Parexel Pilar Rivas, associate director of global contract research organization Parexel’s Spanish affiliate, discusses cultural differences across Spain and their impact on clinical trials, as well as the world-class infrastructure that allows CROs in Spain to perform high-quality research. Do you feel that supporting clinical research is a priority for the…
commercialization Founder of Promedon Marcelo Olmedo discusses innovation in Cordoba, and the birth and success of Promedon, a flagship company of the region. How do you see the importance of the relationships between the private sector and the universities as being a key to success in the region? In order…
Biotech The CEO of Venter Pharma explains the challenges of bringing a diagnostic drug to the market, and how they hope to leverage the science behind their product, LacTEST, in various new forms and indications. Before you came on board at Venter Pharma, the research for your product LacTEST was…
innovation Hakim Djaballah arrived to Institut Pasteur Korea in July 2014 with an aim to return to the French institute’s focus on infectious diseases. He outlines the complexities of Korea’s research industry and stresses the importance of knowledge-sharing for success. What have been some of the most important changes made…
university The executive director of Latin America’s largest plasma fractionation plant, a publicly-funded laboratory within the 400 year old National University of Cordoba, discusses the organization’s social responsibility as a provider and leader for plasma derived therapies in the region, and their exciting pipeline of innovative biotech products. How does Hemoderivados’s…
CRO Alan Ong, executive vice president for the Asia/Pacific region at INC Research, outlines the key challenges and opportunities that CROs face in the Malaysian clinical trial segment and describes INC’s role in raising the country’s profile as a destination for research. You represented another global CRO for almost 13…
research The director general for Scientific Research and Technological Development discusses the authorities’ efforts to incentivize R&D and to harmonize sectoral development strategies to achieve national economic growth outcomes. He also identifies bottlenecks in the human capital base and the importance of raising the intellectual and scientific level of the local…
Sanofi The director general of the Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay region for Sanofi discusses the strength of the Argentinian healthcare system and the key, but subdued, role that multinational pharmaceutical companies play within it. As someone who comes from abroad, how would you describe the environment here for multinationals?…
Sanofi Sanofi’s general manager for Malaysia, Singpoare and Brunei discusses the benefits of implementing of a new channel business model and proudly showcases the dengue vaccine, 20 years after the company initiated its research. In 2010, Sanofi was undergoing a transformation to become a more diversified healthcare player. Could you tell…
technology transfer The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. Santiago Villa and Marian Berenstein, general manager and general coordinator at CONICET’s tech transfer office, discuss the challenges of innovation in Argentina and the organization’s place on the…
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