Amcham yearbook 2007-Tom5 - American Chamber of Commerce ...

Healthcare
AmCham’s Healthcare Committee is a managing
director forum for research-based
international pharmaceutical and biotech
companies in Denmark. Through our investments
in research and development and our
work with the Danish healthcare system, we
hope to fulfill our vision in becoming an
invaluable asset to both the industry and to
the people of Denmark. Toward that end, the
committee works with various stakeholders
in Danish healthcare in coordination with the
Danish Pharmaceutical Industry Association,
LIF.
The AmCham Healthcare Agenda was distributed
to key stakeholders in May.
The committee met with Ambassador James
Cain in February 2006 to discuss the challenges
faced by the pharmaceutical industry
in Denmark. In May 2006 the committee
documented the sector’s concerns and made
recommendations in a comprehensive report
distributed to key stakeholders in the Danish
healthcare industry.
Pharmaceutical
Committee
members and
diplomats gather
at Rydhave in
February 2006.
Healthcare Committee:
Chair: Laurent Van Lerberghe, Abbott Laboratories; Paul Coleman, Biogen Idec; Karen Lykke Sørensen, sanofi-aventis; Simon Jose, GlaxoSmithKline
Pharma; Jason Smith, Novartis Healthcare; Jan Peutzfeldt, Ferring Pharmaceuticals; Peter Popowicz, Wyeth Denmark; Dorthe Mikkelsen, Merck Sharp
& Dohme; Karin Verland, Pfizer; Gert Vium Andersen, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Randy Spicochi, Biogen Idec’s HR country manager, and event
speaker Kurt Hillman, Hess, address cross-cultural management
issues in May.
Human Resources
The AmCham HR Committee is comprised of HR management
professionals from AmCham Denmark member
companies across sectors. The committee provides a
meeting forum for HR professionals to consider strategic
issues, facilitate regular exchange of information and
share best practices. The goal is to create a stronger workforce
and an enhanced working environment.
This year’s committee initiatives included a roundtable
session where experts and participants shared their ideas
about how American managers and Danish employees
can best work together. About 40 HR managers and other
executives from across sectors attended the thought-provoking
session hosted by Rønne & Lundgren in Hellerup.
HR Steering Group:
Annette Bjørke, Amerada Hess; Randy Spicochi, Biogen
Idec; Jette Ronøe, Bech-Bruun Law Firm; Anne Marie
Abrahamson, Rønne & Lundgren Law Firm; Jesper la cour
Madsen, Accenture; Lise Aarup, Sanofi-aventis; Anne
Kathrine Schøn, Accura Law Firm; Claus Gylling, IBM; David
Husfeldt-Clasen, Stryker; and Lars Wittig, Global-Eyes.
Thermo Sales Director Willy Bjørklund demonstrates
their latest equipment at ESAC 2006.
Analytical Instruments
Analytical Instruments (AI) is an industry-specific committee representing
the interests of U.S. analytical instruments companies in Denmark, allowing
its members to work together to achieve common goals. Rune
Frederiksen, customer manager, Waters Corporation, is chair of the committee.
Membership is by invitation only.
The AI Committee’s goal is to build and nurture a professional network
between environmental, food, chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical
chemists, suppliers and users.
The main vehicle for achieving this goal is the “Executive Seminars in
Analytical Chemistry” (ESAC), an annual forum where new developments
and trends are discussed in a high-level professional setting. ESAC is a
non-profit event sponsored by the AI Committee members. About 200
industry representatives attended the sixth annual forum held in April.
ESAC 2007 is slated for April 27 at the Symbion Science Park in
Copenhagen.
AI Committee:
Chairman Rune Frederiksen, Waters Corporation, Gorm Karstens, Agilent
Technologies Inc.; Lena Rasmussen, Applied Biosystems Group; Claus
Sjøner, Dionex Corporation; Jan B. Petersen, Thermo Electron
Corporation; Hasse Hedeby, PerkinElmer, Inc.
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