Tagged with EMEA

Switzerland Santen is a leading multinational company that specializes in ophthalmology. President and Head for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Luis Iglesias highlights the company’s recent transformation through partnerships across a vast array of areas including digital technology and cell and gene. He also discusses how Santen has leveraged its…

UK Recently appointed as general manager & vice president of Gilead’s UK and Ireland operations, Hilary Hutton-Squire highlights the uniqueness of the UK’s healthcare system, its expertise in life sciences and global leadership in clinical trials. To her, the UK has to maintain its core differentiators, such as a health technology…

UK Confirming Eisai’s commitment to keeping its EMEA headquarters in the UK, Gary Hendler, chairman and CEO EMEA, and Nick Burgin, COO and president of global value and access stress how the company is looking at Brexit as a glass half full. Eisai views Brexit as an opportunity to bring with…

Switzerland Lupin’s EMEA President Thierry Volle explains that to fuel growth in the EMEA region, Lupin is investing heavily in transforming the business from a generics company into a specialty pharma player. Mr Volle, given your background in the innovative pharma sector, what was it that attracted you to join Lupin?…

Switzerland Santen’s Head of EMEA explains why the company established their new regional headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and highlights the three key strategic pillars on which he bases the growth strategy for the region.   The immense talent present here contributes to the strategic value of the EMEA region, which we…

Pharma Tuomo Pätsi, President of the EMEA region for Celgene, talks about marking the tenth anniversary of Switzerland as Celgene´s EMEA headquarters; reveals how their workforce has increased from a handful of individuals in 2006 to 700 in Switzerland and 2,300 across Europe today; and how Celgene’s continuous R&D investment distinguishes…

Pharma Despite the already existing efficiencies in the Italian healthcare system, there is still significant room for improvement. Johnson & Johnson Medical’s head for southern Europe discusses a number of opportunities where the company can help to improve healthcare quality while reducing costs holistically. Given Italy’s current healthcare sustainability concerns, what…

Pharma Laurence Comte-Arassus, president of Medtronic France, reveals how after the global acquisition of Covidien in January 2015, France is now their second largest subsidiary in the EMEA region; how Medtronic´s three production facilities in France demonstrate a capacity to innovate domestically and serve global markets; and why her ambition is…