Tagged with AstraZeneca

Czech Republic Emelie Antoni joined AstraZeneca in Sweden 20 years ago, evolving in global, regional and local roles. Last year, she became country manager for Czech Republic & Slovakia, with an ambitious plan to triple revenues during her tenure. She lays down the pillars of her plan, discusses the evolving role of…

USA AstraZeneca’s Rick R. Suarez looks at workable solutions to the challenges facing healthcare in the US and why inter-stakeholder collaboration, rather than finger-pointing, is the only way forward.   Discussion and debate related to cost and quality in healthcare has never been more pronounced or more contentious, whether focusing on…

Sweden Michelle Werner, country president for AstraZeneca’s Nordics and Baltics region, highlights the company’s strong connections with local stakeholders due to its historic roots and large footprint in Sweden. Werner also discusses how the organization, which employs nearly 7,000 people in the country, plays an integral part in ensuring that patients…

Sweden Sweden, home of IKEA, Pippi Longstocking and Abba, is one of Europe’s most innovative and forward-thinking nations in the healthcare and life sciences sphere. Here are five top facts to know about Sweden.   Sweden holds one of the most comprehensive sets of patient registries in the world These are…

Sweden Anders Ekblom is the former EVP Global Medicines Development AstraZeneca and CEO of AstraZeneca AB Sweden and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of LEO Pharma A/S. Additionally, he also occupies board positions on many biotech companies (Elypta, Alligator Bioscience AB, Mereo Biopharma Group Plc, AnaMar Medical AB).…

Egypt Khaled Atef Elmounayri, country manager of AstraZeneca Egypt, reveals how AstraZeneca has remained the fastest-growing multinational pharmaceutical company for five years straight in Egypt, despite facing economic difficulties and pricing pressures. He also highlights the need for better education of physicians to improve oncology treatments and destigmatize cancer in the…

Egypt On Tuesday, February 12th, Pharmaboardroom attended a breakfast event hosted by the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA) on competition law at the Cairo Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel. The theme for the event was competition law and its application in the Egyptian market, with the topic being introduced through a speech by…

France On January 21st, 2019, AstraZeneca inaugurated the extension of the group’s industrial site in the city of Dunkirk in Northern France. The launch was attended by Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, as part of the promotional event ‘Choose France,’ designed to promote…

UK Yesterday, pharma giant AstraZeneca announced that they have halted investment in the UK due to lack of clarity on trading regulations during this time of Brexit uncertainty. “If a transition deal does not make clear what will happen in the future, we will maintain our decision not to invest,” Leif…

AstraZeneca Gwenael Meneux of AstraZeneca Hong Kong and Macau gives his initial impression of the HK market, outlines his unusual career trajectory and the new innovations AZ is looking to bring to patients in the region.   Gwenael, you have a very interesting and diverse background that is a bit atypical…

UK The UK country managers of some of the biggest global pharma companies explain what it takes to manage in the UK market.   Erik Nordkamp, Pfizer Erik Nordkamp, the Dutch national serving as managing director of Pfizer UK and the newly-appointed president of the ABPI, likens managing a UK affiliate…

UK Having recently joined the UK operations of AstraZeneca after a varied international career, Laurent Abuaf shares his vision of the UK as a life sciences reference market and his take on what makes the NHS so unique. Moreover, he highlights some exciting elements of AstraZeneca’s pipeline and reaffirms the company’s…