PharmaBoardroom

Interview with Claudio Santos, MD, MBA, General Manager, Shire…

We asked Mr. Santos regarding his recommendations to help the government innovate, compete, and grow in the pharmaceutical industry here in Brazil on…

Interview with Rubens Lima, General Manager, Ipsen Brazil

In a past interview, you said that Ipsen is different than the “Big Pharmas” who have entered Brazil by acquisition. You’ve taken a…

Interview with Mohamed Chaoui, General Manager, UCB Phrama France

Historically, UCB Pharma had a much more ‘traditional’ approach to the industry with a broader scope of operations. Recently, the company…

Interview with Emmanuel de Rivoire, Country Manager, Nycomed…

Nycomed lost an important patent with Pantoprazole in the middle of 2009, which has undoubtedly warranted some restructuring. What has been the impact…

Interview with Marisa Sanvito, Senior Director, Quintiles Brazil

Many international CROs entered Brazil in the past few years, whereas Quintiles made its first move in Brazil in 1996. What was the strategic decision…

Interview with Mazen Makarem, General Manager, Farma de Colombia

Having just recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in Colombia, how would you describe Farma de Colombia’s unique business model and what have…

Interview with María Cristina Álvarez, President, Novartis De…

Being an industry giant with operations in over one hundred counties worldwide, what is the role and significance of Colombia for Novartis global? As…

Interview with Paula G. Strassmann, President and Founder, PGS…

PGS is a member of ABRACRO, but is in a unique position as both a CRO and a service provider to CROs and pharmaceutical companies. Can you elaborate…

Interview with Greg B. Scott, President & Founder,…

This is our first meeting in Shanghai after being based in Beijing for two months – what if any are the differences between the two cities? At…

Interview with Aldo Arata Munoz, Regional Manager-Southern Zone,…

The Chilean operations for Hospira also manage the Argentine and Uruguayan operations of the company. What led to the decision of choosing Chile as…

Interview with Adriano Treve, Director President, Roche Brazil

The government recently released the 'BrasilMaior' plan, whose slogan is “Innovate to compete. Compete to grow.” How would you recommend…

Interview with Francisco Medone Crovetto, CEO, ITF-Labomed

Labomed was bought by Italfarmaco in 2009, but aside from that, what have been the main milestones and achievements of Labomed since its creation in…

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