Tagged with Partnerships

Colombia Javier Castro of Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Colombia has been mandated to integrate Sanofi’s animal healthcare business into BI’s operation and prepare the Colombian affiliate for the coming changes in the market. He discusses the importance of embracing change, the animal healthcare business potential in Colombia and his desire to be…

Ukraine Alexander Boiko, general manager of Novo Nordisk Ukraine, provides insights into the recent progress and remaining room for improvement in Ukraine’s health capacity when it comes to preventing, diagnosing, and treating diabetes, as well as the company’s unique commitment to partner with the government at the moment an unprecedented set…

Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s minister of industry, explains the Ministry’s commitment to talent pool development, economic capital availability, and technology implementation within the national industrial landscape. Furthermore, he highlights the role of the governmental institution to create a positive ecosystem between the public and private stakeholders playing a role in the…

Colombia J&J Medical Devices regional VP Mircea Cubillos discusses the long-term vision for J&J in Colombia and Latin America. Moreover, he speaks about the company’s strategy for emerging markets, the importance of the collaboration with stakeholders and government actors in the medical devices sector, as well as his personal motivation to…

Colombia Executive president of ACEMI (La Asociación Colombiana de Empresas de Medicina Integral), Jaime Arias, discusses fostering the constructive participation of all actors in the Colombian healthcare sector and the challenges that need to be addressed to develop the sustainability of the healthcare system in the long-term. Could you explain ACEMI’s…

Indonesia Dr. Kuntjoro Adi Purjanto, Chairman of PERSI (National Association of Hospitals in Indonesia), explains the role that public and private hospitals are playing to successfully realize the national healthcare goals and the active collaboration of PERSI with the government to enhance the Indonesian hospital eco-system. Could you please introduce yourself…

Ukraine Dmytro Spitsyn, General Manager of Teva Ukraine, which proudly stands as the largest international company operating in the country, documents the challenges he faced and the strategies he implemented to overcome the 2013 crisis in Ukraine, while Teva has been positioning itself as a company committed to increasing life expectancy…

Taiwan Eugene Huang, chairman, and Hua-Lin Wu, consultant of Blue Blood Biotech Corp., provide insightful information on BB-101, a protein proven to be efficient for wound healing, while sharing their vision for the future growth of the company through partnerships with big pharmaceutical companies. Could you introduce yourself to our executive…

Taiwan Philips Healthcare Taiwan general manager, Jan Poon, talks about the innovative approach that Philips aims to implement in the local market; spanning from establishing a digital platform to working with government when ensuring the sustainability of Taiwan’s healthcare system. You have recently become GM for Philips Taiwan. What have been…

Taiwan Ming-Kuei Jang, founder and CEO of Aprinoia, a very promising Taiwan-based company focused on the development of groundbreaking imaging tracers and therapeutics targeting tau-related neurodegenerative diseases, provides insights into the company’s rapid development over the past two years, its R&D strategy, and its eagerness to partner with both academia and…

Taiwan Ben Chien, Chairman, President and CEO, of Foresee Pharmaceuticals, one of Taiwan’s most vibrant success stories, discusses how Foresee has achieved successful phase III results for its prostate cancer treatment, FP-001, IPOed and entered into a partnership agreement with Ferring in the last year alone. In addition, he discloses how…

Taiwan Wu Tsung-Tsong, Minister Without Portfolio of the Republic of China (Taiwan) supervises and coordinates Taiwan’s Biomedical Industry Innovation Program. In this exclusive interview, he documents his main priorities and the government’s unrivalled commitment to further enhancing the attractiveness of Taiwan’s biotech ecosystem and bolstering a win-win relationship between Taiwan, the…