Tagged with CDMO

France Denis Delval, CEO of iconic French pharma firm LFB since December 2017, discusses his key priorities to build the new LFB.   My vision is that we should be strong enough to assume a leadership position in any space that we seek to participate in During his two terms at…

France Pierre Banzet, CEO of French CDMO Groupe SYNERLAB, shares how the group has developed over the past three years and discloses his strategy for generating specialty production knowledge as well as expanding the company’s footprint within Europe. Banzet also offers his assessment of key CDMO trends and the current condition…

France Eric Goupil, CEO of Unither Pharmaceuticals, discusses the company’s development strategy moving forward after the completion of a leveraged buyout in 2017. Additionally, Goupil shares the CDMO’s innovation capabilities as a leading player in the Blow-fill-seal (BFS) niche.   While the continuation of outsourcing by pharmaceutical companies is a trend,…

Spain Damaso Molero, general manager of 3P Biopharmaceuticals, a leading Spanish CDMO, highlights the growth of the company and the need to continuously increase capacity to meet market demands. Furthermore, he touches on the innovation ecosystem in Spain and how 3P works with clients, rather than for them, to achieve long-term…

Spain Manuel Ramos Ortega, chairman of Labiana, a Spanish CDMO, highlights his strategy to create company stability and discusses the major trends in the manufacturing world of human medicines. Furthermore, he gives an overview of what differentiates Spain and Labiana in the competitive world of pharmaceutical production.   The old business…

Korea In an exclusive interview, Tae-Han Kim, president and CEO of Samsung Biologics, documents his strategy for expanding Samsung’s operations into biologics, and how Samsung Biologics has rapidly become one of the leading Contract Development Manufacturing Organisations (CDMO) in the market in only seven years. Dr Kim also provides his assessment…

UK Sterling Pharma Solutions is a rapidly growing GMP contract API manufacturer based out of Dudley, Cramlington in the Northeast of England. The company was set up in its current structure only two years ago after an MBO led by current CEO Kevin Cook, but its roots date back almost 50…

UK Heading FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies’ operations globally, Steve Bagshaw speaks out about the excellence of science in the UK and how it fits the company’s plans to build up a solid presence in the development and manufacturing of new advanced treatments. He further explains how the company has been able to…

UK Chief Executive since 2011, Peter Coleman introduces Cobra Biologics and highlights challenges both domestically and globally in the biotech space for CDMOs; he addresses funding opportunities within the public and private sector and Cobra Biologics’ ambitious plans for 2022. Can you please introduce Cobra Biologics to our international readers? “The…

Malta Marius Calleja, general manager of Maltese contract manufacturer, Starpharma, discusses the company’s current growth strategy and how Starpharma can capitalize on the emergent medical cannabis niche.       Even though you only started as general manager six months ago, can you describe the evolution of Starpharma over the years?…

India Dr. Deepak Birewar, founder and chairman of the dynamically growing CDMO Inventys Research, highlights the crucial importance of innovation in the company’s strategy to outperform its competition and strengthen its relationships with leading customers globally. Whether it relates to custom manufacturing or the company’s own product portfolio, Dr. Birewar moreover…

India Vivek Sharma, CEO of Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS), one of the world’s leading CDMOs with a presence in North America, Europe, and Asia, provides insights into the main trends shaping the global demand for contract development and manufacturing services. He also highlights the company’s customer-centric business model, the strength of…