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Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) Our last report on India dates back to 2006, right after the Patent Law was passed. What developments have you seen happening in the industry since then? There has been a paradigm shift with the Product Patent Regime coming in place in 2005. The era from 1970 to 2005 has…

Pyridam Farma Pyridam Farma has achieved and maintained the leading position in terms of growth in the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry for two years. What strategic choices have caused Pyridam to outperform its peers? Our strategy has three pillars: marketing, human resources, and quality. Three years ago Pyridam Farma redesigned its marketing strategies,…

Cambridge Major Laboratories Europe It has now been 12 years since you co-founded ChemShop. One of the busiest, but probably most exciting moments in that period must have been the merger with CML in 2007. At that time, now global CEO Michael Major spoke of seamless integration. Was it really that easy in practice?…

ADAMED Adamed was founded in 1986 by your father, Mr. Marian Adamkiewicz. The company is today still fully-owned by your family, which is remarkable in such an industry, where family-run businesses are less and less frequent. What are the advantages of this situation? Today the Adamed Group is one of the…

Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) One of the key factors for the growth in the pharmaceutical market has been the increasing professionalism of healthcare in Malaysia. How does the MMA contribute to the professionalism of it s members? It has always been the remit of the MMA to establish strong professional practice in Malaysia. Doctors…

Quintiles Netherlands As an expatriate executive, you seem to be fully integrated into the local community. Can you explain to our readers what brought you here to the Netherlands? The quick answer is the charm of the Dutch. Perhaps more importantly, what’s kept me here has been the opportunity to be involved…

Beurs van Berlage The Beurs van Berlage, conference centre in the heart of Amsterdam, dates back to the year 1903, and is a significant Dutch monument and unique event center that has become a famous heritage of the country. In what ways does Beurs van Berlage reflect and serve the city of Amsterdam…

Malta   Alan Camilleri, chairman of Malta Enterprise—the government agency responsible for facilitating and stimulating the development of Malta—recalls the words of a foreign investor, who had taken stake in Maltese business. The investor imagined what he would say to other potential promoters, if asked whether they should put their finances…

Invida Malaysia When we spoke to Herbert Dittmar of Bayer, he said that there were no specific challenges in Malaysia that could not be found elsewhere. How do you convince companies of the need for the services offered by Invida? We actually have many companiesseeking to partner with Invida. Invida offers a…

AMCHAM Malaysia Would you give our readers an insight into the government’s attempts to foster a better environment for FDI in Malaysia? Over the last year, the significant development has been the emergence of the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). Through this initiative Malaysia is attempting to catapult itself out of the ‘middle-income…

Nycomed Malaysia Before joining Nycomed you spent a year working at the Drug Control Authority (DCA). What did your regulatory friends say when you told them you were off to join the dark side of working for MNCs? I was a pharmacist by training and the DCA for me was a type…

Atlantic Healthcare Ltd A key milestone for Atlantic Healthcare was the deal with Isis Pharmaceuticals for alicaforsen in 2007. In 2008, alicaforsen acquired orphan drug status in the U.S.; in 2009, orphan status was granted in Europe. Many companies in the UK have named market access as a key challenge—but is that an…