Country Report / New Puerto Rico Pharma Report January 2020 Out Now
Puerto Rico had to rebuild itself – in many cases quite literally – after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in 2017. However, despite the havoc that Maria brought to…
Company Spotlight / Puerto Rico's Quality & Compliance Experts
When life sciences companies decide to transfer the production of new drug to Puerto Rico, extend an existing production line, or simply sustain existing operations, they can count on the…
Puerto Rico / Community Pharmacies: Uniting Against the Big Chains
Going into a pharmacy has never been more convenient in the United States and its territories. People living near urban centres need not travel far to find a 24 hour-supermarket-style…
Lifestyle Diseases / A Collaborative Approach to Fighting Diabetes in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, approximately 16 percent of the adult population has diabetes, one the highest prevalence in the world, compared to 10 percent in the general US population. As a…
Medtech/ Puerto Rico's Medtech Manufacturing Excellence
“Medical device manufacturing has a long history on the island, starting with Baxter in the 1950s. Today, 30 world-leading medical device companies are present in Puerto Rico generating 20,000 direct…
Logistics / Puerto Rican Logistics: Through the Hurricane
Puerto Rico’s export-driven economy could not exist without someone moving, literally, things from point A to point B. As the US Caribbean territory remains one of the world’s premiere manufacturing…
Company Spotlight / Medtronic Puerto Rico: A Manufacturing Behemoth
Celebrating its 45th anniversary in Puerto Rico this year, Medtronic is the largest life sciences company on the island with four manufacturing locations in Juncos, Villalba, Ponce and Humacao, as…
Pharma Faces / Jorge Rodríguez, PACIV, Puerto Rico
Over the last 22 years, Jorge Rodríguez has grown Puerto Rican industrial automation solutions provider PACIV from a one-man show to an international operator with over 100 employees. Jorge…
Manufacturing / Romark: Heading the New Wave of Puerto Rican Pharma Manufacturing
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Romark focuses on developing innovative treatments for infectious diseases and the latest newcomer to Puerto Rico. CEO Marc Ayers recounts how he came to the decision…
Did you Know? / Medtech in Puerto Rico
Four top facts you may have missed about Puerto Rico’s medical device manufacturing industry. Fact 1: Medical device manufacturing in Puerto Rico started with Baxter in the 1950s Baxter…
Digitalization / Puerto Rico: Harnessing Technology in Pharma Manufacturing
Three heads of manufacturing for big pharma affiliates in Puerto Rico elaborate on how digital technology is revolutionising pharma manufacturing processes. More than half of the world’s top 20…
Manufacturing / 5 Top Pharma Manufacturers in Puerto Rico
A long list of multinational pharma companies count Puerto Rico as one of their top manufacturing bases, including 11 of the top 20 global pharma companies. Puerto Rico also manufactures…