Tunisia Walid Lakhdar, country business unit head for Tunisia and Libya at Pfizer, stresses the company’s ongoing dedication to patients in Tunisia. This was illustrated by the significant investments Pfizer has made in Tunisia after the revolution and still continues to make. Lakhdar talks about Pfizer’s successful partnerships in the country…
Austria Dr. Wolfgang Harrer, regional manager of Chiesi Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), discusses the challenges of managing the region’s diverse cultural differences and the importance of CEE within global operations. Furthermore, he points out the factors influencing the influx of innovative drugs into Austria, especially in rare diseases, and highlights…
India Bhupendra Singh, chairman of the Indian National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), provides an overview of the current mechanisms governing the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry in India, highlighting the challenges of the current pricing climate, and the ultimate goal of providing affordable and accessible medicines to the nation’s roughly 1.3…
Canada Patrick Nadeau, vice-president (business development, marketing and operations) of Lupin Pharma Canada, highlights the journey of Lupin Pharma within Canada since its 2014 establishment, the strategic importance of the Canadian affiliate within its mission to become a global pharma company in both the branded and the generics spaces, as well…
Bulgaria Stanimir Hasurdjiev explains the key role of the National Patients’ Organization (NPO) in Bulgaria and discusses the main areas that he is working on to ensure that patients are heard and can benefit from the best treatments and care available at a reasonable price. You are working in different…
Canada Peter Brenders, general manager of Sanofi Genzyme Canada, highlights the strategic significance of the Canadian affiliate, which has seen double-digit growth every quarter for the past five and a half years; the challenges it faces within Canada’s market access environment; and the personal motivation driving him after three decades in…
Tunisia Senda Bahri Hicheri, director of the National Control Laboratory of Tunisia (LNCM), is looking forward to helping Tunisian pharmaceutical players thrive by allowing them to profit from both shorter market access times and an upcoming accreditation for the laboratory. In this interview, she explains the key role the LNCM is…
Bulgaria Dr. Atanas Atanasov, country manager at Angelini Bulgaria, explains the affiliate’s growth to become a top ten player in the Bulgarian industry and highlights the leadership position of its portfolio in each category based on a long-term promotion strategy and value-based quality. Angelini started its internationalisation process ten years ago,…
Austria Rudolf Wessely, CEO and founder of Gynial, the Austrian leader in oral contraceptives, elaborates on the company’s incredibly fast market penetration since 2007 and explains his expertise in the contraceptive field. Furthermore, he discusses the importance of open communication with gynaecologists and Gynial’s unique product philosophy as well as the…
ARM Annie Hubert, Senior Director, EU Section & Public Policy for the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) describes some of the issues that companies in the advanced therapies field are facing in terms of market access and stakeholder education in Europe, as well as some of the key breakthroughs that European…
Canada Niven Al-Khoury, President of Sanofi Canada, highlights the strong presence that Sanofi has established in the country over the past 100 years, some of the notable historical achievements from collaboration between Sanofi and Canadian science, as well as the value that Sanofi is committed to bringing to the Canadian healthcare…
Canada Michael Tremblay, president and CEO of Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc., draws upon his four decades of experience within the Canadian pharmaceutical industry to discuss his thoughts on the need for Canada to move away from a ‘silo-ed’ approach to healthcare spending, the value that Astellas has been bringing to patients…
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