innovation

65 Years of Promoting Pharmaceutical Innovation in Mexico

In order to mark its 65th anniversary, the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research Industries (AMIIF) organized on March 25-26, 2015 in Mexico City the Semana de la Innovación, a week…

Tattoo Sensor Technology: The Future of Maltese Innovation?

UMANA T1 – a patient monitoring ecosystem that uses tattoo sensor technology to measure and record heart rate and…

Digital Transformation in Healthcare Marketing

Buck Dossey, an expert in digital marketing and audience manager at Adobe, discusses consumer needs in healthcare…

Portuguese generics: headroom for innovation?

In PharmaBoardroom’s first coverage of Portugal in 2007, generics represented 16 percent of the country’s…

In Conversation

Thierry Hulot, president biopharma of Merck France, explains how France has become more open to diversity, while still needing significant reforms in the healthcare sector to remain competitive. He also shares insights into his career and the learnings from the Levothyrox case. Overall, we are a very important branch of the Merck group and we have a positive impact on…

The Greater Bay Area (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau) Macroeconomic Snapshot

The Greater Bay Area (several cities in Guangdong Province in mainland China along with Hong Kong and Macau) is a…

Cannabinoid Drugs, Medicinal Cannabis & Opioid Drugs: Greece

Cannabinoid Drugs, Medicinal Cannabis & Opioid Drugs in Greece – the complete legal lowdown. Prepared in…

Speeding Up Access to Innovation in Portugal

A new regulation is helping Portugal’s market access conditions for pharmaceuticals catch up with those of other…

A New Era of Patient-Led Innovation

Patient groups oftentimes serve as the authority on a specific disease when it comes to advancing research.…

The Netherlands: A Fertile Garden for Innovation

Despite lacking a national champion to bolster its innovative eco-system since the 2007 acquisition of Organon by…

Digital and Advanced Analytics: From Hype to Tipping Point in R&D

Martin Dewhurst, co-leader for McKinsey’s global Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Practice, discusses the…

Australia – Innovation Down Under

Australia, the “land down under” to many Westerners, is sometimes left at just that — out of sight,…

Sourcing Legitimate Human Data — a New Best Practice

Richie Etwaru is founder and CEO of Hu-manity, whose vision is to empower people to take ownership of their…

Blockchain & AI – Going where it hurts

Axel Schumacher, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Shivom, highlights the need for Big Pharma to adopt new…

China’s Greater Bay Area: Spearheading Innovation

Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong have long been fundamental to China’s metamorphosis into an…

Netherlands: Innovation Through Collaberation

Despite its diminutive size, the Netherlands has historically carried a large weight in the world because of…

IP in China: From Imitation to Innovation

The Greater Bay Area’s – and in particular, Shenzhen’s – prowess in life sciences manufacturing…

Dutch Healthcare: “Innovation with Collaboration”

In keeping with its reputation as a forerunner, the Dutch healthcare eco-system is currently reinventing itself to…

Blockchain for Healthcare: Hero or Hype?

Joonho J. Lee is a CEO and CoFounder of Cognita Lab INC developing risk management framework around Artificial…

Korea: Prioritising AI in Healthcare Innovation

The South Korean government has designated the promotion of artificial intelligence (AI)-based drug development and…

Turkey Turns Towards Pharmaceutical Innovation

In the coming years, Turkey plans to prioritize R&D initiatives, health studies and medical innovation:…

Showcasing South African innovation

While South Africa faces a distinct set of challenges in effectively managing its healthcare sector, the ecosystem…

A Framework for R&D Investment and Innovation in Turkey

Although the Turkish pharmaceutical market has grown significantly in recent years R&D investment remains…

Engaging Patients and Communities for Better Outcomes

After her son was diagnosed with SYNGAP1 – an extremely rare gene mutation – Monica founded Bridge…

Kobe: A Center of Excellence for Biomedical Innovation

Kenichi Tamiya, director for Biomedical Policy at the Kobe City Government and managing director of the Kobe…

Switzerland: A Hotbed of Innovation

Switzerland’s especially fine reputation for research impact and innovation generation is attracting a host of…

Regulatory Science Struggling to Keep Pace with Innovation

While drug developers, healthcare practitioners and patients all rejoice at the advent of a golden age of…

AI and Machine Learning Takes on the Burden of Billing and Coding

Meghann Chilcott, Senior Vice President of OrderInsite, looks at how new technology is being applied to improve…

Healthcare Without Walls

Carla Smith, Executive Vice President of The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)…

Austria: Orchestrating Innovation

Austria has long been merely a cog in the wheel of global R&D, lying in the shadows of neighboring research…

Beyond the Pill — Pharma Takes a Stake In Digital Health

Rhenu Bhuller, a founding member of Frost & Sullivan’s Asia Pacific operations and expert in analysing the…