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Turkey With its current turbulent economic and political climate, Turkey is betting its future prosperity on 2 key aspects – its young talent pool and its location as an intersection between the West and the East. Hakan Yurdakul, head of economy monitoring and coordination at the Presidency Office is bullish, “The…

Tunisia Salim Ouertani, business unit manager at AbbVie Tunisia, has been with the affiliate since its beginning in Tunisia when it was spun-off from Abbott in 2013, being in charge of ensuring a smooth transition. Presently, AbbVie’s manager runs ethical operations and is looking forward to supporting more patients suffering from…

Italy Prof. Luca G. Guidotti discusses the esteemed positioning of San Raffaele within the global scientific community, their core mission of translational medicine and the challenges Italy faces today with the development of young scientific talent and the bridging of the public-private gap. Prof. Guidotti, could you begin by describing the…

Taiwan Mike Exton, Managing Director at Novartis Taiwan, describes the affiliate’s plans to increase collaboration with the government in order to provide Taiwanese patients with a greater access to innovative, life-changing products, while highlighting Novartis’ world-class innovation in many critical therapeutic areas, such as heart failure, as well as the skilled…

Pharma Thilo Stadler speaks passionately about Grünenthal’s collaborative partnerships, company goals, and workforce engagement; revealing himself to be someone who truly believes in Grünenthal’s business. You currently hold the position of Regional General Manager South Europe and the Nordics and Managing Director of the Italian subsidiary. What were the main objectives…

Pharma Mr. Aldo Braca discusses the competitive CDMO landscape in Italy, the importance of nurturing a community of employees, and the optimistic growth trend for the company powered by investment and innovation. This year, BSP celebrated its ten-year anniversary, congratulations! What were the key objectives that you have accomplished since the…

Algeria Arnaud de Rincquesen – Managing Partner, Deloitte: Companies are willing to come to Algeria. It’s an interesting market. What matters once again is to have a job market. The biggest issue for a company settling in Algeria is to find peo- ple with specialized skills and a good academic level.…

Pharma Miroslav Secerov, VP Sales & Marketing NATEC, explains the choice of Mauritius for NATEC’s headquarters as well as the unique assets that make Mauritius the ideal business location. He also analyses Mauritius’ recent emphasis on development of the life sciences sector and the public-private relationship required to make that a…

Research Arnaud Lagesse, CEO of GML, the largest company in Mauritius and the third largest company in the Indian Ocean, discusses his company’s successful diversification into the life sciences sector, with the creation of GML Life. The history of GML has always been linked to the development of the Mauritian economy.…

Brunel Warren Shapiro, manager of the North American division of Brunel’s life science sector, offers his insights into Canada’s immense human resources capabilities as well as Brunel’s footprint for contract labor in Canada’s life sciences industry in comparison to other worldwide regions. You have covered jurisdictions in Canada, US and Latin…

Ireland   What makes Ireland attractive for FDI? As the former general manager of Genzyme’s Waterford site, Pat O’Sullivan explains that a longstanding 12.5% corporate tax rate (that isn’t going anywhere) is one factor, but it doesn’t end there. Talent: “The first factor is the excellence of the workforce, which is…

healthcare Dr. Nafsiah Mboi, who currently serves as the Minister of Health of Indonesia, has more than 40 years of experience in national and global public health, including a full career as a civil servant in the Ministry of Health and six years as Secretary of Indonesia’s National AIDS Commission. She…