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government relations In Taiwan, GSK recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with the National Research Program of Biopharmaceuticals (NRPB), building on research partnerships in Taiwan that include a 2007 agreement with National Taiwan University Hospital (NTU)—the first agreement of its kind—a later MoU with Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and a major 2012 collaboration…

Ireland   “The elements that have made Ireland attractive for decades are still here. The big difference since 2007, however, is the cost base. If you are building a pharma plant in Ireland today, it will cost 35 to 40 percent less than it did six years ago,” says Barry O’Leary,…

Human Resources Teresa Bitetti has a long history with BMS, spanning 3 decades in which she rose up the ranks starting from Senior Director of Abilify Marketing before becoming Sales Vice President of CNS until she reached her current position of President and General Manager of BMS Canada. Today she shares with…

Generics Eric Ng received his degree at National University of Singapore. In his career he has worked for such companies as AstraZeneca before moving to Sanofi-Aventis China until his rise in rank to President Director of Sanofi in Indonesia. Today he talks about the stiff competition in Indonesia in the generics…

China Chen Qiyu, chairman of Fosun Pharma, discusses how the company is helping China achieve its ‘Healthy China 2020’ goals as well as its unique business model and company culture. Fosun Pharma is an integrated pharmaceutical company with interests all along the value chain, from API to finished products, distribution, medical…

India Dilip Surana of family-run Indian generics giant Micro Labs talks company performance, the evolution of the Indian pharma market, and strategy moving forward. Last year Micro Labs moved up in the rankings. How satisfied are you with the company’s performance in 2010? The company performed satisfactorily last year, showing good…