Tagged with life science

pharma   Mitel Distributing Corp is one of Puerto Rico’s leading distributors for weights and scales in the life science industry. The executive team speaks about the challenges of Puerto Rico’s recession and ways that the company has adapted as a result. What have been the biggest opportunities and challenges over…

pharma Omar Muñiz, President of ShareTech Group, discusses his company’s competitive positioning as a leading engineering, architecture, environmental consulting, and construction program management firm for the Puerto Rican life sciences industry. What are the main services ShareTech offers to the clients? We offer project planning & program management, environmental consulting, architectural…

pharma Escalate Sciences is a Puerto Rican specialized science-based consulting firm focused on R&D, tech transfer, process design & improvement, analytical development and characterization. The company also serves different aspects of the life-sciences industry including project management, validation, qualification, statistical analysis, facility start-up, regulatory & compliance, reformulation and testing services. Its…

pharma Francisco García was appointed as the executive director for the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA) in August 2015. He stresses the importance of developing Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial talent and startup clusters as his main initiatives. As you have recently taken over as executive director of PRMA, could you outline the…

pharma Luis Alemañy came to American Tools, Inc. as general manager in 2014 following a career largely focused on multinationals. He talks about the company’s new direction and their large international client base that has come about as a result of over 40 years of high-quality sheet metal manufacturing primarily for…

Pharma The CEO of Diaxonhit Group, a fully integrated French leader in in vitro diagnostics, discusses the company’s strategic focus on specialty vitro diagnostics, his perspective on the challenge of consolidation that the diagnostics industry faces, as well as his cautiously optimistic assessment of  French competitiveness in the pharmaceutical and life…

Pharma Pedro Tejada of Right Way Environmental introduces the environmental and life science markets in Puerto Rico and elaborates on the challenges that the company faces. What were the main reasons for the establishment of Right Way Environmental? I have worked in the environmental field since 1983. In 1995, my wife and…

Francisco Arteaga-Martínez Francisco Arteaga-Martínez founded Caribbean Project Management (CPM) in 1991. Since then, the company has expanded considerably, with a presence now in Florida and Panama as a leading Puerto Rican construction management provider. He discusses the history, growth and key assets of the company. What were your intentions behind starting CPM?…

France Ultimate Solutions Corp is a leading packaging solutions provider for the life sciences industry in Puerto Rico. Yoel Rivera, president of Ultimate Solutions, discusses new inventions the company is designing and their great potential for the healthcare industry. What was the motivation for creating Ultimate Solutions, and how did you…

pharma CEO of Pantarhei since its inception in 2001, Herjan Coelingh Bennink outlines the company’s vision to develop new applications for existing compounds in the fields of women’s health and oncology with therapies with real medical advantages including a contraceptive pill which does not increase the risk of thrombosis and improved…

pharma The CEO of BioConnection, the leading contract services and manufacturing organization for the development and production of injectable (bio)pharmaceutical products, explains how —thanks to flexibility and quality-driven mentality —the company helps small and medium biotech companies and universities make their products reality. This year BioConnection celebrates its tenth anniversary and…

pharma The Netherlands provides a flourishing environment for biotech to grow. The vice president for European operations at Kite Pharma discusses how biotech start-ups can find their path to success and how Kite Pharma is looking at new innovative therapies for cancer treatment. Before joining T-Cell Factory, later acquired by Kite…