UAE Ahmad Tabari, Managing Director of Pharmax, gives his insight into the regions major challenges, why he thinks that, regardless of the amount of money the government invests, the problem of a small talent pool in the industry will not go away quickly or easily, and Pharmax’s strategy to overcome this…
UAE Bassam Abdallah, Country Division Head of Bayer Healthcare, speaks about the UAE’s economic diversification evolution, how healthcare is the leading segment in this process, and what Bayer’s strategy is to keep up with the regions changing disease portfolio. In many ways the UAE is becoming a model for other countries…
Adimmune Corporation The president of Adimmune Corporation discusses how the avian flu outbreak of 2006/2007 changed the course of the drug manufacturing industry in Taiwan, what that meant for Adimmune, and how he plans to get Adimmune and the Taiwanese biotech industry on the map. Over the past few decades, how has…
Life Sciences The funding of Canada’s biotech industry has changed drastically in recent years. Peter Van Der Velden of Lumira Capital discusses those changes and how his venture capital business is adapting to this evolving environment. Lumira has been involved with numerous acquisitions over the years. Could you highlight a couple of…
CROs Riaz Bandali, President ESD of InVentiv Health Clinical discusses the ways in which the company’s unique combination of different technologies and capabilities will help lead the way to better healthcare and the ability to treat individuals more effectively. What was your initial mandate at InVentiv? Like many Canadian health and…
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Dr Yu-Ray Chen, Professor of Surgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital discusses the current state of Taiwan’s healthcare system, highlighting the fact that its current condition is unsustainable in the long run, and emphasizes the importance of international growth and collaboration for CGMH over the next five years. Chang Gung…
LifeLabs Sue Paish, Lifelabs’ Chief Executive Officer discusses the company’s recent purchase of BC Biomedical, why the market in BC and Ontario are so attractive, and the motivation behind LifeLabs’ collaboration with medical device companies. What have been some of LifeLabs’ key achievements over the last year? LifeLabs is the largest…
InterMune Michael Cloutier, President of InterMune, elaborates on the challenges of navigating the Canadian healthcare system as a small pharmaceutical company, and highlights some methods by which Canada can provide a stable environment for Canadian companies to grow. You have had an extensive and varied career, with positions in the Canadian…
Investissement Québec Investissement Québec is a public corporation whose mission is to contribute to Québec’s economic development. Investissement Québec’s project manager, Stéphanie Murphy, discusses the role and contribution of pharmaceutical companies to Quebec’s economic landscape and the challenges associated with promoting Quebec as an attractive place for FDI. What are some of…
MEDEC MEDEC is the national association created by and for the Canadian medical technology industry. Brian Lewis, MEDEC’s CEO explains the challanges in advocating for a responsive, safe and sustainable healthcare system that is enabled by the use of Medical Technology. What was your mandate upon arriving at MEDEC? The business environment…
Novartis Healthcare Thomas Weigold, President & Managing Director of Novartis Healthcare Philippines expounds upon the rapidly developing healthcare system in the Philippines, what is yet left to improve upon and how Novartis is aiming to change the way people think about their health and their lifestyles. Mr. Weigold, you started heading the…
MNCs Lloyd D. Balajadia, Executive Director of Lloyd Laboratories talks about the advantages and disadvantages of the recent spike in generic medicine within the Philippine market, why despite a contract manufacturer being good for Lloyd Laboratories, it would be but bad for the job market and business opportunities in the Philippines,…
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