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Cambridge Major Laboratories Europe It has now been 12 years since you co-founded ChemShop. One of the busiest, but probably most exciting moments in that period must have been the merger with CML in 2007. At that time, now global CEO Michael Major spoke of seamless integration. Was it really that easy in practice?…

Beurs van Berlage The Beurs van Berlage, conference centre in the heart of Amsterdam, dates back to the year 1903, and is a significant Dutch monument and unique event center that has become a famous heritage of the country. In what ways does Beurs van Berlage reflect and serve the city of Amsterdam…

Cegedim Strategic Data Malaysia Nowadays we can talk of an abundance of information coming from companies like Frost& Sullivan, IMS and even consultancies who are producing their own data. As a leader in market research how can CSD find a space within this picture and what strategies does it employ to stay ahead of…

Amgen B.V. You are still relatively new to the Netherlands having been here for one year. This must be a very insightful experience abroad. What were your initial expectations and first impressions when first starting here and how have they evolved over the course of your year as head of Amgen in…

British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA) Together with Germany, the UK the highest generic penetration rate in Europe. Since you have been with the association since 1995 and obviously saw the great emergence of the generic medicines, can you please explain the success of generic medicines in the UK? The important aspect about the UK, which…

Philippines In an exclusive interview, Benjamin Liuson, president of The Generics Pharmacy in the Philippines on the company’s illustrious history, remarkable growth, and increasing acceptance of generics more generally in the Philippines. The Generics Pharmacy originated from a family business and you are the visionary who transformed it into what it…

Celgene Taiwan Could you please give our readers an overview of the importance of Taiwan for Celgene in a regional and a global context? What is attractive in Taiwan for Celgene? Celgene is very new entrant in the multinational context as a latecomer to the market. As a biopharmaceutical company it is…

France Sandoz has set important trends in the pharmaceutical market, first by creating a leading global generics business under the umbrella of parent company Novartis, and secondly by investing heavily in biosimilars, becoming a pioneer in a fast-growing niche. How have these two steps helped reshape Sandoz internally? With the creation…

Medigen Biotechnology Corp. Medigen was created in 1999 and is a listed company. How did the vision for the company come about, and what was it that attracted today’s main shareholders to Medigen? Medigen was registered at the MOEA in 1999, but the company was actually established in 2000. In the beginning, the…

Genovate Genovate was founded in 1995. It is a very interesting story: a mix of biotech, the history with American company Genelabs, government investments and also private investment through Chinachem. Can you tell our readers how this company came into existence, what attracted the stakeholders to invest in the company? After…

Abiogen You created Abiogen in 1997, following the acquisition of Istituto Gentili by MSD, in order to maintain your family’s entrepreneurial tradition, keeping building on the legacy of your great-grandfather Commendatore Alfredo Gentili, combining it with your personal innovative vision to create a “new reality”. To have a better understanding of…

Celgene France In only four years Celgene has introduced a number of important products in the French market and is now seen as a preeminent biopharmaceutical company in hematology. As the head of Celgene France’s operations, what were the main milestones of the company since its establishment in the French market in…