United Kingdom US biotech Moderna – producer of a messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine that has found its way into 75 million arms in the US alone and generated USD 12 billion in profit for the firm last year – has announced a new GBP one billion investment into a UK manufacturing…
United Kingdom Just one year after the UK government published its Life Science Vision, outlining the ambitions of the government and the life science sector for the next 10 years, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has appointed a new president who will take on the plan. The Association of…
Pharmaceutical Industry Baxter Spain’s general manager, Luigi Antoniazzi, discusses the challenges that the affiliate has faced in light of recent changes in the market, and the strategies taken to adapt to an ever-changing ecosystem for the pharmaceutical industry in the country. You became general manager of Baxter Spain & Portugal in 2011,…
Distribution Rui Carrington, CEO of OCP Portugual, a Pharmaceutical distributor which has undergone a significant evolution over the years as part of an adaptation to the changing market trends in Portugal, outlines the history of the company, and offers insight into the ways in which local pharmacies can recover from their…
MNCs Pedro Miranda Jr., General Manager of Pacific Healthcare Philippines, talks about the decision to join Pacific Healthcare in the Philippines, how the company’s diversification strategy has evolved over the past two years, and what’s in store for the company in terms of new principals and partnerships in the next five…
Generics Thelma Tobias–Go, President of the Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Scheele Laboartories, and Ed Ocampo, COO and Vice President of Scheele Laboratories, discuss the implications of the changing pharmaceutical landscape, and how far the country still remains from universal healthcare coverage. How have you seen the pharmaceutical…
Pharmaceutical Industry Jason Carroll, General Manager of Janssen Philippines, discusses what it will take to put Janssen Philippines on the map as one of the largest, most reputable pharmaceutical companies in the country, and why the Philippines will be a force to recon with in the near future in many industries, including…
Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center (PITDC) The president of Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center (PITDC) considers the company’s need to remain an international competitor and how to achieve it, the gap in new drug development in Taiwan, and PITDC’s mission to bring the country’s domestic companies to the international level. What are your thoughts on…
APAC Region PAREXEL has been in Asia Pacific (APAC) since the company entered Japan in 1995. It chose Taiwan as its regional base of operations with the 2007 acquisition of APEX, a company you founded in 1999. Today, does Taiwan continue to make sense as PAREXEL’s APAC headquarters? We believe that it…
China Pharmaceutical Industry Association (CPIA) You have a very long history in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry, first in the joint venture company Xian-Janssen and then in the China National Pharmaceutical Group. Could you highlight the main evolutions of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry through these fast-changing times? It is indeed true that we have undergone tremendous…
Pharmaceutical Industry Council (PIC) 2006 marked a major milestone, with the Pharmaceutical Industry Action Agenda transformed from a Government-industry initiative into an industry-driven agenda, and the resulting creation of the Pharmaceutical Industry Council (PIC). Would you please introduce the organization, and tell us about the main milestones and achievements since you began your tenure…
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Taking a look at a key achievement of the ABPI in recent years, we recognize the role you played in negotiating the revised PPRS that was put in place last year. How did the latest revision contribute to taking the research-based industry forward and what has been the impact of…
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