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India Halewood Laboratories’ Sanchit Chaturvedi discusses the impact of taking on a leadership role in a challenging personal moment; the company’s enduring commitment to innovation and quality; and its planned expansion into new international markets.   Success in business requires more than just aggression—it requires strategy, understanding, and relentless dedication Could…

India In the words of Founder and Chairman Kaushik Chaturvedi, Halewood Labs’ success since its foundation in the early 1980s can be put down to three key factors: vision and commitment, family and cultural values, and quality and innovation. Chaturvedi describes the company’s journey up to this point and what is…

Saudi Arabia Halal pharmaceuticals, or medicines produced according to Islamic dietary laws, presented a global market worth some USD 100 billion in 2019, yet much of halal pharmaceuticals’ potential remains untapped. In conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Mazen M. Hassanain, co-founder and managing director of SaudiVax, a pioneer in halal vaccines, discusses the development…

Saudi Arabia SaudiVax, a pioneering force in the halal vaccines field, has recently expanded its focus to include biologics, aligning with broader market trends towards vegan and Halal products. Co-Founder and Managing Director Prof. Mazen M. Hassanain outlines how the company has shifted its distributor strategy to form partnerships with small to…

China Established in 2017 as a spin-off from Lee’s Pharmaceutical, Zhaoke Ophthalmology is aiming to be a global player in the ophthalmology field, building on its strong footprint in China and Asia to eventually establish operations in the US and Europe. President and Chief Scientific Officer Lau Lit Fui outlines how…

Belgium Théa veteran and GM of the French ophthalmology midcap’s BeLux affiliate, Ivan Perrichon, reveals the company’s plans to pursue its growth trajectory, launch ten new products in Belgium and reach a local turnover of EUR 30 million over the next five years. He also discusses Théa’s plans to address progressive…

Egypt Dr Amel El Beshlawy, founder of Egyptian Thalassemia Association (ETA) and Professor of Pediatric Hematology at the Pediatric Hospital of Cairo University, is considered the Middle East’s leading authority on Thalassemia, having made an enduring contribution not only to improving the survival rate of thalassemia patients in her clinical practice,…

Italy Historically, SIFI has been a modest local player focused on ophthalmic products, but in recent years the company has set some ambitious goals for itself—becoming a leading force in European ophthalmic markets, breaking into orphan drugs and adding value in the glaucoma field—and is now seeing its ambitions become a…

Global GSK has separated itself from its consumer healthcare business, newly named Haleon, home to brands such as Sensodyne and Advil. Now what? After underperforming in recent years, a few clinical trials fails and a resulting push for change from its investors, the breakup with its consumer healthcare arm was long-announced…

Italy In recent years, since the adoption of a law assuring its citizens’ right to access palliative care, Italy has given increased attention to pain management. According to Aldo Sterpone, Italy General Manager at Grünenthal, a company especially focused on the area of pain, there is still a lot of work…

Italy Aldo Sterpone, Grünenthal Italia’s General Manager, outlines the company’s focus on pain and its efforts to bring innovation to the area through R&D and acquisitions. He also explains the importance of Italy as one of Grünenthal’s manufacturing hubs. We are one of the few companies focusing heavily on pain. There…

Italy SIFI’s Fabrizio Chines outlines how the company is progressing in European ophthalmic markets, explains the added value it is bringing to the glaucoma field, and tells us about its orphan drug for acanthamoeba keratitisis.    … Germany and the UK are the next strategic targets, but in those markets we will…