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Americas Writing in the March edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, EMD Serono’s Ana Padua outlines the findings of a recent study into accelerated regulatory pathways in Latin America which aim to reduce approval timelines for innovative medicines.   The Latin America region offers a number of registration pathways to accelerate…

Americas The Top 15 pharma companies in the Central America & Caribbean (CENCA) region’s retail market (Rx & OTC) for 2019 ranked by sales in USD millions. US-headquartered Abbott tops the list, followed by Uruguayan Megalabs, and French firm Sanofi Made with Visme Infographic Maker  

Roundup In recent pharma news from around Latin America, countries are beginning to manufacture their own tests and equipment for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic so as to reduce dependence on outside sources. Moreover, as vaccines begin being developed globally, pharma firms are looking to Latin America to test their efficacy.…

Mexico Recently appointed CEO and president for Pfizer Mexico, Constanza Losada, outlines the exciting challenge of taking on leadership for such an important affiliate during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Pfizer is contributing to the fight against the virus. Losada also outlines her strategy for ensuring patient access to Pfizer’s innovative…

Mexico UCB’s Omar Lugo Aguirre outlines the company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, countering stigmas around neurodegenerative and mental diseases, and the abundant opportunities that Mexico and the region carries for the firm.   The upcoming three years are crucial and UCB Mexico wants to play a role elevating…

LatAm Argentina Below we highlight recent news in the Latin America region, focusing on Argentina, Colombia and Chile. Top stories cover the fight against COVID-19, economic uncertainty in the Mercosur region, and Latin American involvement in disease research.     Argentina to receive 45,000 virus detection tests as part of a bigger emergency…

Mexico Americo Garcia oversees Latin American operations for Canadian generics player Apotex. He outlines the firm’s impressive growth in the region in recent years – expanding both in terms of portfolio and geographies -, gives his take on the proposed Mexican healthcare reforms, and explains how he has been able to…

Mexico Mario Muniz, SVP and GM of IQVIA North LATAM, shares his motivations for joining IQVIA after nearly two decades with pharma and medtech companies, the huge potential of the North LATAM region as well as the important value that IQVIA can provide during this tumultuous period within the Mexican public…

Ecuador Efraim Lakierovich, general manager of Celsius in Ecuador, elaborates on the company’s recent internationalization, the unexpected challenges it has faced in the institutional market and his ambitions to grow the affiliate to the point that it surpasses the size of the Uruguayan headquarters. Could you tell our international readers about…

Ecuador Hector Enriquez, general manager of Laboratorios Industriales Farmaceuticos Ecuadorianos (LIFE), details the flagship Ecuadorian pharmaceutical company’s focus on developing its own market-relevant formulations and the implementation of international manufacturing standards to compete with international pharmaceutical companies in Ecuador. Could you present LIFE Laboratories’ activities and most recent developments in Ecuador?…

Ecuador Antonio Carlos Matos da Silva, general manager of Roche Ecuador explains how his ability to manage by influence has helped him transition smoothly into his first GM position. The Brazilian manager has great ambitions for the Ecuadorian affiliate of the oncology global giant, elaborating on Vision 2020; a plan he…

Steri-Tech Steri-Tech is one of the few local contract sterilization service providers available in Puerto Rico. Jorge and Andy Vivoni, president and business development manager, discuss how they ensure that pharmaceutical companies continue to establish themselves in Puerto Rico. What is the strategic importance of Steri-Tech within the Puerto Rican life sciences…