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Global First established in 1985 at the height of the AIDS pandemic, IAPAC is the world’s oldest medical association dedicated to HIV. Today, the organisation brings together over 30,000 professional and paraprofessionals delivering services to people living with and affected by the disease. In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, IAPAC President…

France Frédérique Vidal, the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, discusses her plans to create innovation campuses to facilitate the collaboration between industry, institutes and academia. She also highlights the importance of European collaboration in the fields of research and artificial intelligence.   I know first hand the importance…

Portugal Portugal’s Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, details his plan to bring Portuguese scientific and business practices above European averages. Collaboration across industries, increased public and private investment into R&D and innovative global projects will pave the way for Portugal’s progression in Europe. Can you please outline…

India With his over 25 years’ experience in running growing businesses and establishing start-ups, Ranjit Madan, CEO of the Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC), explains the journey of the LSSSDC and its efforts to grow the formally skilled labor force in India by involving all the stakeholders across the…

ARM Annie Hubert, Senior Director, EU Section & Public Policy for the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) describes some of the issues that companies in the advanced therapies field are facing in terms of market access and stakeholder education in Europe, as well as some of the key breakthroughs that European…

USA Janet Lynch Lambert, CEO of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), discusses the association’s aims and membership, the importance of creating a supportive reimbursement environment for regenerative medicine, and the huge and expanding need for education in this critical area. What was the initial inspiration behind setting up the Alliance…

Colombia Gianfranco Biliotti, recently appointed General Manager for Alexion Colombia, shares his insights on the particularities of operating in the ultra-rare disease segment, while highlighting the importance of managerial flexibility, the company’s unmatched patient-centricity and close ties with doctors, the role of education in improving patients’ lives and his strategic priorities…

Research Dr. Thomas Coffman, Dean at Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), explains how Duke-NUS has effectively disrupted medical education since the establishment of this unique collaboration 11 years ago. Can you introduce to our international readers the underlying aspirations behind the creation of this partnership between Duke University and NUS as well…

Research NIBRT’s projects director discusses the new ‘Biologic’ center for biologics research, business development, training, and commercializing the organisation’s extensive research capabilities. As Projects Director, you are responsible for driving NIBRT’s growth and development, in terms of both research and bioprocessing training. What’s the most exciting opportunity that NIBRT is currently working on?…

Health This chart shows the varying levels of health literacy in Europe. Health literacy is a serious issue in Hungary where 19% of the population have ‘inadequate’ knowledge and 33% are rated as ‘problematic.’ Click here to read more articles and interviews from Hungary

PPP Known as “Ireland’s university of Enterprise,” Dublin City University’s research and educational philosophy is very much informed by the institution’s strong partnerships and collaborations with the private sector. Professor Brian MacCraith discusses the institutions’ unique approach to academic-private collaborations and some of the initiatives currently underway in the life science…

Pharma Patricia Ostrosky, general director of the Institute of Biomedical Research in Mexico, details current research subjects and calls for greater collaboration between Mexican universities and the pharmaceutical industry to bring more life-changing innovation to patients. Could you please provide our readers with a general overview of the Institute of Biomedical…