Business View Caribbean | May 2021

50 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN MAY 2021 being said, they have some very good products in the pipeline awaiting registration. “Hopefully, in the upcoming months, we’ll be able to launch two or three new branded generics in Jamaica and the region,” says Kowalczyk. “The pandemic situation affected our business and the whole industry. Some factories in Europe and India were shut down during the first wave and access to APIs was difficult. So some of our orders were delayed because of the extended lead time from our suppliers. But we did our homework in advance and tried to keep higher stocks than usual of our products. So from our end it wasn’t too bad.” Medimpex has about 70 staff in total. According to Sergio González López, Public Relations & Project Manager, “Almost 65 percent of our staff are women, and almost half of the managers are women. So this company is not only committed Front Desk Staff