China The Greater Bay Area’s – and in particular, Shenzhen’s – prowess in life sciences manufacturing and development must also be attributed to the decades of experience and expertise gained from acting as OEM/ODM to global companies, in line with China’s overall positioning as the world’s factory floor. One of the…
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Innovation Joonho J. Lee is a CEO and CoFounder of Cognita Lab INC developing risk management framework around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and financial services industries. Here he discusses the use of blockchain in the healthcare industry and the need to remain “cautiously optimistic.” Many people asked whether I…
Spain The global rich list is splattered with household names who have built their reputation not only through business acumen but through eye-catching purchases such as Steve Balmer’s record buyout of the LA Clippers basketball team for a whopping USD two billion in 2016 or Roman Abramovich´s spectacular 162.5 metres yacht…
France Cancer is the leading cause of death in France, accounting for 28.5% of all deaths in 2014, followed by cardiovascular diseases, which accounted for 25%. However, there are gender differences: 33% of all deaths among men were related to cancer, while this proportion was lower among women (24%). Cardiovascular diseases…
Turkey With the construction of state-of-the-art public and private hospitals, Turkey is poised to become a global leader in medical tourism. Turkey has always been a popular tourist destination, given its unrivaled history and cultural appeal, and now, after years of large-scale investments by both the private and public sector,…
Patients At the 2018 Financial Times Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Conference, there was a lot of buzz around ‘patient centricity’ and all of the big pharma companies were determined to broadcast their goals of having patients at front and centre throughout their business. Over the past decade, we have seen a dramatic…
Digital Health Rhenu Bhuller, a founding member of Frost & Sullivan’s Asia Pacific operations and expert in analysing the impact of cutting-edge tech, looks at pharma’s evolution and adoption of digital health. The evolution of disease management and the convergence of drugs, devices and digital health in the management of various…
Innovation Meghann Chilcott, Senior Vice President of OrderInsite, looks at how new technology is being applied to improve accuracy and efficiency in pharmacy accounting. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put the cost of billing and payment errors in 2017 at $36.21 billion. Pharmacy accounting and bookkeeping is a challenging necessity.…
Hong Kong Energetically touting itself as “Asia’s World City” as well as a connector between East and West with its inextricable links to both mainland China and the international community, Hong Kong is today seeking to augment her position as a global financial center by transforming herself into a biotech and biomedical…
Turkey In 2016 the Turkish Medicine and Medical Devices Agency (TiTCK) implemented a localisation policy to reduce Turkey’s reliance on imports – a few years later, it has created a young, ambitious export sector. Turkey’s experiment with mandatory localisation policies for pharmaceutical and medical products production is paying off nicely.…
Malaysia Sea cucumbers – odd-looking marine animals with leathery skins and elongated bodies – can be found on ocean floors worldwide. Although more famous as a culinary delicacy in East and Southeast Asia, one Malaysian company – Healwell – is using these primitive creatures to save lives. Dr Hassan Yaakob,…
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