Tagged with Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Giuseppe Allocca, Pfizer’s site leader for its Vega Baja & Barceloneta operations in Puerto Rico, highlights the importance of Pfizer’s manufacturing operations on the island, with 14 of the company’s key products manufactured there.   Puerto Rico boasts one of the most talented workforces in pharmaceutical manufacturing in the world,…

Puerto Rico Lucy Crespo, CEO of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust, takes stock of the Trust’s main achievements since outlining its strategic plan in 2015. She also highlights her future ambitions of strengthening the Puerto Rican entrepreneurship and research ecosystem, through start-up acceleration programs and grants, with the ultimate…

Puerto Rico After climbing through the ranks from sales representative to leading business units at Eli Lilly Canada, François Gilbert took the reins of Eli Lilly’s Puerto Rican affiliate last year. Among other things, he shares the reasons why Eli Lilly invests in strong commercial capabilities and clinical operations on the island,…

Puerto Rico Charil Pabón, Owner & President of Pharma Consulting Corporation (PCC), explains how the decreasing demand for validation services in Puerto Rico prompted the company to expand in new business areas such as the design and installation of laboratory, where PCC is now market leader, as well as enter new markets…

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico has long been known for its pharma manufacturing prowess, but multinational companies are increasingly looking to conduct clinical trials there, thanks to strong institutional support, a strong example set by R&D-focused university spin-off companies, and the island’s unique ethnic profile.   The Hispanic population has been historically underrepresented…

Puerto Rico Leobardo Hidalgo, who lived in Puerto Rico as a child, recently came back to the island to head commercial operations at the local BMS affiliate, which has been performing remarkably well. He highlights a portfolio of transformational medicines matched with the local team’s patient-centric approach and knowledge of the ecosystem…

Puerto Rico Lcdo. Juan Santiago – EIT, President of the Colegio de Químicos Puerto Rico, explains the far-reaching role of chemists in Puerto Rico’s industry, their current challenges and the goal of making chemistry appealing for the younger generations.   The ultimate objective is to contribute to the economic and social development…

Puerto Rico Ricardo Zayas of US manufacturer Romark, highlights the company’s ambition to make Puerto Rico its operations and manufacturing headquarters. Currently in the scale-up phase, Zayas aims to expand the capacities of the plant in Manatí and position Romark as the poster child for new pharmaceutical manufacturers coming to Puerto Rico.…

Puerto Rico David Foster, president and co-founder of Isla Pharmaceuticals, explains the rationale behind selecting Puerto Rico as a base for the company, which aims to develop treatments for mosquito-borne disease. He highlights Isla Pharmaceuticals’ unique approach of tackling diseases like Dengue fever and reveals plans for conducting follow-up clinical trials in…

Puerto Rico Dr David Lenihan, president of Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) in Puerto Rico, highlights the crucial role the institution plays in tackling the cultural deficit in healthcare on the US mainland as the Hispanic population increases. Lenihan also touches on how Puerto Rico can help counter the shortage of physicians…

Puerto Rico Iris and Tom Vincent, president and vice president of Prime Air Corp, discuss how the pharma and medical devices logistics company is growing by more than 20 percent per year through a highly customer-centric offer, which has also improved the business continuity plans of its clients. Currently constructing the island’s…

Puerto Rico Rolando Medina, managing director of operations at FedEx Express Puerto Rico, explains how FedEx Express is positioning itself as the partner of choice for the pharmaceutical industry by investing in state-of the-art facilities, ensuring product integrity through innovative solutions, and proofing operations against potential national disasters.   As Puerto Rico…