I first heard about a French giant pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Synthelabo in the early 1990’s. At that time, their U.S. headquarters was located in New York City. Athough they typically discovered important drugs and licensed them to large pharmaceutical companies such as Bristol Myers and others, they were not well known among consumers. The company has [...]

China’s 1.3 billion population represents gold for medical and pharmaceutical companies seeking future growth. The government’s future Five Year Plan (FYP) supports healthcare spending, broadening healthcare coverage, improving the country’s infrastructure and supporting innovation. Some of China’s disease statistics and trends: *China has one-third of the worlds’ smokers, and suffers from around one million tobacco [...]

Russia was finally admitted as the 156th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on August 22, 2012. Russia has contemplated membership for the past 18 years. It had applied for membership, then rescinded its application and applied again. Russia’s WTO entry was blocked this time by the country of Georgia because it had fought [...]

China plans to build 56 new airports, relocate 16 and renovate 91 others over the next five years. The planned investment is worth about $68.5 billion U.S. dollars, and will yield a total of 231 airports in China by 2015, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The new airports will mainly be located [...]

I am excited to share my thoughts and observations from a recent trip to Peru. When one mentions Peru-we typically think of its history—the capital of the Inca Empire, visits by the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro, their confrontations with the Incas and Spanish dominance. Peru has also been known as a poor country, with decades [...]