PharmaBoardroom

Interview with Selwyn Kahanovitz, CEO, Litha Healthcare Group…

Mr Kahanovitz, Focus Reports came to South Africa in 2005 to produce a similar report on the South African pharmaceutical industry. Could you come…

Interview with Timothy Kedijang, General Manager, Novo Nordisk…

The story of Novo Nordisk South Africa began in 1959 in Johannesburg. It was among the first affiliates outside of Denmark, with insulin and…

Interview with Erika Koppers, COO & GM, Roche SA

You have worked at Roche for several years as Business unit Manager. Therefore you are familiar with the strategy of the company and the intricacies…

Interview with Zdeněk Zahradník, General Manager, Teva Czech…

Mr. Zahradnik, you have long been an active member of the Czech generic drug makers’ association CAFF (Czech Association of Pharmaceutical…

Interview with Richard de Chastelain, Country Division Head,…

Since we interviewed you in 2005, there have been many changes in the market, from consolidation, an increasing generic penetration, to new healthcare…

Interview with Hoon Han, President, Histostem

After spending a large part of your career as a university professor, what drove you to create your own company, Histostem, in 2000? In 1993, I…

Interview with Laura Engelbrecht Joubert, General Manager –…

Ms Joubert, could you start by telling our readers over the 16 months of heading the operations here, what have been the most challenging situations…

Stephen Saad, Group Chief Executive, Aspen

The line between research based pharmaceutical companies and generic companies is today less and less relevant, as we have seen in the past few years…

Interview with Patrick Godard, Chief Executive Officer, Amayeza…

Mr. Godard, you previously worked in Europe for Baxter Edwards Life Sciences, what made you decide to move to South Africa in a smaller company? It…

Interview with John D Hallam, Chairman, Abex Pharmaceutica

Your professional career went back and forth between creating your own business and running a smaller and very dynamic structure and managing over a…

Interview with Ann-Marie Hosang-Archer, Managing Director SA…

You were recently appointed at the head of Eli Lilly South African operations. What is the specific mission you have been given? Eli Lilly South…

Interview with Joong Keun Cha, President & CEO, Yuhan

Yuhan is one of the largest and fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in South Korea, with a long history in the sector. In your view, what are the…

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