Cell2B David Malta and Daniela Couto, Co-founders of Cell2B, discuss the company’s origins and plans to achieve market authorization, and what makes the fledgling company the partner of choice. What do you see as Portugal’s capacity for the local life sciences industry to grow? DM: Portugal is one of the best-positioned…
biotech Portuguese pharmaceutical group Bluepharma consists of ten companies that represent different parts of the medicine value chain. The success of Bluepharma during Portugal’s crisis was due to a strong focus on overseas exports and diversification of risk. Paulo Barradas and Sérgio Simões explain how they created that success. Bluepharma…
Botanical drugs The Chairman and CSO of TCM Biotech offer perspectives on the potential of botanical drugs, and chart their biotech company’s trajectory in bringing these drugs to both the Chinese and US markets. Mr. Hsu, can you please introduce our readers to yourself and to TCM Biotech? Shining Hsu (SH): I…
UAE Marwan Abdulaziz, Executive Director of Dubiotech, talks about the growing Life Sciences industry in the UAE, why it is important for the government to encourage biotech studies in universities, and what the major industry challenges will look like over the next several years. Dubiotech is the first free zone…
UAE Ashraf Allam, Regional Managing Director of Amgen, talks about the main challenges the company has faced, the benefit of building a company in the UAE, and the growth strategy of Amgen—past, present and future. Amgen is a relative newcomer to the region having only established is operations in 2006.…
Newbridge Pharmaceuticals Joe Henein, President & CEO of Newbridge Pharmaceuticals, talks about the evolution of the company since his joining, what makes Newbridge Pharmaceuticals a unique partner within the industry, and expounds on the many possible options for the future of the company. Newbridge Pharmaceuticals is a unique company within the Middle…
Life Sciences The funding of Canada’s biotech industry has changed drastically in recent years. Peter Van Der Velden of Lumira Capital discusses those changes and how his venture capital business is adapting to this evolving environment. Lumira has been involved with numerous acquisitions over the years. Could you highlight a couple of…
CROs Riaz Bandali, President ESD of InVentiv Health Clinical discusses the ways in which the company’s unique combination of different technologies and capabilities will help lead the way to better healthcare and the ability to treat individuals more effectively. What was your initial mandate at InVentiv? Like many Canadian health and…
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