Tagged with M&A

Brazil Ricardo Lourenço, VP-Managing Director of Lupin in Brazil has been in charge of implementing the take over of Medquímica by Lupin. In this interview he explains Brazil is a land of many opportunities. He is looking forward to capitalize the fast growth rate of generic products in Brazil, revive the…

Tunisia Alya El Hedda, GM of Opalia-Recordati in Tunisia, describes the Opalia affiliate’s evolution since the Recordati takeover, her ambitions for the future, and how the company will leverage its production facilities – the largest in Tunisia – to become Recordati’s export hub for the rest of Africa and MENA. Could…

Tunisia Slim Chouchane, general director of Alfasigma in Tunisia, discusses the integration with Sigma Tau, the Italian company acquired by Alfa Wassermann in 2016, Chouchane retraces the incredible success of Alfa Wassermann’s products over his 17 years with the company and his responsibility for the company’s sound growth in the region.…

Brazil Eduardo Martins, president director of Pharlab, provides insights into the “2020 vision” that has been driving the eye-catching development of this ambitious domestic company and documents how Pharlab is leveraging the expertise and added value brought by France’s Biogaran, the company’s new owners, to sharpen its competitive advantage in the…

Tunisia Sara Masmoudi, general manager at Teriak, one of Tunisia’s top three pharmaceutical companies, sums up the evolution the company has undergone since she took over its direction in 2003 at age 32. She also talks about the recent acquisition Teriak has made of Cinpharm, a Cameroonian manufacturer, in line with…

Austria Dr. Wolfgang Schnitzel, general manager of Shire Austria, and Karl-Heinz Hofbauer, site lead Vienna and managing director for the Technical Operations business, discuss the huge impact of Shire’s 32 billion USD acquisition of Baxalta that has grown the workforce from a few Shire employees in Austria to 3,500. Furthermore, they…

Canada Jonathan Ross Goodman, founder and CEO of Knight Therapeutics Inc., discusses the unique backstory behind the founding of the company, coming on the heels of the sale of Paladin Labs Inc., his previous company, for CAD 3.2 billion, the cycling accident that left him brain-damaged but more committed than ever…

Colombia Carlos Alberto Florez, newly appointed general manager of Aspen Colombia, already has a very clear view on Aspen’s strategic direction, discussing the expansion of the infant nutrition segment and the recent acquisition of anaesthetics lines. He also underlines his passion for start-up businesses and his eagerness to see Aspen evolve…

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…

Hong Kong Described as the first unicorn [a startup company valued at over USD 1 billion] of Hong Kong, Cirina has recently merged with Grail to further improve detection of cancer at its early stage. Pharmaboardroom sat down with Professor Denis Lo, the man behind Cirina’s technology, to further discuss his groundbreaking…

Switzerland EY’s Biotech Team Leader for the EMEIA region discusses the challenges Europe’s fragmented capital markets pose for biotech startups, the under-communicated benefits of doing an IPO on the Swiss stock exchange and the implications of the Actelion acquisition for the wider Swiss life sciences ecosystem. Among other things, you are…

Switzerland “Get it done! That is what CARBOGEN AMCIS is all about!” – The CEO of the Swiss drug development and commercialization services company elaborates on the company’s strong mindset and declares customer intimacy to be their unique selling point. CARBOGEN AMCIS celebrated its 10th year since joining the Dishman group.…