev, country manager of IQVIA Bulgaria, discusses the main trends taking place in the Bulgarian pharmaceutical sector and highlights the end-to-end approach that IQVIA offers to its clients to help them successfully navigate a dynamic environment. Mr. Tochev, you have a quite unusual profile coming from different industries such…

Brazil Pius Hornstein, MSc, PhD, country chair Sanofi Brazil and general manager Pharma, shares his positive outlook on the Brazilian pharma market over the next few years and details Sanofi’s strategy in Brazil; a ‘must-win’ market for the company. Unsatisfied with being just the top-ranked multinational pharma company in Brazil, he…

Switzerland Marina Lugova, executive VP Business Development at API manufacturer Synbias Pharma, discusses why Switzerland was chosen as the company’s headquarters, Synbias’s internationalization strategy, and why it is the partner of choice.   We have chosen Switzerland for several reasons: a stable political and economic environment, the fact many Big Pharma…

Brazil Ricardo Lourenço, VP-Managing Director of Lupin in Brazil has been in charge of implementing the take over of Medquímica by Lupin. In this interview he explains Brazil is a land of many opportunities. He is looking forward to capitalize the fast growth rate of generic products in Brazil, revive the…

Canada Louis Pilon, president and CEO, highlights JAMP Pharma’s unique positioning as a Canadian generics company with one of the largest salesforce covering the whole Canadian market as well as the fourth-largest product portfolio, their focus on niche and complex products, their agility in seizing new opportunities, and his mission to…

Brazil Josiel Florenzano, managing director of Lundbeck Brazil and South Cone, provides us with an overview of the main dynamics shaping the Brazilian CNS market as well as the opportunities he identifies to further increase awareness and improve market access in the mental health area. You took over the helm of…

Brazil Neide Kawabata, president of B Braun Brazil, shares B Braun’s long track record of success and commitment to Brazil, the innovations they continue to bring to the market, and the long-term vision and community support B Braun brings to its affiliates globally, as a sixth-generation family-owned company. Neide, could you…

India A passionate advocate for reverse mentoring, Abbott India Limited’s managing director, Venu Ambati, discusses the productive investments that the company has made in India, and his intention to make digital technology, building interactive healthcare ecosystems and going ‘beyond the pill’ strategic priorities for the future. A strategic acquisition has enabled…