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Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) What are the priorities on your agenda as the new head of ABPI considering the successes and difficulties the association has experienced in the past? If you look at the recent history of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, perhaps one of the areas that we have been most successful…

AstraZeneca UK AstraZeneca reported decrease in its global revenue for the first half of 2011 mostly due to adverse market conditions in the US. In this context, how has the company been performing in its home market and what will be driving your growth in the UK? Our financial results are in…

Promega Netherlands Promega is a truly global company with a vast international presence. What would you say is the strategic importance that the Benelux affiliate has assumed within Promega’s global network? Promega Benelux is actually the first branch office that was established outside of the US, so the company’s experience in bringing…

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Taking a look at a key achievement of the ABPI in recent years, we recognize the role you played in negotiating the revised PPRS that was put in place last year. How did the latest revision contribute to taking the research-based industry forward and what has been the impact of…

Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) It are exciting times for the UK, with the public healthcare system undergoing so many changes. The Office of Life Sciences (OLS) and the Therapeutic Capability Clusters are just some examples of the new way forward. According to you, what are the factors that drove Government to pursue such drastic…

Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) Thank you for having us today! You have been chief executive of the Association since 1990 and obviously observed the evolution of the OTC market from close by. From your experience, can you please explain our readers how you have seen the OTC market evolving here in the UK? From…

Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) The society started at the beginning of the 20th century with the combination of the Penang Pharmaceutical Association and the Straits Pharmaceutical Association. Have there been significant shifts in the society’s objectives and what are its priorities today? For a long time, pharmacy has been a non subject. There was…

Ministry of Health (MOH) of Malaysia Would you begin by giving our readers a brief overview of the recent changes in the Ministry of Health’s focus? After Prime Minister Najib changed Malaysia’s economic policy from the ‘New Economic Policy’ to the ‘Economic Transformation Programme’ there has been a paradigm shift in the ministry’s focus. The government…

Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC) How would you describe MABIC today and the way that it has evolved since its creation in 2000? The Malaysian Biotech Information Centre or MABIC is an NGO and part of the ISAAA. MABIC’s central objective is to disseminate fact-based, science-based information about biotechnology to the public. The word biotechnology…

Metallform (Malta) Ltd Can you give us a brief description of Metallform’s activity since the establishment of the Maltese subsidiary in 1992? The parent company Metallform GmbH & Cokg was supplying disposable medical equipment to hospitals in West Germany through its subsidiary ImproMediform. When the Berlin wall came down in 1989 and Germany…

PRIMA Can you give our readers an overview of the main characteristics of the Maltese Pharmaceutical market for innovators? Hilary Agius: In a nutshell, in Malta there are two distinct markets; the first is the private market, which is when a patient gets medication or a prescription from the doctor and…

Combino Pharm Combino Pharm began production at its plant in Malta in 2006. Can you give us a brief overview of the facilities, and of the importance of the subsidiary to Corporación Medichem as a group? The project behind Combino Pharm Malta started in 2005 with the first trials to be begun…