Tagged with Medtech

medical devices The CEO of Ascendis Health talks about their business model, being a long-term investment company that brings together healthy businesses in the healthcare industry, and how the diversification of their product range and customer base ensures it remains a stable, resilient business. Ascendis Health is a fast growing JSE listed pharma…

Romania The director of Romania’s national pharmaceuticals regulator outlines how his institution is embracing health technology assessment (HTA) capabilities and the transformative changes this will have on the local industry. He also speaks frankly about hot topics sweeping the sector: among them the pressing need for increased regulation of medical devices…

medical devices The CEO and president of Smart Scale explains how the company delivers clever and innovate information technology services to the pharmaceutical industry, acting as a significant partner for both information technology and health care, and fulfilling their mission; ensuring that everyone has a better quality of life. Smart Scale is…

medical devices Teleflex is committed to solving the challenges of a changing healthcare environment in the areas of critical care and surgical applications by providing every day new products. The managing director of the Mexican affiliate walks us through the history of the company in the country and how the company is…

medical devices Philips aims at becoming the leading provider of solutions across the full ‘continuum of care’. The general manager of the healthcare division in Mexico explains how the company has made customer service, education, software and integrated solutions the strategic pillars to find innovative ways to deliver healthcare. What are the…

medical devices The general manager for Mexico, Central America and Caribbean shares his point of view about the announced healthcare reform, the opportunities and challenges it presents and how BD is adapting to an ever-changing landscape.     It seems that the next item on the government’s agenda is healthcare reform. How…

medtech Margarita Alfonsel, general secretary of the Spanish Federation of Healthcare Technology Companies (FENIN), discusses the state of the medtech sector in Spain today, outlining the industry’s biggest priorities and areas of improvement.   The medical technology industry in Spain has a market size of EUR 6.8 million. As General Secretary…

Colombia Medical devices are one of the most profitable niches in Colombian health. Marisol Sanchez, president of the Camara de Proveedores de Salud, notes that “the medical device sector correlated to roughly COP 2.01 trillion (USD 1.1 billion) in 2012, with more than 10 percent growth from last year. Ninety percent…

China In the last decade the medical device sector has undergone a lot of change; China has become a net importer to a net exporter of these devices. What is your outlook as to how this happened so quickly and what the key factors that revolutionized the industry? During the first…

Brazil In an exclusive interview, Otto Philipp Braun, part of medtech giant B. Braun’s family dynasty, discusses his achievements as MD in Brazil, the company’s operations in the country and globally, as well as its CSR programs. B. Braun has been established in Brazil for more than 40 years, with its headquarters…