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Pharma Nicolas Bardonnet, general manager of Promega France, reveals how France hosts both their European application laboratory and European training centre, offering a wide range of courses in molecular biology, cell biology, proteomics and genetic identity. Mr Bardonnet talks about the importance that Promega attaches to supporting the surrounding community, giving…

Pharma Pharmaceuticals Isabelle de Walsche, Managing Director of Gedeon Richter Benelux, provides us with an update on the development of this striving and ambitious player in the women’s healthcare field and shares her multi-country experience in market access and innovation perception. The Gedeon Richter Benelux affiliate only opened in 2012. What were…

Pharma Novasep is the largest contract manufacturer for the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries in France. Michel Spagnol, the company’s chairman and CEO, highlights recent reorganization and “back to basics” strategy based on organic growth improving the product mix and underscoring new investments. What is your perspective regarding the state of…

Pharma Michiel van der Veen, CEO of GenKey, a global player in biometric identity management based in Eindhoven, explains how both the healthcare industry and public health schemes could benefit from biometric identities to cut costs and improve funds allocation, and how GenKey aims to become the “Google of digital identity”…

pharma   The Thai pharmaceutical market is growing due to an aging, wealthier local population and a large medical tourism sector. International companies must however adapt their strategies to suit the Thai market; as must domestic concerns. With an estimated value of USD 4.5 billion, Thailand is Southeast Asia’s second largest…

Pharma The president of Daiichi Sankyo France discusses the affiliate’s positioning and future strategy, the challenges for an international pharmaceutical company in France but also why the many strengths of France more than make up for these challenges, and finally, the unique aspects of Daiichi Sankyo’s corporate culture and core values.…

Pharma Antonino Reale, who has managed Daiichi-Sankyo Italy for the last 12 years, explains the reasoning and strategy behind the company’s almost total restructuring in 2013, including how this has given birth to a new, more agile organization with high engagement amongst its employees, as well as where he believes the…

pharma The President of Pfizer France reveals how the biggest challenge the French pharma industry faces is to gain credit for its contribution to improve people´s quality of life; why France is and will always be important for any large pharma company, despite some particular challenges; and how France´s unique strength…

Pharma Mr. Michel Finance, CEO of Theradiag, a leading French player in in vitro diagnostics and the novel field of theranostics (a combination of treatment and diagnosis), discusses the major restructuring at Theradiag he oversaw, the crucial role that diagnostics play in the provision of efficient as well as cost-effective healthcare…

Pharma Muhammad Bodhania, Managing Director of Medreich South Africa discusses potential strategic implications of the recent acquisition of Medreich by Meiji and the importance of local partnerships for global success. Can you please give an overview of Medreich’s activites in South Africa, and how the Meiji acquisition has affected the company’s strategic outlook? The…

France The president of Gedeon Richter France and CEO of PregLem, a Swiss-based biotech company acquired by Gedeon Richter in 2010, discusses the exciting synergies that have emerged from this partnership in the past few years, her perspective on market access in France and the challenges and opportunities she has faced…

Daiichi Sankyo The general manager of Daiichi Sankyo Turkey discusses his affiliate’s expansion into a regional hub, current strategies for growth in the Turkish market, and the keys behind his affiliates multiple ‘great place to work’ awards.  In 2012, you had made it a goal to develop the Turkish affiliate into a regional…