I had a cheeringly meet with Dr.Paul Pomerantz, Drug Information Association (DIA)’s new worldwide executive director last week in Beijing.Here are my questions:

Q1, What do you think of the first DIA China annual meeting? How do you rate it given the 100 points scale?

Q2, Could you share with us your career story? What’s your best achievements till now? Is there any experience that can be taken as a turning point for your life?

Q3. In the past years, is there anyone or anything that brings a major influence to your life?

Q4, Why did you join in DIA? Currently, What’s your focus and challenge in your work? What’s your expectation to yourself?

Q5, You once said, “drug is not only making medicines”, When you were appointed to be the executive director of DIA, could you share your points of drug development? How to meet the unmet clinical needs with patient oriented?

Q6, Last year, DIA set up its office in China, what’s your strategy here in China? What’s your expectation to China market given its unique healthcare system and pharmaceutical industry?

Q7, With more and more MNCs set up its R&D center today in China, China begins to play a big role in new drug development globally, What do you think of this? What’s the strength and weakness of China compared with India in this area?

Q8, How do you comment yourself? What’s your principle as a teamleader?

Q9, Could you talk something about your dreams? What’s the present dream for you now?