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Pharma Pedro Tejada of Right Way Environmental introduces the environmental and life science markets in Puerto Rico and elaborates on the challenges that the company faces. What were the main reasons for the establishment of Right Way Environmental? I have worked in the environmental field since 1983. In 1995, my wife and…

Pharma The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has been at the international forefront of cancer research and treatment for more than 100 years. The director of research discusses the fields and collaborations the institute is currently focusing on and why funding to (blue-sky) research should be seen as an investment. What were…

Pharma Andrés Soto and Luis Baez co-founded ISPV (Integrated Services for Productivity and Validation) in 2007. As a relative latecomer to the validation market of Puerto Rico, they explain how they capitalized upon their previous experience to become one of the fastest-growing service providers in the Puerto Rican pharmaceutical and food…

Francisco Arteaga-Martínez Francisco Arteaga-Martínez founded Caribbean Project Management (CPM) in 1991. Since then, the company has expanded considerably, with a presence now in Florida and Panama as a leading Puerto Rican construction management provider. He discusses the history, growth and key assets of the company. What were your intentions behind starting CPM?…

pharma The Vice President of Health and Medicine at Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC) and Director of the University’s Institute of Oncology reveals how the French social security system needs to look at how to evaluate real needs, why the patient has to become more involved in the decisionmaking process,…

Pharma Victor Nazario, Plant Manager of Prent Thermoforming Puerto Rico, discusses how thermoforming solutions are crucial for the medical device industry. He talks about how fluctuations in the life science sector have affected the business and how crucial it is to provide better incentives to attract business to Puerto Rico. You…

Pharma The Vice-Chairman of the Public Health Enhancement Fund talks about how the shortage of medical doctors and the fight against TB, HIV and AIDS in South Africa led the health Minister and the private health sector to create a public health enhancement fund and how the private sector is pulling resources…

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 Ultimate Solutions Corp is a leading packaging solutions provider for the life sciences industry in Puerto Rico. Yoel Rivera, president of Ultimate Solutions, discusses new inventions the company is designing and their great potential for the healthcare industry. What was the motivation for creating Ultimate Solutions, and how did you…

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 The President and the Counselor of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Egypt, discuss plans to establish a French industrial zone in Alexandria (North of Egypt) to further attract French FDI, and furthermore highlight the unique French-Egyptian relationship. Could you please introduce us to the French-Egyptian relationship? Mahmoud…