Denmark Denmark has long been at the vanguard of digitalisation, most notably in the form of comprehensive national health registries. This well-established footprint gave the Nordic nation a headstart in battling the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and beyond and can be accredited with Denmark’s relatively successful identification, testing, and vaccination processes.…
Denmark Lisbeth Nielsen of the Danish Health Data Authority outlines the organisation’s purpose and mission, how it contributed to Denmark’s robust COVID-19 response, and the challenges of making Denmark’s comprehensive patient data sets available to researchers while maintaining patient confidentiality and trust. One of the Health Data Authority’s most important…
Global Dr Ann Aerts, head of the Novartis Foundation, highlights how the COVID-19 crisis has thrust artificial intelligence in healthcare into the limelight, and makes three bold predictions for the future of the field, especially in emerging countries. As a true believer in the power of technology to transform health,…
USA Dr Philipp Diesinger and Dr Gabriell Máté outline why a data-driven approach can help optimise patient copay assistance programs in the US across a wide range of patient groups, increasing access and driving down costs in the process. 2020 has been an exceptionally turbulent year – especially for the…
Norway Philipp Maerz, the recently appointed head of Merck’s Nordic and Baltic operations and GM for Norway, outlines the challenges of taking on a new management role in the midst of a global pandemic, the innovation-friendliness of the markets under his remit, and his strategy for the cluster. Culture eats…
Japan Toshio Fujimoto, MBA, MD of Japan’s Shonan Health Innovation Park explores new ways of virtual collaboration that make our lives easier while enabling us to maintain a culture of innovation and growth. Are social distancing requirements causing the life science industry to return to an inward-looking culture of secrecy?…
USA John G. Singer examines why technological solutions are not a quick fix to overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and how a systems shift is crucial to securing better health outcomes in the long-term. Strategic failure begins when you turn things over to technologists. “My 18-year-old daughter, Caroline, responded quickly…
Merck Merck KGaA has moved to continuously expand its manufacturing capacity and capability in recent years with a number of headline-grabbing investments in sites in its home market of Germany and across the world. Moreover, the company is now increasingly at the forefront of digitalisation and innovation in its manufacturing and…
China I recently had the pleasure to moderate an event on the COVID-19 impact on the relationship between Doctor and Patient, attended by 50 executives of the French Healthcare community in China (Club Santé Chine). I would like to share here some learnings and personal thoughts. One of the consequences…
Global With clinical trials having become extremely expensive to conduct, industry buzz around the potential of data and artificial intelligence (AI) to allay these costs has grown. However, experts are split as to the true potential of digital tools to reduce clinical development outlay and provide better patient outcomes in the…
Global In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Tom O’Leary, chief information officer (CIO) of leading contract research organisation (CRO), ICON, highlights how data is already revolutionising the CRO industry and the steps that still need to be taken to better match patients with targeted therapies and improve health outcomes. O’Leary also…
Belgium Frank Swaelens, general manager of IQVIA in Belgium and Luxembourg, offers insights into the healthcare and life science ecosystem of Belgium and highlights the opportunities that exist for the country in innovation and digitalization. Swaelens goes on to describe the collaborative role that IQVIA can play as a human data…
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