European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Pharma Working Group (Beijing & Shanghai)

Working Group Meeting
Date & Time: Wednesday 11^th Dec., 2013, 3-5pm (Beijing time)
Venues: 1) European Chamber Shanghai, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road (near Madang Road), Shanghai
                   上海市淮海中路333号瑞安广场2204室 (近马当路)
                   2) European Chamber Beijing, Office C411A, Beijing Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
                  北京市 朝阳区亮马桥路50号 燕莎中心写字楼 C-411A室
Please kindly register by directly replying to this email (pharma_sh@europeanchamber.com.cn) by COB 9 Dec 2013 indicating whether you will attend in Beijing or in Shanghai.

Dear Working Group member,  
 
We are pleased to invite you for the upcoming Pharma Working Group meeting, which will take place on Wednesday 11^th Dec., 2013 from 3pm at the European Chamber offices in Shanghai and Beijing with video conference facility.
 
Tentative Agenda

15:00-15:10         Opening remark by the Chair

15:10-15:30         Presentation by RDPAC representative on the interpretation of NDRC’s policy on management of low price drugs and its influence to Pharma industry (tbc)

15:30-15:50         Presentation by Mr. Sandy Johnston, PwC Partner and China/Hong Kong Pharma & Life Sciences Lead, on: Preparing for Pharma Price Cuts.
The NDRC is likely to announce a wide range of additional price cuts across the board for pharmaceutical products. What should the Pharma industry response be, and what lessons are there from the response in other markets? Does the demonstration of value have a role to play, and how will innovation be rewarded in the future?

15:50-16:20         Q&A and discussion around ‘balance between price and quality’                                                                                       

16:20-16:30         Non-Pharma WG members are free to leave

16:30-17:00         Pharma WG CLOSED meeting:

·        Construction of Animal health/pharma sub-WG, stakeholder mapping, reach potential members

·        Future lobby plans/activities

·        Identify 2014 Position Paper issues

·        Any other business 

Short Bio of Mr. Sandy Johnston, Partner, China/Hong Kong Pharma & Life Sciences Industry Sector Lead PwC China

Sandy Johnston is the sector leader for Pharma & Life Science practice in Consulting. He has over 20 years’ experience focused on the Life Sciences industry across a wide range of areas, including strategy, performance improvement and change management enabled by new technology. He has supported major Life Sciences companies tackle major transformation programs, helping them implement a wide range of solutions including new business models, driving portfolio changes, exploiting new technology, identifying new capability requirements and driving customer understanding across the value chain. He has led a number of major performance improvement across Life Sciences as well as cost reduction projects for many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

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