Japan Makoto Suematsu, president of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), discusses AMED’s successful unification of Japan’s previously disparate systems for medical research funding; the strategic significance of the country’s strong footprint in regenerative medicine and rare diseases; and the organization’s internationalization strategy, propelled by the push to…
Bulgaria Gergana Semova and Petko Konakchiev, founders of PharmDedict, share an overview of the Bulgarian regulatory dynamism, the reasons why healthcare companies should continue investing in the country, and explain why PharmDedict is not only a service provider, but also a solutions provider. After having worked for several years in the…
Tunisia Haithem Boukhari, CEO of medtech manufacturer Boukhari Prince Médical, documents the favorable business environment in Tunisia that has allowed him to grow the company’s production site tenfold in the last 15 years, as well as its Middle Eastern and South American ambitions. What are Boukhari Prince Medical’s main activities? “Boukhari…
Tunisia Lasaâd Boujbel, CEO of MédiS Group, and founder of the company, today leads what became one of the first Tunisian-based multinationals. His company’s recent investments in the Tunisian headquarters and in Senegal respectively respond to increased international demand and desires of expansion in the African market. MédiS has built up…
Tunisia Ramzi Sandi, general manager of the Arab Society of Pharmaceutical Industries (SAIPH) is responsible for the development of the company since 2015. From that date, SAIPH has been the strongest performing actor in the Tunisian market with an annual growth of 20 percent in 2016 and 2017. In this interview…
Tunisia Ridha Charfeddine, founding CEO of Unimed and president of the National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (CNIP) discusses enforcing European quality standards in Tunisia, the CNIP’s role in guiding pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Tunisia, as well as his entrepreneurial journey with Unimed, now the preferred partner of the…
Austria Martin Prinz, CTO of Croma-Pharma, a family-owned Austrian aesthetic dermatology company, discusses the evolution of the company over the years and their specialist, ever-expanding portfolio. Additionally, he documents the role of training clinics in establishing a vertical business model and provides an overview of the company’s growing global reach, namely…
Austria Rudolf Wessely, CEO and founder of Gynial, the Austrian leader in oral contraceptives, elaborates on the company’s incredibly fast market penetration since 2007 and explains his expertise in the contraceptive field. Furthermore, he discusses the importance of open communication with gynaecologists and Gynial’s unique product philosophy as well as the…
Canada Dr. Jeremy B. Desai, CEO & President of Apotex, the Canadian international generics powerhouse, discusses his mandate in 2014 to take the company global, the challenges and opportunities of increasing convergence between the generics, branded and biosimilars sectors globally, and the main growth engines for Apotex looking forward. Jeremy, you…
Colombia Emerson Lozano Garcia, founder of chemical company Bioquigen, underlines the importance of collaboration with the pharmaceutical sector in reagents for diagnostics and quality control and the ways in which associations such as ACOPI (for small and medium sized businesses) have helped Bioquigen to achieve success in Colombia and allowed them…
USA In an exclusive interview, Stephen Ubl, President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the association representing the leading innovative biopharmaceutical companies in the USA, discusses the onset of a new “golden era” in medicine. He goes on to discuss pricing issues, engaging in a constructive…
Ukraine Dmytro Popov, the owner, founder and CEO Elfa Group, Ukraine’s leading cosmetics manufacturer, provides his insight into Elfa’s 20-year presence in the Ukrainian market, the company’s international growth strategies and how it can further strengthen its market positioning. Could you begin by introducing yourself and your company? “Our goal is…
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