drug development BIOTECanada is the national trade association for Canada’s biotech industry. Andrew Casey, the group’s CEO, discusses the impact of IP regulation on emerging biotech companies, incentives for developing the sector on a national level, and offers perspectives on tax policy and its impact on drug development. How does BIOTECanada actively…
Generics Tom Rönnlund discusses the current state of the pharmaceutical industry in the Nordics in this time of austerity, and offers opinions on reference pricing and cooperation in the region. How have the markets in Denmark and Sweden evolves over the past five years, since the financial crisis started and austerity…
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…
government relations Pia Olsen Dyhr is a member of the Danish Folketing (Parliament) for the Socialist People’s Party in the North Zealand greater constituency, as well as Minister for Trade and Investment. Today she talks with us about the life sciences in Denmark, it’s future growth in the area and their governments…
government relations With a Master’s Degree in Marketing Science from the University of Leicester and a Degree in Management Information Systems from Université du Québec à Montréal Jacques Dessurealt has had a fruitful career in the pharmaceutical industry with some of the biggest names like Bristol Myer-Squibb and Novartis. He talks with…
Generics Fergal Murphy, Chairman of the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Ireland, discusses with pharamaboardroom.com the difficulties in such a small market and how the industry is adapting to the needs of Ireland by working closely with the government to find the right price point for products and increasing awareness of…
government relations Mike Brogan, before taking up the mantle of President at IMS was VP of Business Integration at IMS for a year. Today, he talks about the difficulties he has come up against since becoming President, especially in government relations and investment. He also offers insights on the future of marketing…
EndoCeutics Dr. Fernand Labrie, long before becoming CEO of EndoCeutics, discovered and developed medical castration with GnRH agonists, a breakthrough treatment that quickly replaced surgical castration back in the early 1980s. Along with other discoveries, he founded EndoResearch in 1985 to further his research. After billions in revenue from treatments developed…
Espíndola International Consultants An expert in trade and regulatory issues relating to the pharmaceutical industry in Colombia, the senior partner of Espíndola International Consultants offers his opinions on the steps taken by the Colombian authorities to improve quality and reduce corruption in the sector, as well as discussing the steps to maintain cost containment…
market You established Menarini’s Irish affiliate in 1999. How have you seen the market evolve over these last 13 years? The major changes in the market have principally occurred in the last four or five years, rather than the previous ten. Generally speaking, the industry has always had a very strong…
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (G Dr. Witit, when we interviewed your predecessor in 2006, we talked about the vital role and leading position GPO plays in the Thai pharmaceutical industry and the company’s investments in manufacturing facilities to improve access and affordability of drugs. What have been some of the most important milestones since you…
Government of Australia The Ministry for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research was created in December 2007 with the election of the Labor government. To begin, would you please give a brief introduction to the ministry and highlight its most significant achievements and milestones in this relatively short period of time? The whole point…
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