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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…

Actavis (Malta) Ltd Actavis’ Maltese operations began as far back as 1976 as a different company ( Pharmamed Ltd.). In 2001, this Malta facility was acquired by Actavis which has developed it into what is today the largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturing plant on the island. Can you give us a brief overview of…

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…

Pharmaniaga Berhad In the same week that you announced a rise in your Q3 profits your Managing Director resigned. How have you managed to achieve this increase in profits despite management uncertainties and how have you maintained shareholder confidence in the company? Roshidah Abdullah (RA): In June 2010 our majority shareholders, UEM…

Chemical Company Malaysia (CCM) Would you start off by giving our readers some of CCM’s background? CCM started in Malaysia as part of the ICI group of companies in 1930. In the 1960s ICI localised and sold off a percentage of its shares to Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). In 1995 there was a management…

National Taiwan University Hospital Could you start with an overview of the hospital’s capabilities and areas of focus in 2010? NTUH is a 2500 bed medical center and JCI accredited. We are a Centre of Excellence for clinical trials and clinical research in Asia Pacific. We ranked first in Taiwan and fifth in institutional…

Taiwan Department of Health Paul Krugman, who won the 2006 Nobel Prize in economics, said that the Taiwanese health care system is the best in the world. Despite this, you are now drafting a second generation of legislation, so what are the issues that need to be addressed in this legislation? In any program…

Eli Lilly Taiwan Traditionally and historically, Lilly is very strong in the Asian region. The company has placed a great deal of emphasis on the region for many years. How does Taiwan fit into that Asian context for Lilly? What’s exciting in Taiwan for Lilly right now? In an Asian context, Taiwan has…

Sandoz Philippines Corporation Mr. Willis, you have a background as a management consultant in New Zealand and Australia. What was the situation of the generics market when you arrived in the Philippines and how has it evolved over the last three years? When I first arrived in the Philippines, the generics market was…