Tagged with Africa

pharma CEO of the Clicks Group, David Kneale highlights the motivations behind groups involvement in the Public Health Enhancement Fund (PHEF), and also describe the key strategies that have allowed Clicks to dominate the South African retail space. He also elaborates on the importance of pharmacies to the company’s long-term goals…

pharma The General Manager of Abbott’s Established Pharmaceuticals Division in South Africa, Gauta Phillip Mavundla illustrates how he is building the division’s presence within the region after the spinoff of AbbVie, while also highlighting branded generics as a key growth driver and how the company plans on expanding its capabilities in…

Pharma Muhammad Bodhania, Managing Director of Medreich South Africa discusses potential strategic implications of the recent acquisition of Medreich by Meiji and the importance of local partnerships for global success. Can you please give an overview of Medreich’s activites in South Africa, and how the Meiji acquisition has affected the company’s strategic outlook? The…

Pharma The CEO of BioTech Africa, Jason Lurie, evaluates the domestic and global landscape for diagnostic recombinant proteins, and highlights other developmental streams that have helped diversify the company’s portfolio. He also illustrates the underlying aspirations in targeting this market niche, while depicting the distinct set of hurdles faced from the…

Pharma The owner of Altis Biologics, Nick Duneas, illustrates the significance of the company’s flagship product, the Altis Osteogenic Bone Matrix (OBM) and how the company plans to commercialize the injectable bone graft substitute on a domestic and international scale moving forward. He also highlights how the Innovation Prize for Africa has…

Pharma The managing director of Trinity Pharma, Gaby Simaan (Jnr) depicts Trinity’s evolution from a regulatory consultancy into a fully commercialized pharmaceutical company, and how their unique position in the private label space has allowed the company to significantly expand its pipeline of products and presence in the market. To begin,…

Pharma The managing director of Galderma South Africa, Jenny Wright reveals the importance of the dermatology sector within the country’s healthcare system, as well as the role Galderma is playing in bringing dermatological solutions to the market and raising awareness of skin diseases. She also illustrates the factors that have truly…

Pharma The Vice-Chairman of the Public Health Enhancement Fund talks about how the shortage of medical doctors and the fight against TB, HIV and AIDS in South Africa led the health Minister and the private health sector to create a public health enhancement fund and how the private sector is pulling resources…

France The Head of the Department of Medicine at the Faculty of Health Science at the University of Cape Town reveals how their role is not only in training people to be technically competent, but to produce the next generation of thinkers, researchers and innovators, how The Lancet report, produced by…

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 The CEO of IPASA reveals how over the last ten months the priority has been to reach out to different stakeholders, rebuilding trust with the department of health, with patients and physicians; why a National Health Insurance scheme should be established to act as a true merger between the public and private…