Sopharma gets 1,8% of the public resources spent on medicines. The Government should take into account that progeneric policy is the one to result in savings. This is what the Executive Director of Sopharma AD, Ognian Donev, said in Business Start broadcast on BloombergTVBulgaria. According to his words, although the European practice is for generics to be increasingly penetrating the market, their share in the whole South Europe is very small. According to him, the use of generic medicines will present a possibility to decrease costs and save means for innovations.

"Sopharma gets less than 2% of the state funds for medicines" Host: Our guest at the studio is the Executive director of "Sopharma", Mr. Ognian Donev, and we’ll talk with him about the Bulgarian business climate. Hello and welcome! Ognian Donev: Hallo! Host: Thank you for accepting to be our guest at "Business Start". Let's begin with the company’s annual statement. Are you satisfied with the report, with Sopharma’s results, etc.? Ognian Donev: The statement is just what it is – a statement.

Fifteen students will participate in the Eco-educational Camp "With the Smell of Resin" for children from poor families in the Rakitovo region. The camp will be accomplished by a team of the Baikaria Association. Since the interest in this camp is great, children will be selected not by social principle alone (brought up by relatives or by a single parent, or in a family of unemployed). Candidates will write an essay on an environmental topic, and the competition has been organised with the assistance of the school in Rakitovo.

On 9.06.2012 a team of Sopharma AD together with Mrs. Blagovesta Fakirova, Chairman of Sveti Ioan Rilski Donation Association of the village of Balvan, visited Vasil Levski National Military University in the town of Veliko Tarnovo. During the meeting with the University Management, Sopharma AD donated two portable computers НР 630 to excellent graduate cadets /in disadvantaged social position/.

We asked HRs of large companies: What are the most non-standard fringe benefits that you give to you employees? What fringe benefit has proved to be the most successful tool to provide incentives for the company's employees? Evgeniya Chakarova, Head of HR Department at Sopharma AD We have several favourite fringe benefits. Kindergarten „Simba” is definitely one of them. I don't know whether it is non-standard since for Sopharma it is the result of the natural development in the company employee-oriented policy and part of our internal communications.