Today was another trip to Limassol. We left bright and early at 8am again and arrived at the Maritime Training Center for our tour. We first learned some background about the business and what kinds of cargo they ship. The students who are trained there live in the facility. We were informed that some of…
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Got through Day 2, Review of our Company Debut
When we arrived a Medochemie, we were greeted with friendly faces. Their facility looked very nice, and there office was full of working employees. We were taken into one of their presentation rooms and given a bag with items including: a pen, a notebook, a coaster, and more. Their presentation started with a video introduction…
First Company Visits: Medochemie and Wargaming
Today was our second day in Cyprus! We met with two companies: Medochemie and Wargaming – both of which could not be more unlike the other! Medochemie is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. Limassol is located on the southern coast of Cyprus, so we had a excellent view of the Mediterranean Sea as…
A Look into the Global Companies, Medochemie and Wargaming
Today we focused on the business of Cyprus and had to meetings one with Medochemie and the other with Wargaming. Medochemie is a pharmaceutical company manufactures and distributes health care products and drugs to multiple countries around the world. The headquarters of Medochemie are located in Limassol because Cyprus is central among many countries that…
Day 2: Strictly Business
With a more business casual focus today, our day started with a visit to Medochemie, a Cyprian company that is responsible for research and development, as well as packaging drugs and medical products. Here I learned that the rigorous quality assurances and regulations set by the Good Manufacturing Practices (GPM, parallel of the FDA in…
Medochemie and Wargaming
Today we visited Medochemie in the morning and Wargaming in the afternoon. Medochemie is based in Limassol, which we will be visiting a few times throughout our trip. Wargaming came to the University of Nicosia and gave us a lecture. While at the Medochemie headquarters we heard a presentation on the supply chain of their…
Limassol to Nicosia: Meeting with Medochemie and Wargaming
After experiencing so much Cypriot culture yesterday, we switched courses today, learning more about business on the island. We started the morning with a beautiful drive to the city of Limassol where we met with the pharmaceutical company, Medochemie. Medochemie was founded in 1976 and is now headquartered in Limassol. It has become a global…
Day 2: Medochemie and Wargaming
Today we visited Medochemie and Wargaming. Our first visit was Medochemie, a pharmaceutical company located in Limassol, Cyprus. The goal of Medochemie is to provide quality products at a low cost. Their products are based on products that are already in the market with this goal in mind. The supply chain of this company consists…
Medochemie and Wargaming
Today was our first day of official business visits and tours with companies in Cyprus. We started our day with a bus trip to the costal city of Limassol in which we visited Medochemie. We visited them in their headquarters and got a presentation from a few members of the company. They told us a…
Day Two: Our First Two Company Visits
Our second day in Cyprus was dominated by company visits, a stark comparison to our first day which was mainly cultural outings. We had the incredible opportunity to meet with two big companies headquartered in Cyprus: Medochemie and Wargaming. We got to go in and see the Medochemie building in Limassol, where we were greeted…
Healers and Assassins
This morning, we ventured to Limassol to visit a company named Medochemie. This is a pharmaceutical company based in Cyprus that also has offices in the Netherlands and Vietnam. At the company, we had a presentation on what Medochemie does, their supply chain rundown, and how they make their products so accessible to many countries…
Visiting Medochemie in Limassol and Speaking to Wargaming at UNIC
Our first company visit was with Medochemie in Limassol. Medochemie is a pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures generic drug products. Most of their factories are located in Cyprus, but they also have some in the Netherlands and Vietnam. They have 1500 employees, and their revenue is 300 million euros. Quality assurance is an important…
Medochemie and Wargaming
Today was the first of our various company meetings! Once we got up early and got some breakfast, it was time to leave for Limassol at 8am to meet with Medochemie, then after we went back to UNIC to meet with Wargaming. Today was a pretty long day but it was packed with a lot…
Lots of Company on this Trip!
Today our first company visit was at Medochemie, a Cyprus based company that manufactures and distributes the general version of many medications to European and Asian consumers. Due to the necessity of ensuring the quality of their products, Medochemie is involved in all aspects of the supply chain from raw materials to the finished product…
Cypriot Businesses
Today was full of educational visits. We started the day by driving to Limassol, a city on the coast. In Limassol, we had a meeting with a pharmaceutical company named Medochemie. Medochemie is headquartered in Limassol but has factories and warehouses in the Netherlands and Vietnam as well. They develop their own versions of already…
Business In Cyprus
Today we had meetings with two companies: Medochemie, a pharmaceutical company, and Wargaming, a video game company. First, we took a bus to Limassol where Medochemie has a facility and listened to a few of the employees talk about the company and what they do. They talked about the different processes they go through to…
Medochemie and Wargaming Visit
The first company we visited on our trip to Cyprus was the pharmaceutical company Medochemie. They are an International General Pharmaceutical Manufacturer and are primarily based in Cyprus. They have warehouses, offices, and factories in different countries around the world, including but not limited to, Cyprus, The Netherlands, and Vietnam. Being an International General Pharmaceutical…
Cyprus Means Business
Starting at 7am with breakfast, today was filled with lots of information and traveling. We departed the hotel at 8am and headed to Limassol. Medochemie- the first company visit of the trip- is headquartered in Limassol. The bus ride was very beautiful. We drove past mountains and rolling hills and along the coast. During the…
The Captivating Beauty of Nicosia
We have finally spent a full day exploring Cyprus. We had wonderful meals, starting off with a classic European breakfast, and then we had delicious traditional Cyprus food. It made me want to stay in Cyprus forever. The orange juice is particularly amazing, as it just tastes incredibly fresh. Throughout the day, we explored the…
Day One Done, Tons of Fun
My day started unlike any day at home, waking up early and eating a really good breakfast. The food served at breakfast was not anything to exotic, everything offered, besides beans, would not have been out of place in America. I decided to have a cappuccino, and at the press of a button I had…