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Stiefel Laboratories Pty Limited What impact will the recent PBS reforms have on Stiefel’s operations in Australia? Stiefel has no products on the PBS at the moment, and although that doesn’t preclude the company from having products on it in the future, there is no immediate effect or detriment to Stiefel due to the…

Bayer Australia Many MNCs are having pipeline concerns in the “new era” of post-blockbuster drug development. How is Bayer positioned in this respect? Bayer Schering Pharma has one of the richest pipelines in the industry. In Australia, the company is launching in the next three years, 18 new products or product line…

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee To begin, would you please give a brief introduction to the PBAC? The PBAC is a statutory committee of government first developed in Australia in the 1940s, which advises the Ministry of Health and Ageing as to what drugs will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Minister…

Government of Australia The Ministry for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research was created in December 2007 with the election of the Labor government. To begin, would you please give a brief introduction to the ministry and highlight its most significant achievements and milestones in this relatively short period of time? The whole point…

Argentina SA Baxter Do you think this is a good moment for the Argentinean pharmaceutical industry to have international exposure? Indeed it is attractive, but we should keep the long term objectives on perspective. It is a stable and interesting market for multinational companies, as long as they can grasp the dynamics of…

Bayer Thailand Mr. Ammelburg of Roche described Thailand as a very difficult and different market and according to PReMA figures there was only 2 percent growth last year. Nevertheless, global projections rank Thailand as 12th among emerging countries in pharma and anticipate Thailand becoming the eighth largest economy and market by 2016.…

Laboratorios Richmond What have been the recent major milestones for Richmond? One of the milestones for Laboratorios Richmond was to have developed the first branded oncological generic in the world. For Laboratorios Richmond to be developing combinations of different molecules from different originator laboratories is very important as well, as it provides…

Biogen Idec Argentina Biogen Idec’s arrival in Argentina has been very recent. Could you explain to our readers why the time was right to take back your licences and to set up in Argentina? Biogen Idec has a worldwide expansion strategy. Two years ago, the company decided to establish its own affiliates in…

CETIFARMA The Mexican government has been fairly pro-active about promoting good practice such as the new drug registration process that helped eliminate drugs from the Mexican market that didn’t fulfill regulatory therapeutic efficiency. In this context, what is left to do for CETIFARMA? In my opinion when the authorities take a…

PREMA Thailand PReMa was established in 2004 after a period of transformation to represent the growing role of its members, research-based companies. To begin with, could you explain us the main milestones and achievements of the organization? PReMA has been present in Thailand for 42 years. The association only changed and took…

Sayenko Kharenko If you could provide our readers with your philosophy when you founded Sayenko Kharenko in 2004. What were the market needs that were perhaps missing that you identified and wanted to address? If you look at the top 5 law firms in Ukraine, Sayenko Kharenko definitely is not the oldest…

Thai Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association TPMA is the main association bringing together the local manufacturers in Thailand. What do you consider to have been the main milestones and achievements since your inception? We haven’t reached any milestones yet. Our first milestone will be to open and free the pharmaceutical market in Thailand by breaking the…