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pharma The Director of the CNCR and the person in charge of the industrial sector, talk about the fragmented nature of French clinical research funding, why when it comes to boosting France’s attractiveness as a clinical research destination, funding is the number one issue for hospitals and reveals how the number…

France The President of France’s Association for CROs (AFCROs) discusses the issues surrounding France’s clinical research sector and the actions that both the public and private sector need to take to maintain their competitiveness. He also discusses his company’s recent merger with Biostatem and their mission to internationalize. While France remains…

France The Head of the Department of Medicine at the Faculty of Health Science at the University of Cape Town reveals how their role is not only in training people to be technically competent, but to produce the next generation of thinkers, researchers and innovators, how The Lancet report, produced by…

France PharmaBoardroom spoke to Fabrice Chouraqui, President of Novartis Latin America and Canada at the Financial Times LatAm Healthcare & Life Sciences Summit in September 2015. He emphasizes the criticality of access to innovation for patients in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. You were appointed President of Novartis Latin America…

pharma The CEO and founder of ModiQuest discusses how, with its unique, fully-integrated antibody generation and development platform, the company is developing antibodies for potentially groundbreaking therapies for the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and growing its already well-established CRO arm serving clients from around the world. Could you introduce…

pharma The CEO of BioConnection, the leading contract services and manufacturing organization for the development and production of injectable (bio)pharmaceutical products, explains how —thanks to flexibility and quality-driven mentality —the company helps small and medium biotech companies and universities make their products reality. This year BioConnection celebrates its tenth anniversary and…

pharma The Netherlands provides a flourishing environment for biotech to grow. The vice president for European operations at Kite Pharma discusses how biotech start-ups can find their path to success and how Kite Pharma is looking at new innovative therapies for cancer treatment. Before joining T-Cell Factory, later acquired by Kite…

pharma Hans Schikan offers insights into the flourishing Dutch life sciences sector and the attractiveness of the local eco-system, citing a combination of the right science and the right attitude of people as the key formula for success. In 2014/2015, three Dutch biotechs (UniQure, ProQR, Galapagos) went public on Nasdaq, and…

Pharma The Director of the newly formed Necker Institute for Sick Children reveals how the inspiration behind INEM was to bring people together in order to create a common scientific policy and campus spirit and why collaboration between clinicians and researchers is crucial in a, which is heavily reliant on scientific…

pharma The Centre for Human Drug Research provides a full range of early stage clinical pharmacology services. The CEO discusses the vision behind the creation of the foundation as well as some of its most recent educational and funding initiatives destined to help biotech companies develop new drugs. You founded the…

Pharma The general manager of Drogsan, Ersan Kuçuk elaborates on the company’s efforts in shifting towards more value-added pharmaceutical products, specifically within the realm of biosimilars, while highlighting his ambitions in expanding the company’s presence within OTC. He also illustrates the decision to move Drogsan’s R&D department to the Gazi University…

Pharma Michel van Agthoven outlines the role played by the Pharmaceutical Committee of the American Chamber in contributing to healthcare related policies in the Netherlands through research programs and by encouraging collaboration between stakeholders. The Committee aims to contribute to the improvement of key aspects of the healthcare system in the…