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pharma Mr Martinez, President of Santen France, reveals how Santen’s decision to acquire the French pharmaceutical company Novagali in 2011, was based on its desire to project itself as an innovative ophthalmic player across the whole of Europe and why 2015 was a significant year for the group, receiving European marketing approval…

Pharma The president and CEO of AREVA Med, the medical subsidiary of AREVA Group, the biggest nuclear company in the world, discusses the circumstances that inspired AREVA’s foray into nuclear medicine, one of the most interesting new fields in medicine today. He outlines his company’s philosophy of simplicity and excellence, his…

pharma The Netherlands boasts a strong service sector for the life science industries locally and globally. Sinensis Life Sciences CEO, Ruud Santing, discusses his company’s history and its offering that covers the whole range of pharmaceutical testing and of small-scale manufacturing of clinical trial materials. Sinensis Life Sciences was founded in…

pharma Abdon Nevares, General Manager of Ci Medical Technologies discusses the importance of teamwork, how the recent name change of the business has opened new business opportunities and how Puerto Rico can act as a gateway for expansion into the Latin American market. You became general manager of Ci Medical Technologies…

pharma Omar Muñiz, President of ShareTech Group, discusses his company’s competitive positioning as a leading engineering, architecture, environmental consulting, and construction program management firm for the Puerto Rican life sciences industry. What are the main services ShareTech offers to the clients? We offer project planning & program management, environmental consulting, architectural…

pharma Thomas Würdinger, winner of the 2014 Galenus prize, discusses his research team’s efforts to developing new treatment options and protocols for brain cancers, and the need for greater attention and investment in brain cancer treatment development, an area he identifies as the greatest unmet medical need in the field of…

pharma  David Lenihan, CEO of Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), and Kenira Thompson, president of the Ponce Research Institute, highlight the institution’s pioneering efforts in creating cultural competency for medical graduates and increasing investments in clinical research from the US for large-scale trials. What are your perceptions of Puerto Rico’s research…

QuantiLAB After recently signing a service level agreement with Mérieux NutriSciences in May 2015, Bertrand Baudot, Managing Director of QuantiLAB explains the company’s plans for the future. He also discusses the challenges and, more importantly, highlights the various opportunities in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector on Mauritius. In its first…

pharma Luis Alemañy came to American Tools, Inc. as general manager in 2014 following a career largely focused on multinationals. He talks about the company’s new direction and their large international client base that has come about as a result of over 40 years of high-quality sheet metal manufacturing primarily for…

pharma The managing director of Adcock Ingram’s prescription business, Ashley Pearce highlights the division’s strategic placement within the group’s overall activities, and how he plans on leveraging partnerships with various multinationals, expand into biosimilars and grow the generics business into a market leading position. Adcock Ingram has undergone several strategic changes…

pharma The general manager of Ferring South Africa, Mercia Van Zyl discusses the company’s ambitious plans for the future under the slogan ‘People come first’, the placement of fertility under the nation’s therapeutic priorities, and how the company is contributing to an overall better healthcare system in the country. Could you…

pharma CEO of Pantarhei since its inception in 2001, Herjan Coelingh Bennink outlines the company’s vision to develop new applications for existing compounds in the fields of women’s health and oncology with therapies with real medical advantages including a contraceptive pill which does not increase the risk of thrombosis and improved…