Interview with Luciano Marques, Novartis South Africa
Having spent two months as the head of Novartis South Africa, what is your first assignment as General Manager, could you share with our readers what were the surprises for…
Novartis was created in 1996 from the merger of the Swiss companies, Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. Our name, ‘Novartis‘ derived from the latin ‘novae artes’ means ‘new skills’.
In 2006, Novartis celebrated 10 years of helping patients worldwide since the successful creation of a health care leader through the merger. With its headquarters in Basel, Novartis operates in 140 countries and has more than 98 000 employees.
Novartis South Africa embodies Novartis core corporate purpose, which is to ‘Care and Cure’, putting the patient at the centre of all that we do.
Patient centricity is the common theme that runs through our diverse businesses and products represented by, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Over the Counter Medicines(OTC), Animal Health, Ciba Vision and Sandoz Generics in South Africa.
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Novartis South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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A roundup of some of the biggest stories coming out of the UK pharma industry, including AstraZeneca’s bid for cancer specialist Fusion Pharmaceuticals; the shutdown of Sanofi’s R&D site in…
Zenith Pharma’s Mohamed El Bouhmadi discusses the company’s approach to product development and the potential for Morocco to become an African pharmaceutical export platform. As Morocco transitions to universal healthcare…
The COVID-19 pandemic looked like a turning point for vaccines, but while R&D has made tremendous strides with ground-breaking platform technologies and mRNA, vaccines continue to attract fewer investments than…
Writing in the February 2024 edition of the DIA Global Forum magazine, Verena Pfaffinger and Ilona Baraniak-Lang of PharmaLex examine how the drug shortages seen in the global south during…
Gavi, the world’s largest vaccine-focused public-private partnership has a new leader. Pakistani Senator Dr Sania Nishtar has officially assumed the role of CEO following a period of leadership uncertainty for…
Amid geopolitical tensions and a drop in foreign investments, China continues to encourage international companies to increase their Chinese footprint. At this week’s China Development Forum (CDF), CEOs from Pfizer,…
The latest pharma news from Singapore, including J&J Innovation’s continued investment in Singapore; Evotec’s new Singaporean venture, 65LAB; BeiGene’s cancer drug approval in the country; Novo Nordisk’s acquisition of local…
Last year the UK-based pharma industry warned against the country’s waning competitiveness, condemning the government’s statutory scheme designed to control drug prices. UK-headquartered AstraZeneca joined the battle cry, claiming it…
Dr Arunish Chawla details the policy strategies underlying the explosive prospected growth of India’s pharmaceutical sector to USD 120-150 billion by 2030, including rigorous adherence to international quality standards. Highlighting…
VMS Group was founded in 2006 and since then has built close relationships with a handful of large anchor investors, including some of the largest families in Hong Kong. Apart…
Sanjay Bhutani of Bausch & Lomb outlines why the medical devices sector in India is poised for substantial growth, bolstered by increased government support and a higher healthcare budget. He…
Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a new meningitis vaccine. The product, a shot able to protect against the five causes of meningococcal meningitis, was developed by…
The EMA’s Peter Arlett looks back on two years of the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the European Union (ACT EU) initiative which aims to improve the environment for clinical trials…
Dr Maria Mota, executive director at Portugal’s Institute of Molecular Medicine (iMM), shares how the non-profit institute generated its own circular economy during the COVID-19 pandemic and saved the Portuguese…
Pierre Fabre has been present in the Moroccan market for nearly 40 years. Pierre Behnam, the company’s director for Africa, Middle-East and Türkiye discusses its strategy for bringing innovation and…
Shailesh Siroya explains the rationale behind Bal Pharma’s strategic focus on niche products within the API segment, avoiding the broader, more competitive commodity markets and enabling it to establish a…
SPIMACO is well-known within the Middle East and North Africa, but less so internationally. Chairman Ahmed Aljedai explains how the company is changing that by actively expanding its international presence,…
President of India’s Diabetes & Obesity Centre, Dr Brij Mohan has an extensive background in the field of diabetes, having served on the board of Diabetes India and as president…
Rainer Westermann of venture capitalist coalition Life Sciences Acceleration Alliance reviews the potential impact of the EU’s general pharmaceutical legislation on the investment climate for the EU life sciences sector.…
Susanne Schaffert’s over 20-year stint at Novartis culminated with her presidency of the Swiss giant’s global oncology division, but when the company underwent a major restructure in 2022, she found…
A charismatic force at the forefront of the country’s health transformation efforts, Dr Amin Al Amiri currently serves as assistant undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Health as well as…
Dr Suresh Advani, director of the department of Medical Oncology at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre reviews the progress of medical oncology in India and talks over the significant contribution…
At the American trade association’s latest CEO & Investor Conference, the board chair of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Ted W. Love discussed US policies and speculated about the impact…
The biggest pharma industry and healthcare stories from Germany, including the country’s legalisation of cannabis; the MASH potential of Boehringer Ingelheim’s obesity candidate; Bayer’s further share price drop and expansion…
At a transformational moment for Indian pharma, OPPI’s Anil Matai outlines how the country’s government is more receptive to innovation and action-oriented than ever before, how the industry is increasingly…
General Director Dr Aziz Mrabti discusses the Moroccan Medicines & Pharmacy Directorate (DMP)’s transition to an independent regulatory authority, highlighting its potential to enhance autonomy and international recognition. He…
Han Yahui from Chinese folic acid specialist Scrianen outlines her company’s role in keeping mothers and newborns healthy in China, Scrianen’s approach to international partnerships, and the next horizons in…
A roundup of the biggest pharma and healthcare stories from Turkey including the investigation of 19 pharma companies by the country’s competition watchdog; Gen Pharma Caucasus Manufacturing’s new plant in…
Pharmexcil’s Ravi Uday Bhaskar discusses how Indian pharma is rebuilding global confidence in its exports via a focus on quality, expanding into high-potential new markets like those in Latin America,…
With a healthcare system marked by both progress and difficulties due to the country’s economic overreliance on the oil and gas sector and its recent political instability, Algeria, is the…
A roundup of some of the latest stories from Latin American pharma and healthcare, including Sanfer’s acquisition of Columbia-based injectables manufacturer Vitalis; medicine shortages in Colombia, and Chile’s move towards…
Dr Santosh Indraksha serves as Deputy Drugs Controller (India) for the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As a representative of…
A new piece in the January 2023 edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine lays out how a new coalition aims to transform the landscape for rare disease treatments in Europe…
Basel Al-Qahtani, General Manager of Boston Scientific Saudi Arabia, discusses how Boston Scientific has expanded its operations to establish a fully fledged regional headquarters in the kingdom. He outlines the…
A roundup of the biggest stories from UK pharma, including the latest agreement between the British government and industry on a renewed drug pricing clawback scheme; GSK’s search for deals…
Monica Bettencourt-Dias of the Gulbenkian Institute for Science highlights the IGC’s pioneering role in biological sciences, supporting scientists and innovators who have significantly contributed to the field globally for over…
Nominated by President Joe Biden, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) new director Monica M. Bertagnolli took the reins of the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research earlier this…
The APAC region —with an approximate ten percent growth in trial numbers between 2017 and 2022— is rapidly becoming the world’s leading market for clinical trials. Karen Chu, CEO of…
Nuno Sousa details the development of Portugal’s clinical research ecosystem, highlighting the creation of the Clinical Academic Center of Braga (2CA-Braga) and its evolution. He emphasises the necessity of building…
PharmaBoardroom was delighted to attend DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels earlier this month, bringing together a veritable who’s-who of the European and global regulatory community. The politicians, regulators, payers, patient…
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), and PharmaBoardroom’s content partner, continues to monitor healthcare trends and conduct horizon scanning around the world. The “ISPOR 2024-2025 Top…
Brazilian national Maria Fernanda Prado, who began her career in pharma more than 20 years ago, has been at Janssen/Johnson & Johnson for more than half of that time. She…
President of the Portuguese Association Against Leukaemia (APCL), Dr Manuel Abecasis is known as the father of bone marrow transplants in Portugal. He outlines the APCL’s activities, including the organisation’s…
Haematological oncologist Dr Raymond Liang, gives his take on the adoption and challenges of CAR-T therapy in Hong Kong, the necessity of collaboration with mainland China for patient referrals and…
Having been quietly working away on its mRNA platform for years, Moderna stepped into the limelight during the COVID-19 pandemic and became a commercial-stage outfit almost overnight with its vaccine.…
As the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) starts to become a reality, and both big pharma and biotech companies brace themselves for its more widespread impact, BIO names Washington fixture,…
Dr Basant Garg explains the role and impact of the National Health Authority (NHA) in India, including its pivotal role in executing the Ayushman Bharat universal health coverage initiative. Dr…
Every year, the world’s top business and political leaders converge on the ski village of Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum meeting. Read on for some of the key…
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