Tagged with exports

generics The president of both Polymédic, a local producer, and AMMG, the Moroccan generics association, discusses the role of generics in the Moroccan market today, and what steps the country must take in order to realize its pharma potential. Morocco pioneered the pharmaceutical industry in Africa; yet, today investors are fewer…

association The CEO of Morocco’s oldest pharma association discusses the latest regulatory changes in Morocco and their impact on its members, as well as the position of Moroccan pharma in the African and European context. You have significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Morocco. What have been the key steps…

exports The chairman and general manager of Bottu discuss their flagship product, Doliprane, the potential for export to the rest of Africa, and partnerships with European labs. Bottu is a Moroccan laboratory and is a little over sixty years old. The company experienced a dramatic acceleration in business a few years…

Exports The director general of Afric-Phar explains why it is difficult for the local players to compete with multinationals, how the Moroccan market is being reformed for the better and why companies should be looking to Africa to boost their growth prospects.   What are Afric-Phar’s strengths that make it an…

family business Adrian Fernandez, current CEO, shares his experience of taking a domestic company international and the viability of the family business model in the contemporary market.   As a rapidly internationalizing company, how much of a burden have regulatory barriers between countries placed on your business? Its not too much of…

distribution The Argentinian healthcare system is subject to rules, in which delivery agreements for medicines to health insurance agents undergo health funders guidelines and other regulations imposed by the Superintendency of Health Services Office. Dr. Raúl Pistorio, Executive Director of Farmalink, the company responsible for this process, discusses this peculiar regulatory arrangement.…

India Dilip Surana of family-run Indian generics giant Micro Labs talks company performance, the evolution of the Indian pharma market, and strategy moving forward. Last year Micro Labs moved up in the rankings. How satisfied are you with the company’s performance in 2010? The company performed satisfactorily last year, showing good…