Tagged with Portugal

Portugal Joaquim Chaves, CEO of Basi Laboratories, presents the Basi production success story to readers. Located in Mortágua, two hours north of Portugal’s third city, Coimbra, the vast production site recently received 40 million euros of investment for manufacturing expansion and has strong intentions to increase the scope of their internationalization…

Portugal Francisco del Val, recently nominated general manager of the business unit Sanofi Genzyme and country head of Sanofi Portugal, has two decades’ experience in the pharma industry. In his first interview in Portugal, Francisco shares with us his priorities and his vision, highlighting the importance of diversification, and innovation through…

Portugal Virgilio Bento, known as ‘V’ amongst his peers, invites readers to discover SWORD Health, an interactive solution for patients undergoing physical recovery programs. In this exclusive interview, he describes how best to tackle future obstacles, the stigmatization endured in the disruptive startup world and the future for one of Portugal’s…

Spain Angel Fernandez, president and managing director of MSD Spain and Portugal, covers the company´s current pipeline and portfolio strategy. He also explains how the company collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders.   What is the history of MSD in the Spanish market? Overall, MSD is a company with 127…

R&D Portugal has forged a name for itself in terms of early adoption of new technology and ideas; making the country a prime destination for clinical trials as well as a market in which multinational pharma companies can trial innovative new treatments before rolling them out across the continent. “We are…

Portugal Coimbra Genomics aims to make genetics easier. The company has developed Elsie, a digital platform that helps make better individualized clinical decisions. They have recently been recognized as the ‘second biggest promise in European e–Health’. Bruno Soares shares the Coimbra Genomics story, plans and exciting news for 2018, and how Elsie…

Portugal Eurotrials is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) with an international footprint in over five territories worlwide. Following the trend of big pharma, Eurotrials recently merged with CTI, an American privately owned clinical trial and consulting service. Maria Queiroz founded the company in 1995 with Inês Costa, and here puts…

Portugal Health Market Research (HMR) is a multinational healthcare knowledge generation company, with origins in Portugal that is making waves on the Iberian Peninsula. Since its founded in 2009 and now headed by experienced pharmaceutical executive João Norte, the company seeks to continue their geographical expansion, always with the mindset of…

Portugal Filipe Novais leads the Portuguese affiliate for Astellas during an exciting time for the company globally. With a new global CEO, Astellas is aiming to be at the forefront of healthcare changes to turn innovative science into value for patients. Novais has a lot on his plate both to achieve…

Portugal The top 20 pharma companies in Portugal ranked by sales and market share for the year leading up to March 2018. MSD leads the way with EUR 148 million in sales and a 5.4 percent market share, followed by Mylan and Bayer.

Portugal Jorge Sequeira, general manager for Cerner Portugal, sheds light on Portuguese prowess in healthcare technology. Jorge covers themes ranging from revolutionizing electronic medical records (EMR), uptake of new technologies in healthcare and Cerner Portugal’s overall mission of promoting health, rather than treating disease.               …

Portugal Mario Madeira, general manager of Teva Portugal, highlights the milestones of the affiliate in Portugal, referencing the economic crisis and where Teva is now positioned in the country. In addition, he comments on Portugal’s great potential for digitalizing its healthcare sector. What are Teva Portugal’s priorities for 2018? “Teva is…