SOTIO is a new member of HST, an international biotechnology company that covers the activities of the PPF Group in the field of research and development of new medicinal products aimed at cancer patients. Pavel Solský gives us a closer insight into the company and tells us about the connections between SOTIO and Switzerland.

For years Jiří is related to the HST and to Swiss companies, since he started to work for Landys&Gyr in the early Nineties. How does he see the connections between the two countries, why should Swiss companies choose the Czech Republic for new business opportunities and what are his wishes for HST in 2021, the year of its 30th Anniversary?

Who is our new Ambassador, where does he come from, what does he expect from Prague and what can we expect from our Ambassador?

After more than 36 years in Roche, Robin Turner, General Manager of the Czech Republic has decided to take early retirement. He spent most of his career with Roche, today the largest biotechnology company in the world and contributed significantly in the changes of the company. What were the milestones during this time? What does it mean to be part of a global Swiss company? And is it possible to find a balance between work and life in such a demanding job?

Born in Czechoslovakia, educated in Switzerland and back in the Czech Republic since the early Nineties.  He knows both countries very well. Where does he feel at home? Which are the similarities and which are the differences of these countries? How did the way to do business in Czech Republic change over the years and what is the role of HST since its foundation in 1991?