Tagged with Women's Health

Global Every year, the world’s top business and political leaders converge on the ski village of Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum meeting. Read on for some of the key themes discussed at this year’s conference, which stand to shape the healthcare and life sciences industry in the coming year.…

Morocco Women’s health specialist Versalya enjoyed a resurgent 2022 in Morocco under the leadership of Sofia Lahlou. She explains some of the key trends in the Moroccan women’s health space, how the company is supporting the healthcare transformation underway in the country, and her approach to talent attraction and retention.  …

Hong Kong Lawrence Wong outlines how reproductive medicine-focused Ferring Pharmaceuticals is serving the patients of Hong Kong as the city’s birth rates have plateaued, weighs in on why the establishment of a Hong Kong medicines regulator is a strategic imperative, and discusses how his firm is collaborating with colleagues in mainland China…

UAE Ramy Koussa shares the passion and vision of focused women’s health player Organon in the MENAT region, how the organisation has adapted and improved to better serve women in the region in its first two years of operation as an independent company, and why multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaboration are crucial…

Belgium Gedeon Richter Benelux’s Isabelle de Walsche gives an update on the affiliate’s progress towards becoming a reference player in women’s health, looks back on some of her achievements over 11 years in position, and highlights some of the key issues on her agenda as pharma.be’s SME subgroup chair.   The…

USA Sanskriti Thakur of decentralised clinical trial platform provider Medable, writing in the May 2023 edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, argues for an urgent rethink of clinical research to better include a more diverse patient population and protect women, mothers, families, and society at large.   This Mother’s Day, women…

Global In spite of the spectacular healthcare advances the world has seen in recent decades and increasing evidence that gender equality is not only an ethical necessity, but a decisive component of economic and social development, disparities in women’s health persist. At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, diverse…

Europe Organon’s general manager for Spain and Portugal, Juan Vera, explains the challenges of executing the spinoff from MSD in the middle of the pandemic, the reasons why his affiliate has become the largest in Europe by revenue and the fourth globally after the US, China and Japan. In addition, Vera…

Italy Organon Italy’s Alper Alptekin introduces the newly formed women’s health company, his priorities for the Italian affiliate, and how improvements in women’s health can improve gender equality and give women the ability to be stronger, more vocal, and more independent.   While Organon’s portfolio is meeting the needs of women,…

Global In June 2021, as part of a broader restructuring, Merck (MSD globally) spun off its women’s health, legacy products, and biosimilars businesses. The new company formed, Organon, is positioning itself as “the only player of its size (USD 6.3 billion in revenues for 2021, 9,000 employees) focused on women’s health…

Singapore Medtech industry veteran Sanjay Prabhakaran outlines the footprint and strategy of women’s health specialist Hologic in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region, how it leveraged its molecular diagnostics expertise to pivot towards COVID-19 diagnostics tests in 2020, and the leadership lessons he has learned from a 30-year corporate career with US multinationals.…

Switzerland Biotech veteran Brian O’Callaghan introduces ObsEva – a Swiss-based firm focused on women’s health –, his motivations to join the company – which is on the verge of transforming into a commercial-stage outfit –, and the strategy he has put in place moving forward. O’Callaghan also shares his insights on…