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Puerto Rico Founded in 2004, Villavicencio & Associates Construction is a dynamic Puerto Rican construction firm which has been involved in many different projects in the pharmaceutical industry. President Lisette Villavicencio explains how the company has managed to grow steadily throughout Puerto Rico’s economic downturn by focusing on safety, quality and integrity.…

Puerto Rico CRB is a global consulting, design and construction services firm specialized in the life sciences industry. Tom Forester, general manager of CRB Caribe, based in Puerto Rico, shares the developments of the company in the past few years, what makes CRB the partner of choice for life sciences companies and…

Korea ISU Abxis is a biotech company founded in 2001 with a focus on orphan drugs and rare disease. Part of the ISU chaebol, ISU Abxis has leveraged its parent company’s long-standing expertise in chemicals.   We have penetrated the Korean market already, and have received approval in 12 overseas emerging…

CEO Profile CEO of the Life Science division of LG – one of Korea most recognized global brands – Dr Jeewoong Son has spent much of his career gathering the knowhow to bring successful drug development to Korea.   “I began my career as physician in internal medicine before moving to a…

Sweden Having more than 20 years’ experience in the beverage industry, Isabelle Ducellier was appointed as the CEO of Swedish probiotics company BioGaia in November 2018. Here, Ducellier highlights her goal of moving the company into the B2B/B2C sector, regulatory obstacles for clinically proven probiotics and BioGaia’s long term strategy.  …

Company Profile As one of the longest-standing multinational companies in Egypt, French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi aims to plays a major role in ensuring access to innovative pharmaceuticals for the Egyptian population through manufacturing locally.   During President Macron’s visit, Sanofi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Ministry of Health…

Egypt Dr Mohsen Shalaby of Nerhadou International explains how he built Egypt’s leading mineral supplement and nutraceuticals company from scratch within 25 years, highlighting innovative solutions and the company’s aspirations to export to overseas markets upon receiving FDA approval.   Nerhadou was the first mover in Egypt for minerals, creating awareness…

Spain Though still one of the younger and lesser-known outfits inhabiting the European drug development landscape, Irish-headquartered rare disease specialist, Jazz pharma has been making tremendous headway in the onco-haematology and sleep disorder spaces and the Spanish affiliate is absolutely no exception.   We blend the lessons of art with our…

Spain The global acquisition of GSK’s thrombosis portfolio and subsequent purchase of AstraZeneca’s anaesthesia business have been critical milestones for the maverick South African pharmaceutical outfit Aspen, enabling the company to establish a consolidated presence across Europe, including the opening of the firm’s first-ever Spanish affiliate only two and a half…

Spain Perhaps the only CEO of a dermo-cosmetics company with a PhD in astrophysics and space technology as well as three years working at NASA under his belt, Isdin’s Juan Naya feels he is uniquely positioned to lead a firm creating products that protect against the sun’s rays.   It was…

China HE Ming, founder and CEO of Sino-American (Suzhou) Pharmaceutical Services (SAPS), shares his commitment to bringing international quality standards to the Chinese pharma industry, the comprehensive portfolio of quality management, verification and compliance services SAPS offers to the pharma, biotech and medical device industries in China and the US, as…

Spain Esteve has long been a family-run business, though in early 2018 the Spanish champion decided to make a daring, though calculated, move and positioned the then CCO of Lundbeck, Staffan Schüberg, as their new CEO.   We have world-class experience [in neuroscience and gene therapy] and we see these areas…