innovation

Apple Watch each day, keeps the doctor away

Yesterday, in their usual star-studded fanfare, Apple released two new products – one of which is set to be a…

Bringing AI to the Operating Room

By developing the first real-time AI system for use in operating rooms, a British medtech start-up is helping push…

How 3D Bioprinting is Revolutionizing Personalized Medicine

With the US FDA approval of a 3D bioprinted drug in 2016, the floodgates have been opened for a new wave of…

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…

People to Watch in innovation

Hye-ja Kim, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Innovative Health (Hong Kong and Macau Lead), shares how Pfizer’s global achievements in 2017 are reflected within the Hong Kong affiliate, the innovative solutions they can offer Hong Kong patients, government and other healthcare stakeholders beyond just a drug, and their continued commitment to extending their category leadership across their impressive ‘from head to toe, from…

Robotics: Changing the Face of Drug Discovery

While the automotive and electronics industries, among others, have been relatively fast in adopting robotics,…

China’s Greater Bay Area: Spearheading Innovation

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

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…

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…

Lithuania’s Biotech Potential

Lithuania’s biotech sector has grown by between 20 and 25 percent over the last five years and accounts for over…

Switzerland: The Advent of Drone Delivery

As the spotlight turns towards optimising supply and delivery chains in pharma logistics, Swiss Post has…

Québec’s Healthcare Exceptionalism

The government of the French-speaking Canadian province of Québec stands out for undertaking healthcare reforms…

Austria: Orchestrating Innovation

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

Spain: A ‘Patent’ Challenge of Innovation

Generations of Spaniards over centuries have had many reasons to be proud of their country, from renowned…

Australia – Innovation Down Under

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

Netherlands: Innovation Through Collaberation

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

The future of innovation in Ireland

“If you look at the cuts in the public sector, the science budget has been relatively lightly touched. This sends…

Portuguese generics: headroom for innovation?

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

65 Years of Promoting Pharmaceutical Innovation in Mexico

In order to mark its 65th anniversary, the Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Research Industries (AMIIF)…

Turkey Turns Towards Pharmaceutical Innovation

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

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…

Dutch Healthcare: “Innovation with Collaboration”

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

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…

Showcasing South African innovation

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

Switzerland: A Hotbed of Innovation

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

Promoting Japanese Bio-industry Innovation

Prof. Yoshiaki Tsukamoto, executive director of the Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA), talked exclusively to…

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…