Tagged with Amgen

Saudi Arabia Amgen’s Middle East and Africa General Manager Mohamed Nasser discusses the company’s approach to the region; the opportunities in the Saudi market, given its improved regulatory environment; and the disadvantages of its reference pricing system. In addition, Nasser explains Amgen’s approach to Saudization and the company’s place within Saudi Arabia’s…

MEA Mohamed Nasser, Amgen’s general manager for the vast Middle East & Africa (MEA) region, leverages his considerable experience managing teams across the region to highlight four skills (and one secret ingredient) that pharma country and regional managers in MEA need to succeed.   The Middle East-Africa area (MEA) is one…

Switzerland This article forms part of Healthcare & Life Sciences Review: Switzerland February 2021, a comprehensive up-to-date country report on the Swiss pharma market, featuring data snapshots, feature articles, exclusive interviews and more. Click here to download.   Long heralded as an innovation powerhouse able to hold its own against the…

Switzerland PharmaBoardroom highlights three of the most enterprising and dynamic pharma affiliate country managers working in Switzerland today and their strategies for success in one of the world’s most innovative nations.   Henrik Asmussen, General Manager, Amgen Switzerland   Danish national Henrik Asmussen, head of Amgen Switzerland since 2017, outlined the…

Switzerland In a wide-ranging interview, Henrik Asmussen outlines his priorities for Amgen’s important Swiss affiliate, market access and pricing challenges, the company’s exciting pipeline, and what makes Amgen Switzerland a great place to work.   I was told when I came that Switzerland is a safe haven with easy access. What…

USA As part of our upcoming US Healthcare and Life Sciences Review, we spoke to key stakeholders – former Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) president & CEO Chip Davis; Carol Lynch, president of Sandoz US, head of Sandoz North America and member of the Sandoz Executive Committee; and Amgen’s biosimilars business…

Amgen Alper Ureten, Amgen VP and General Manager, sits down with PharmaBoardroom to set out his ambitions and objectives for its Biosimilars Business Unit. Ureten also reveals the strategy behind their success with biosimilars and emphasises the need for competition and high quality to foster eco-system maturity.   The key priority…

France With Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, emphasizing the importance of “winning the battle on data” and eccentric mathematician Cédric Villani, well in the process of drawing up a national strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) in his capacity as Chargé de Mission, there is little doubting the…

Taiwan Joyce Lee, general manager of Amgen Taiwan, shares her journey of building up the affiliate after only having entered the market three years ago and goes on to offer insights on the island’s unique assets to the company’s operations.  Ms. Lee also highlights Amgen’s dedication to Taiwan’s healthcare system by…

Puerto Rico Rayne Waller, VP Manufacturing for Amgen Manufacturing Limited in Puerto Rico, is leading the operations at the company’s largest manufacturing facility in Juncos, which manufactures more than 90 percent of Amgen’s products. He highlights the importance and competitive advantages of Puerto Rico for Amgen, while also explaining why the company…

Puerto Rico With more than 50 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, Puerto Rico is today a manufacturing base for 11 of the world’s 20 largest pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. However, considering its economic struggles and rising competition both from US states and international manufacturing hubs such as Ireland and Singapore, the…

Egypt Ahmed Mostafa, country manager of Amgen in Egypt and Iran, explains how the affiliate has been growing by providing end-to-end solutions. He also gives his take on the Egyptian government’s prioritization of healthcare and highlights that there are still improvements needed for bringing biosimilars to Egypt.     How would…