Tagged with Pharmaceutical

Pharma The general manager of Drogsan, Ersan Kuçuk elaborates on the company’s efforts in shifting towards more value-added pharmaceutical products, specifically within the realm of biosimilars, while highlighting his ambitions in expanding the company’s presence within OTC. He also illustrates the decision to move Drogsan’s R&D department to the Gazi University…

Pharma The Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering and Learning (CPEDaL) was established in 2006 as a ten year training program that is currently awaiting funding for the next five years. Carlos Velázquez, director of CPEDaL, explains how the Center introduces high school students to pharmaceutical engineering and their pioneering work in mixing…

Pharma Wanda Velez, president of the Puerto Rico Medical Association, discusses the history of the organization, which dates back to 1902. She also describes the Association’s voluntary role in contrast to the Colegio de Medicos, which by law is compulsory for all Puerto Rican physicians to join. Can you describe your…

Pharma José Luis Rodríguez, CEO of Hospital Pavia Santurce, explains how budget cuts to Puerto Rico’s healthcare system will have a dramatic impact on the country’s hospitals, and outlines how medical tourism can be promoted more to bring more patients to the island. What is your current assessment of Puerto Rico’s…

Pharma Juan Sénquiz, President and CEO of JC Automation, weighs in on the capacity of Puerto Rico’s local pharma service industry to grow globally and how the company’s computerized systems services have helped some of the biggest names in the industry to automate more effectively. We have seen a lot of…

Pharma Founded in 2010, N&CS Consulting Group has quickly become one of Puerto Rico’s leading providers for computer systems validation and engineering to the life science industry. Its founder and president, Néstor Cardona, traces the evolution of N&CS over the last five years provides his outlook on the current state of…

Pharma With over forty years of operations in Puerto Rico, Medtronic is one of the country’s biggest employers. Felix M. Negrón, Vice President of Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations, discusses the affiliate’s operating imperatives and space utilization strategy to always ensure the best manufacturing portfolio at any given time. Could you start…

Pharma Michel van Agthoven outlines the role played by the Pharmaceutical Committee of the American Chamber in contributing to healthcare related policies in the Netherlands through research programs and by encouraging collaboration between stakeholders. The Committee aims to contribute to the improvement of key aspects of the healthcare system in the…

Pharma Over the past few years BMS has consolidated its footprint in Puerto Rico to transform the island into a manufacturing hub for both biopharma and pharmaceuticals. The plant manager of the oral solid Humacao plant discusses the current challenges the site is facing as well as the company’s future development…

Pharma Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has made major restructuring changes to its manufacturing processes. Ricardo Zayas, senior vice president of global pharmaceutical manufacturing for BMS, outlines these changes while underscoring the importance of development teams working in tandem with production to become more efficient in launching new innovation. What do you see as…

Pharma Puerto Rico is not only an important manufacturing hub, but is also positioning itself as a state-of-the-art center for R&D and clinical research. Iván Lugo, the executive director of the Industry University Research Center Inc. (INDUNIV), which brings together private sector, academia and government, discusses some of the island’s most…

Pharma Maribel Rodríguez-Torres of Fundación de Investigación assesses the current R&D situation in Puerto Rico, explains the activities of the center as well as some of their most important success stories. The Fundación is Puerto Rico’s largest research center and the only Phase 1 research clinical trials unit in Latin America and the Caribbean. What is your assessment…