Tagged with internationalization

India A pioneer of the biotechnology industry in India and the head of the country’s leading biotechnology enterprise, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, discusses the recent US FDA approval of Ogivri™, the first biosimilar for trastuzumab and the sixth approved biosimilar in the US overall, and how Biocon is implementing a low-value high-volume model…

Canada Dr. Jean-Yves Leroux, CEO and founder of Medelys, lets his entrepreneurial fiber shine through in this interview as he talks about the beginnings of his company in 2006, the initial challenges, and the prospects for collagen-based natural health products in the treatment of joint pain resulting from arthritis and osteoporosis…

Serbia Siniša D. Vučinić, the brains behind Aqualab Plus Systems, which holds laboratories across Serbia that offer a variety of sophisticated blood tests specifically targeted at the elderly, pregnant women and children 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, tells the story of the creation of Aqualab, explains their phenomenal…

Switzerland Ryad Dahmani, CEO of Swiss-headquartered cold chain logistics specialists, Cold Chain Vision, discusses the impact of new technology in the logistics industry, the importance of quality controls in the transportation of vaccines and why Cold Chain Vision is a name worth remembering for the future. Could you please start by…

Switzerland Oliver Rinner, CEO and founder of Biognosys, provides a fascinating account of the company’s unique business model and explains how its technical research into proteomics and cell expression is likely to be even more successful despite continuous technological developments. Biognosys – a proteomics focused company – was initially founded as…

Switzerland Marina Lugova, executive VP Business Development at API manufacturer Synbias Pharma, discusses why Switzerland was chosen as the company’s headquarters, Synbias’s internationalization strategy, and why it is the partner of choice.   We have chosen Switzerland for several reasons: a stable political and economic environment, the fact many Big Pharma…

Canada Louis Pilon, president and CEO, highlights JAMP Pharma’s unique positioning as a Canadian generics company with one of the largest salesforce covering the whole Canadian market as well as the fourth-largest product portfolio, their focus on niche and complex products, their agility in seizing new opportunities, and his mission to…

Brazil Dr. Ogari Pacheco, president of the Board of Directors for Cristália, highlights the unique journey for Cristália over the past 45 years, as one of the most innovative local pharma companies with its own manufacturing operations; the innovations they have brought to both Brazilian and international markets; and his vision…

Switzerland Petra Exner and Tobias Haber discuss the unique service offering of INSIGHT Health, one of the leading data providers to the healthcare market, the company’s successful internationalization strategy, and why INSIGHT Health is the partner of choice. Could you begin by introducing INSIGHT Health to our international audience? “We should…

Bulgaria Vladimir Afenliev, chief director business operations, strategic and organizational developments at Sopharma, explains the great success of the strongest Bulgarian pharmaceutical company in the country as well as the upcoming strategies to further grow Sopharma in the region. Sopharma is the most important pharmaceutical group in Bulgaria with activities spanning…

India As a young pathbreaking transformer in the Indian pharmaceutical landscape, Yogesh Agrawal, managing director of Ajanta Pharma Ltd., shares his desire to accelerate the company’s expansion in the US. Out of the total revenues of USD 308 million for FY17, the USA accounted for 28 million. He talks about the…

Switzerland Thomas Huber, CEO of Skan Group in Switzerland, a global leader in clean room equipment for the life sciences industry, discusses adapting to an ever-changing regulatory environment, Skan’s unique solutions, and its steadily-increasing international footprint. You joined Skan AG 21 years ago, gradually making it up to the top position…