Philippines Special just published in Pharmaceutical Executive
Release Date: 2010-11-22
Manila, Philippines, 19 November 2010 - Focus Reports, the contract-publishing unit of Focus Communication, has just released a special feature on the Filipino pharmaceutical industry, entitled “Once Silent, An Emerging Market Raises Its Voice”.
It is viewable at: http://www.pharma.focusreports.net/#state=ReportDetail&id=73
The special Philippines issue follows similar successful reports that Focus Reports has prepared in Asia Pacific such as Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, India and Australia.
The report spotlights the country’s efforts to develop its attractiveness and competitiveness in the region, especially in manufacturing and clinical trials. It highlights the growing momentum to pioneering research and development, and formulating breakthrough drugs, in a marked shift from the prevailing emphasis on manufacturing existing drugs.
Introduced by the industry’s most authoritative personalities, the Philippines report features Esperanza Cabral, Philippine Secretary of Health in the Department of Health (DOH); Edward Issac, President of the Philippine Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry; Reiner Gloor, President & Executive Director of PHAP. Leaders from the country’s most prominent pharmaceutical companies also figure: Carlito Realuyo, President & GM of sanofi-aventis Philippines; Tomas Marcelo G. Agana III, President & CEO, Pharex HealthCorp; Eric Van Oppens,South East Asia Cluster Head, Country President, Novartis Healthcare Philippines; Roberto C. Taboada,General Manager, GSK Philippines; among many others.
Federica Torgneur, Focus Reports’ Filipino pharmaceutical specialist & editorial coordinator, explains: The Philippines has for a long time been overlooked but now international companies are increasingly turning to this promising market of 90 million people, where reforms of the government aimed at achieving universal healthcare coverage in the next three years are opening endless opportunities. At the same time, Filipino companies have started to gain international exposure thanks to a focus on quality manufacturing and competitive pricing.
Exclusive interviews, including Asian star cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo, are available on pharma.focusreports.net.
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