Tagged with Czech republic

Czech Republic Vladimír Velebný, founder and CEO, celebrates his 30th anniversary heading Contipro, a mid-sized company with deep experience in R&D surrounding their star product, hyaluronic acid. Whilst breaking down the components of such a powerful and universal material, he points out that it is, in fact, an extremely simple substance; its…

Czech Republic Sławek Ludwiczuk, country head Bayer Consumer Health Czech Republic & Slovakia, explains how Bayer has successfully adapted to the rapidly shifting retail channel environment in the Czech consumer healthcare market with the consolidation of the pharmacy market and the emerging e-commerce and mass market.   My mission was to set…

Czech Republic Jiří Volf, GM of BB Pharma, explains his motivation behind starting an entrepreneurial journey, the company’s competitive advantage in the face of international and local players, their business strategy in the Czech market and the exciting plans for BB Pharma to expand beyond European frontiers.   We are often approached…

Czech Republic Adriana Stara, general manager Central Europe & Baltics at Allergan, explains how her previous experiences have prepared her to drive Allergan’s business in the region. Stara also delves into Allergan’s marketing strategy in medical aesthetics, the company’s strongest franchise locally, and the characteristics of the Czech market when it comes…

Czech Republic Bernard Bauer, CEO and board member at the German-Czech Chamber of Industry and Commerce, discusses the factors that make the German-Czech collaboration such a natural and powerful one, out of which the two countries’ common industrial tradition plays a key role. Furthermore, Bauer assesses the evolution of bilateral trade relations,…

Gilead Pavel Brezina, who led the establishment of Gilead’s affiliate in the Czech Republic and Slovakia seven years ago, shares the amazing journey of bringing the company’s life-saving treatments for HIV infection and chronic hepatitis C (CHC) to patients and presents the way the affiliate collaborates with authorities and associations to…

CEE Ingrid Šmerdová, General Manager of Adamed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, shares her thoughts about the role their future product pipeline will have in continuing to build the company’s growth within the Czech generics market. Moreover, Šmerdová portrays Adamed’s family-oriented approach as a key differentiator within the pharmaceutical industry…

Czech Republic Ewopharma’s Jan Krejčí, Country Manager for the Czech affiliate for the last eight years, shares the achievements of the company in its two main business pillars, prescription drugs, and consumer healthcare, and the successful entry into the hospital segment through the challenging and rewarding journey launching Santhera’s orphan drug for…

Czech Republic Miha Kline has been with Eli Lilly for the past 15 years, becoming Country Manager Czech Republic and Slovakia four years ago. Kline shares his milestones with the affiliate successfully entering new therapeutic areas and reaching 1bn CZK in sales. Kline also discusses the challenging market access conditions and the…

Czech Republic Kateřina Klancová, business unit manager at URGO Healthcare in the Czech Republic, shares the affiliate’s journey in aligning with the needs of today’s pharma market; discusses the opportunities and challenges of e-commerce and digital communications, and emphasizes their focus on bringing to market products based on innovative technologies with a…

Czech Republic Medicine shortages are a European-wide issue. In 2016, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) formed a task force to investigate availability issues, including medicines that are authorized but not marketed, and supply chain disruptions in order to improve the continuity of medicine supply across Europe.  …

Czech Republic Adam Vojtěch, Minister of Health of the Czech Republic, gives an update on the Ministry’s achievements and directives exactly halfway through his term of office. Highlighting the full implementation of electronic prescription as a key milestone, Vojtěch shares the efforts being put into refreshing the healthcare system, a reform that…