Tagged with Pharmaceutical

pharma From humble beginnings to one of the largest companies in Mauritius; the CEO of Aspen Global Incorporated Mauritius explains the significance of the Mauritian holding for one of the fastest growing companies in the pharmaceutical sector. He illustrates how Mauritius has provided the right conditions for this success and sets…

pharma Groupe Socota launched the Mauritius’ first BioPark, Socota Phoenicia. The group’s chairman and CEO discusses why investing in life sciences is the right business decision for both his company and Mauritius. As a Madagascan conglomerate with no track record in life sciences, how did you make the decision to start…

pharma (© Sébastien Borda) The CEO of Novartis France reveals how the construction of a new French headquarters demonstrates a commitment to develop operations in the country, how the Huningue Biotechnology Centre is the group’s flagship biotech facility, and why having become the country’s number one pharmaceutical company, the goal is…

pharma The general manager of Astellas France and president of LEEM, the French Pharmaceutical Companies Association, reveals how the pharmaceutical industry worldwide has to take into account what is a fair price for innovation, the sum of a value price, based on what you are providing for the health of a…

Pharma Rolando Medina, managing director for FedEx Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, highlights the logistics provider’s strong commitment to Puerto Rico’s life science industry through a variety of services and flexible delivery options. You have worked in FedEx for many years. What drove you to the company and what defines your…

Pharma John Fernández van Cleve, Chancellor of UPRM, highlights the institution’s strong expertise in engineering and its application in the pharmaceutical and medical device fields. What are some of UPRM’s main assets? We are very blessed to have the best students in Puerto Rico. UPRM’s admission index is the highest on…

Pharma The Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company (CCE) helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stimulate their business in Puerto Rico and abroad. Frankie Chévere, CCE’s executive director, discusses the successes of the agency since 2013. You came to CCE in 2013; what were the first challenges you had to address…

Pharma The head of pharma for Bayer Southern Africa reveals how South Africa plays a key role in Bayer’s African strategy, with more than 60 percent of the continent’s total sales, how South Africa is increasingly becoming responsible for neighboring countries, acting as the gateway to Africa and how in time…

Pharma The CEO of Pharma Dynamics explains why the company was the perfect match for Lupin, as the fastest growing, and largest independently owned acquirable pharmaceutical business in South Africa, why a strong focus on marketing and sales has been key to their success and reveals how the use of generics…

Pharma The President of Fefis, and the recently elected President of Medicen Paris Region, a Paris-based business cluster, talks about the need to build the future of the French health economy, not on past and current assets but to develop new ones; reveals how there is now a growing awareness of the…

Pharma The director of GEMME reveals how the French generics market is young in comparison to other European countries – where generics were on the market twenty years before they became available in France, how today the French Ministry of Health is sending a clear signal about the importance of generics…

Pharma The chairman of PHARMISA reveals how pharmaceuticals has been designated as one of eight priority sectors of South African Government’s Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), how South African life expectancy has increased by around eight years over the last decade, placing further strain on the public healthcare system, and why…