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Ukraine Denis Shevchenko, founder of the NGO and charitable foundation PharmVarta, provides insights into the main initiatives of this independent, non-profit organization that has freely supplied Ukrainian patients with more than 1.5 million packs over the past 18 months, while he also highlights some critical regulatory updates that could further improve…

Indonesia Lin Neumann, Managing Director of AmCham Indonesia, highlights the opportunities in the Indonesian market, recent industry results, and the complex regulatory system in Indonesia: the main barrier to market access. You have been at AmCham since October 2014 after more than 20 years as a journalist around South-East Asia. What…

Indonesia Dr. Hasbullah Thabrany, chairman at the Center for Social Security Studies Universitas Indonesia (CSSUI) and Senior Health Care Financing Consultant to the National Social Security Council of Indonesia, explains the evolution of the national healthcare insurance system since its creation in 1968 as well as the path of development to…

Mexico Gabriela Báez, Chief Commercial Officer of Up Pharma, elaborates on the company’s unique business model that supports small to medium sized pharmaceutical and preventative health companies in entering the Mexican market. In terms of your portfolio, what is the breakdown of your services and where do see the most growth?…

Taiwan Derek Wang, Chairman of the board of the China Chemical & Pharmaceutical Group (CCPG), one of the leading pharmaceutical groups in Taiwan, provides insights into his strategies to consolidate CCPG’s leadership in Taiwan and China and accelerate the group’s market penetration in strategic countries such as Japan and the US,…

Taiwan Derek Wang, Chairman of the board of the China Chemical & Pharmaceutical Group (CCPG), one of the leading pharmaceutical groups in Taiwan, provides insights into his strategies to consolidate CCPG’s leadership in Taiwan and China and accelerate the group’s market penetration in strategic countries such as Japan and the US,…

Indonesia Parulian Simanjuntak, Executive Director at IPMG, explains the crucial role that MNCs should play within Indonesian universal healthcare coverage (JKN) and discusses the future challenges that should be addressed to enhance the national healthcare system. Indonesia is one of the strongest pharmaceutical markets within the region. Valued at USD 5.5…

Mexico Luisa Gutierrez, CEO at Medisi, explains the importance of helping get fast registration for high quality medtech products registrations and explains Medisi’s integral solutions for both the regulation and distribution of medical devices. Ms. Gutierrez you have quite an unusual professional profile. What triggered you to start your entrepreneurial journey…

Taiwan Mike Exton, Managing Director at Novartis Taiwan, describes the affiliate’s plans to increase collaboration with the government in order to provide Taiwanese patients with a greater access to innovative, life-changing products, while highlighting Novartis’ world-class innovation in many critical therapeutic areas, such as heart failure, as well as the skilled…

Taiwan The Chairman & CEO of TaiGen Biotechnology discusses the growth opportunities that the company holds in China, its main target market, and documents how her long-term strategic outlook made the company one of the most successful biotech companies in the region today, holding an unrivalled experience and unique positioning in…

Greece Despite the difficulties of the financial crisis and subsequent austerity legislation, pharma firms implanted in Greece have nonetheless continued to exhibit great commitment and staying power. “The big multinationals have not been panicking and resorting to large-scale layoffs or fleeing the market.” Konstantinos Kofinas, Merck “Regardless of the challenges posed…

Mexico Roberto Tapia-Conyer, General Director at the Carlos Slim Foundation, explains the unique position of the Foundation to develop and introduce innovation that could create breakthroughs in the National Healthcare System as well as enhance patients’ quality of life. Could you please give our international audience an update on the operations…