Tagged with Strategy

Canada Vinod Ramachandran, general manager of Dr. Reddy’s Canadian affiliate, highlights the exciting journey of Dr. Reddy’s in Canada since 2013, the company’s upcoming three specialty product launches, and the goal of Dr. Reddy’s to supply affordable and quality generic medicines. Vinod, you established the Dr. Reddy’s affiliate here four years…

Tunisia Fabrice Barbu, general manager of Servier Tunisia, discusses how Servier wants to build a strong presence in the oncology field in Tunisia and is currently investigating the possibilities of bringing its generics to the market. He also explains how local partners and highly proficient human resources have contributed to the…

Canada Éric Gervais, executive vice-president of Duchesnay Inc, a privately-held, specialty Canadian pharma company focusing on women’s health, charts the company’s successful growth over the past 25 years, the innovative portfolio of in-house and in-licensed products they offer, as well as their plans for international expansion. Eric, you were Duchesnay’s first…

Canada Ronnie Miller, President & CEO of Roche Canada, shares the lessons learnt over his 17 years heading the affiliate, the interesting dynamics and developments within the Canadian healthcare space, Roche’s significant R&D footprint in Canada, and his focus on developing Roche Canada’s multiple sclerosis, hemophilia and neuroscience portfolios over the…

Canada Clarissa Desjardins is the founder and CEO since 2011 of Canadian biotech success story, Clementia Pharmaceuticals. She explains the different milestones of her company and her priorities moving forward. She also gives her insights on the entrepreneurship environment in Canada and advice on how to make it even more compelling…

Bulgaria Ivan Kolev, country manager at Wörwag Pharma Bulgaria, explains how has the affiliate performed over the last years as well as shares an overview about the development of diabetes and its complications, and pain management in the country. You have had two different stages at Wörwag Pharma; working in Actavis…

Bulgaria Yavor Kostov, country manager at Mylan in Bulgaria, discloses his strategies to successfully lead an affiliate through corporate changes and explains the important mission of Mylan to provide high-quality treatments to people around the world in general and Bulgaria in particular.  As you are a medical doctor by training, what…

Tunisia Alya El Hedda, GM of Opalia-Recordati in Tunisia, describes the Opalia affiliate’s evolution since the Recordati takeover, her ambitions for the future, and how the company will leverage its production facilities – the largest in Tunisia – to become Recordati’s export hub for the rest of Africa and MENA. Could…

Tunisia Slim Chouchane, general director of Alfasigma in Tunisia, discusses the integration with Sigma Tau, the Italian company acquired by Alfa Wassermann in 2016, Chouchane retraces the incredible success of Alfa Wassermann’s products over his 17 years with the company and his responsibility for the company’s sound growth in the region.…

Canada Chirfi Guindo, president and managing director of Merck Canada, highlights the stunning transformation that has led to a revitalized new Merck affiliate, the innovation opportunities Canada’s fragmented and diverse health systems offers, and the importance of greater collaboration and dialogue between all stakeholders within Canada’s healthcare and innovation ecosystem. Three…

Tunisia Chokri Jeribi, country chair of Sanofi Tunisia since 2016, is responsible for the development and market leadership hold of Sanofi’s affiliate in Tunisia. In this interview he stresses the importance that clinical trials activities for both the company and the country. Additionally, Jeribi documents the unique collaboration system with local…

Brazil Eduardo Martins, president director of Pharlab, provides insights into the “2020 vision” that has been driving the eye-catching development of this ambitious domestic company and documents how Pharlab is leveraging the expertise and added value brought by France’s Biogaran, the company’s new owners, to sharpen its competitive advantage in the…