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Servier China Servier was one of the first pharmaceutical companies to establish a presence in China back in 1979. How has Servier’s presence evolved alongside China’s huge transformations of the last decades? Indeed, we are very proud to be one of the pioneering foreign companies in China’s pharmaceutical market. The year was…

Servier China In 2012 Servier China became the 3rd largest affiliate within the Servier group. How has the company progressed since then? Servier-China is a linchpin for Servier. Servier-China has become the biggest subsidiary in terms of personnel, with over 1200 people, and today we are number one in the Company in…

Lundbeck China Since this interview, Michael Ryde has left Lundbeck China and is now working as Commercial Counsellor, Teamleader Health, at the Danish Embassy in Beijing. Oscar Parra currently holds the position of General Manager for Lundbeck China. Lundbeck originally sold its products in China exclusively through partners for several years. What…

China Pharmaceutical Industry Association (CPIA) You have a very long history in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, first in the joint venture company Xian-Janssen and then in the China National Pharmaceutical Group. Could you highlight the main evolutions of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry through these fast-changing times? It is indeed true that we have undergone tremendous…

Alliance of Bio-Box Outsourcing China Please introduce to our readers the general situation and driving force behind the creation of the Beijing Pharma and Biotech Center and its core mandate? Established in 1996, BPBC is an affiliated agency of the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and serves as a professional service organization for the…

Hooker Cockram - China Hooker Cockram is a well established company with an, impressive and rich history. Could you give us some background on both your operations in Australia and your operations in China since 1993? Hooker Cockram is Australia’s oldest construction company, in existence for 149 years. For 125 years, the firm was…

Covance China You have had significant experience at GSK and Pfizer, and also at Frontage Labs doing more entrepreneurial work. What ultimately brought you to Covance? I worked in Big Pharma for about 14 years, which was the longest phase of my career. I have a strong passion for drug development –…

China Medicinal Biotech Association (CMBA) Could you please give us a brief introduction on CMBA? First and most obviously for new arrivals to our office, since 2011 we have changed locations, making it more convenient for companies to come here and benefit from the opportunities we can provide our members. CMBA’s membership now totals 205…

Beaufour IPSEN China Your background before joining Beaufour Ipsen is quite unique among country managers of pharmaceutical companies: working many years in academia and focused very much on Asian studies. What brought you to the pharmaceutical industry? I have a very long personal history with China, starting back in my student days. I…

Merck Serono China As growth has stalled in Europe, the US and Japan, many multinational companies are looking at China as part of a hedging strategy and a key growth driver of the future. You must be feeling a lot of pressure from company headquarters as well as the natural pressures of working…

China MSD China’s Michel Vounastos gives his initial impressions of the opportunities and challenges inherent in the Chinese healthcare market, and highlights how MSD’s offerings are able to address specific gaps in the country. You just arrived in China in February. The country managers we’ve met have all been here for…

Alliance of Bio-Box Outsourcing China Could you please give a brief introduction to the ABO and its history? ABO was established in 2005. The CRO business emerged in 2000 in China, and provided services for medicine factories; however, these CRO companies were small as individuals. As a result, they were gathered together and ABO was…