Novartis Chief Commercial Officer (APMA) shares the recipe for Launch Success - Pharma/BioPharma
Tue Feb 03 2026
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Cesar G Concepcion, Chief Commercial Officer (APMA Region) at Novartis is a proven Pharma Executive with 39 years of international commercial experience across the US, Europe, China, South-East Asia & Middle-East Africa...
Cesar is the guest of this Amplifiz Pharma and MedTech Innovations Podcast episode hosted by Guillaume Villard on which he talks about his passion and deep experience in Product Launch. Throughout his journey, he has launched countless number of new Medical Brands, and has gathered clarity on what can make or break your Commercial success and the future of your Pharma.BioPharma Organization.
On this insightful Podcast episode, Cesar candidly shares amazing stories and lessons learned that he gathered throughout his Leadership journey. He talks about his scope with Novartis APMA Region (Asia-Pacific Middle-East Africa) covering 33 Markets directly and running a business of ~ 5 billion $. What it means to launch new products in diverse markets like APMA, what are the elements and pre-requisites required to evaluate if an Organization is ready to launch a new asset, how to collaborate cross-functionally, the critical role of a Brand Lead, what to do and what not to do when it comes to launching a new medicine. The interactions and input needed from Healthcare Professionals, Patients but also Payers. Leadership lessons learned and advice to future generation, role of AI - Artificial Intelligence in the current and future Commercial engine of Pharma and much more.
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๐ Follow Cesar G Concepcion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cesar-g-concepcion-565245/
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๐Timestamps:
0:00 Intro ย
0:50 How to define successful launch?
2:00 How to launch in very diverse markets?
3:45 Define "what not to do"
5:45 Define "must-wins" & role of Brand Lead
7:25: Internal teams supporting a Launch
10:18 HCPs & Patients' engagement for Launch
13:13 Not rushing a Launch if not ready - Discussing with C-level
15:28 Adjusting Go To Market when losing patentย
17:15 Smaller markets more creative in innovating
18:58 Traits of a successful Brand owner
20:40 Is Pharma engaging HCPs properly? Let's talk customer centricity
26:29: More about your role at Novartis and the business in APMA
28:02 How to build consensus in Enterprises?
30:10 Reflecting on lessons you learn as a Leader
34:16 Your take on AI in Pharma and what is to come
37:18 Wrap-up and conclusion
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Text Amplifiz Podcast Cesar G Concepcion, Chief Commercial Officer (APMA Region) at Novartis is a proven Pharma Executive with 39 years of international commercial experience across the US, Europe, China, South-East Asia & Middle-East Africa... Cesar is the guest of this Amplifiz Pharma and MedTech Innovations Podcast episode hosted by Guillaume Villard on which he talks about his passion and deep experience in Product Launch. Throughout his journey, he has launched countless number of new Medical Brands, and has gathered clarity on what can make or break your Commercial success and the future of your Pharma.BioPharma Organization. On this insightful Podcast episode, Cesar candidly shares amazing stories and lessons learned that he gathered throughout his Leadership journey. He talks about his scope with Novartis APMA Region (Asia-Pacific Middle-East Africa) covering 33 Markets directly and running a business of ~ 5 billion $. What it means to launch new products in diverse markets like APMA, what are the elements and pre-requisites required to evaluate if an Organization is ready to launch a new asset, how to collaborate cross-functionally, the critical role of a Brand Lead, what to do and what not to do when it comes to launching a new medicine. The interactions and input needed from Healthcare Professionals, Patients but also Payers. Leadership lessons learned and advice to future generation, role of AI - Artificial Intelligence in the current and future Commercial engine of Pharma and much more. ย ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐: ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐: ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐๐ข ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ Follow Cesar G Concepcion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cesar-g-concepcion-565245/ ๐ Follow Guillaume Villard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalgloballeader/ ๐ Visit Amplifiz website: https://amplifiz.com ๐ Follow Amplifiz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amplifiz ๐Timestamps: 0:00 Intro ย 0:50 How to define successful launch? 2:00 How to launch in very diverse markets? 3:45 Define "what not to do" 5:45 Define "must-wins" & role of Brand Lead 7:25: Internal teams supporting a Launch 10:18 HCPs & Patients' engagement for Launch 13:13 Not rushing a Launch if not ready - Discussing with C-level 15:28 Adjusting Go To Market when losing patentย 17:15 Smaller markets more creative in innovating 18:58 Traits of a successful Brand owner 20:40 Is Pharma engaging HCPs properly? Let's talk customer centricity 26:29: More about your role at Novartis and the business in APMA 28:02 How to build consensus in Enterprises? 30:10 Reflecting on lessons you learn as a Leader 34:16 Your take on AI in Pharma and what is to come 37:18 Wrap-up and conclusion ๐ฅ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐: Share your experiences and thoughts about this episode in the comments below! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon to stay updated on our latest episodes. ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://amplifiz.com โจ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ย ย ย https://www.youtube.com/@Amplifiz ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ...?ย โฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌ ๐ Like the video (it helps a ton!) ๐ฌ Comment below to share your opinion! ๐ Share the video with anyone you think might help :) โฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌโฌ ๐ง ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: sponsor@amplifiz.com ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: linkedin.com/company/amplifiz amplifizpodcasts.buzzsprout.com linkedin.com/in/digitalgloballeader https://www.instagram.com/amplifiz/ .................................... #Pharma #LaunchExcellence #Novartis #Commercial Support the show