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Pharma The CEO of Pierre Fabre for South Africa reveals how his focus has been on marketing the company brand locally, why the goal of the company is to develop business in English speaking Africa, with South Africa acting as the hub, and talks about the Pierre Fabre Foundation, a government-recognized…

Pharma The EO of SAMED discusses recent regulations surrounding the medical device industry in South Africa, why South Africa remains the hub and the major gateway to Africa for medical devices and In Vitro Diagnostics and talks about recent focus by government on supporting local manufacturing What have been the main…

Pharma The managing director of UTi Pharma reveals how UTi is no longer just an international forwarding company but covers a broad spectrum of activities; why as global business increases it is only natural that the relative importance of South Africa diminishes; and why as the National Health Initiative develops there…

Pharma The MD of Triclinium Clinical Development discusses how South Africa’s established First and Third World research opportunities and long-established GCP culture have made it a uniquely attractive country for clinical trials; how Triclinium has grown during a challenging decade, emerging as the largest independent home-bred CRO, winning significant preferred provider…

Pharma The country manager for BMS South Africa talks about the company’s first to market strategy, and how BMS has shifted the treatment paradigm for oncology in South Africa. Through our platform, we introduce the leaders of the pharma industry, and their partners to our 95,000 readers around the world. With that in mind, would…

Pharma The phasing out of fiscal incentives in 2006 has impacted the Puerto Rican economy as well as the life science arena. The president of DDD Group, a company offering fully integrated services for capital project delivery, discusses the new challenges the industry is facing in terms of construction as well…

Philips PharmaBoardroom briefly met up with Henk de Jong, CEO of Philips Latin America at the Financial Times LatAm Healthcare & Life Sciences Summit in Miami in September 2015. He discusses the importance of the Philips brand for both its consumer and healthcare divisions. You have a long history working in…

Turkey BMS Turkey’s new general manager discusses Opdivo (nivolumab) their revolutionary new product for squamous non-small cell lung cancer, their registry of 1200 patients in Turkey with melanoma, potential developments in pharmaceutical pricing through alternative reimbursement models, and BMS’ role in helping to shape health policy around oncology given their revolutionary immuno-oncology…

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Pharma Iain Barton reveals how the acquisition of RTT Medical by IHS in 2013 has allowed Imperial to become the biggest pharma supply chain and general logistics services player on the African continent; why with a two tier integration they can be the single partner of choice in sub-Saharan Africa for a…

Pharma Peter Fuller provides us with an update on the integration of Covidien businesses, and explains how Medtronic is bringing innovation to South African patients and contributing to the improvement of the South African healthcare. Fuller is Vice President & General Manager of Medtronic South Africa, SADC & EAC.  In January 2015, Covidien was bought…