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Pharma The leadership of Meditop discuss their history as the first non-privatized, private Hungarian pharmaceutical company, their ongoing strategies for growth in the country, and their evolving portfolio abroad. They also discuss the complexities of the Hungarian healthcare and pharmaceutical market and give an overview of their past challenges and current…

Pharma KPMG is committed to providing long-term support to public as well as private institutions as they tackle challenges and transform the way healthcare is provided. Alberto De Negri, partner of the healthcare practice, discusses his perspective about the Italian healthcare system and the challenges it is currently facing. What have…

Pharma The GM of France for Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) discusses becoming a “diversified biopharma company”, their commitment to remaining a model of excellence for other affiliates, and his personal philosophy of leadership, moulded by two decades of international experience. You started off your term with a restructuring plan for the French…

Pharma The CEO of CzechInvest elaborates on the significance of the healthcare and life science industry for the Czech Republic’s transition into an industry 4.0. Furthermore, he reviews what the Czech Republic has to offer for foreign investors over its regional neighbors. Before assuming the position of CEO at CzechInvest you…

Pharma The recently appointed CEO of Servier Hungary, Dr. Jan Frederic Kesselhut highlights his initial perceptions of the Hungarian pharmaceutical market and depicts the significant role that the Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry (SRIMC) in Hungary plays in the group’s overall R&D activities. He also elaborates on the crucial importance…

Pharma The managing director of Wörwag Pharma Hungary, Dr. Éva Kádár depicts the company’s impressive evolution, highlighting the expansive network of neuropathy centers that they’ve helped establish all over Hungary and the extent of their efforts in creating more awareness for this disorder. As an introduction for our readers, Éva, can…

Pharma Angelini CEO Gianluigi Frozzi speaks about the company’s diverse portfolio of products, the “Made in Italy” brand, and the company’s continual global growth anchored strongly in innovation. Can you please give our readers an overview of Angelini’s operations, both globally and locally? First, I want to explain to our audience that Angelini…

Pharma The country manager for CSL Behring Czech Republic reviews his tremendous success in the country, averaging 50 percent annual growth since 2011. Furthermore, he explains why the current reimbursement system is beneficial for them although it results in high price pressure for innovative pharmaceutical treatments. The question on everybody’s lips…

Pharma As an emerging leader in mobile health and provider of innovative health-technologies, Philips is poised to provide Italian healthcare institutions with solutions that could enable significant gains in efficiency. CEO of the Italian affiliate Stefano Folli discusses the healthcare sustainability challenges facing Italy, and explains how Philips technologies will be…

Pharma Roland Berger’s Patrick Biecheler discusses the French healthcare system, their role in offering specialized consultancy services to the pharmaceutical sector, and the digitalization of the healthcare industry.  Can you please start by giving us a brief overview of Roland Berger’s “Healthcare Competence Centre”, the rationale behind basing it in France,…

Pharma Biopharmaceutical logistics leader World Courier strives to understand their clients’ needs as early as possible, and the Italian affiliate has gone to unusual lengths, including joining the Italian biotech association, to study the developments emerging at the industry level together with other stakeholders. What have been the main changes in…

Pharma Soneas MD Jozsef Repasi discusses the shift back towards Central and Eastern Europe for contract manufacturing services, the company’s growth since separating from Ubichem, and his ambitions for Soneas to become a fully integrated, end-to-end service provider. As an introduction for our readers, can you please shed some insight into…