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Shin Poong Pharm Could you please introduce Shinpoong, which you founded in 1962, and mention the main milestones of this unique company in the Korean pharmaceutical industry? I founded Shinpoong in a very delicate and decisive time for Korea. During the civil war the population had to face serious epidemics, and by the…

BPOM How has the increasing international integration of the Indonesian economy influenced the challenges and transformations the BPOM went through in the past 9 years since its reorganization? The constant changes and upgrades in international standards in the last decade posed strategic choices to our agency. Since then, BPOM chose to…

GSK Germany You have been leading GSK, one of the top five pharmaceutical companies in the German market, for just over a year, after having worked previously in Poland, the UK, France, U.S.A. and Ireland. What has your 20 year career in the pharmaceutical sector taught you about successful management in such…

Millennium Pharmacon International Millennium Pharmacon International has a long history, starting at its founding in 1952. Could you give our readers an overview of the company’s milestones, particularly those from the past decade? Millennium Pharmacon International, or MPI as is more known, used to be named PT NVPD Soedarpo Corporation Tbk. This is…

Celgene Germany Celgene is very new in the German market. What would you say have been the main achievements of Celgene Germany since its establishment in 2006? Celgene Germany started as a small legal entity in a still smaller office at the airport in Munich without even a computer! Three years later…

Berlin Chemie/Menarini When we met Dr. Aleiotti in Italy, he said how important was Menarini´s acquisition of Berlin Chemie in the 1990s for the internationalization of the company in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As the CEO of Berlin Chemie for the last seven years, what would you highlight as the main…

Korea Food & Drug Administration Please introduce the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) and its main health-related responsibilities within the Korean government… The KFDA’s main duty is to cooperate and support with domestic and foreign governments, international organizations, research organizations, and related industries to develop safety management system based on the professional knowledge. The…

Cegedim Dendrite South Korea You have been working in the CRM industry, particularly with pharmaceutical companies, for more then 10 years. Could you briefly introduce to our readers how the CRM industry has evolved in South Korea throughout this period? I understand that ETMS (Electronic Territory Management System) was introduced to Korea in late…

Hospira Germany Hospira, which was spun-off from Abbott Laboratories in 2004, is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company driven by its vision of Advancing Wellness™. Bringing proven leadership and experience, Hospira provides solutions to help improve the productivity, safety and effectiveness of patient care. With its more than 70-year history…

Solvay Pharma Indonesia While the level of sales for pharmaceutical products is plunging in the US and Europe one of the core pillar of Solvay’s strategy is to have a stronger focus on the Asia Pacific region, which for the Pharmaceutical segment represents still less than 9% of the sales. In this respects,…

Nycomed Germany How challenging is for you as General Manager of Nycomed Germany to lead the number one subsidiary of the Nycomed Group and what would you highlight as the key milestones since you took the reins of the German operations? I enjoy the day-to-day challenge of being in charge of the…

Bausch & Lomb Germany With a wide experience in other international pharmaceutical companies, what attracted you to come to Bausch&Lomb, the ophthalmology pharma company? Bausch&Lomb offered me a unique set of challenges and possibilities that no other company could thanks to its own transformations and special needs. Since Bausch&Lomb changed ownership in 2007, our…