Europe The goal is not only to generate scientific breakthroughs, but to ensure that these breakthroughs reach patients faster and more reliably Professor Gerd Geisslinger serves as Chair of Clinical Pharmacology at Goethe University Hospital and as Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (ITMP), which is…
Taiwan Jaw-Jou Kang, Professor at NYCU, former head of Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration and current chair of the Taiwan Society of Regulatory Affairs for Medicinal Products discusses the nation’s regulatory transformation, challenges in talent retention, advances in regenerative medicine frameworks, and Taiwan’s positioning within the global biopharmaceutical ecosystem whilst navigating…
Lebanon Dr Ali Taher, MD, PhD, FRCP, has spent more than three decades shaping the understanding and treatment of thalassemia. As Associate VP for Academic Centers at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Director of the Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute, he has integrated high-level research with clinical excellence. Trained…
Hong Kong Professor Chak-sing Lau, BBS, JP, is Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health) and Dean of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He leads HKU’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed), one of Asia’s highest-ranked medical schools. Professor Lau discusses the faculty’s evolution into a multidisciplinary health sciences hub, Hong…
USA Priya Kishnani, Director of the Division of Medical Genetics at Duke University School of Medicine, discusses how multidisciplinary care, global collaboration, and rapidly advancing therapeutic technologies are reshaping the rare disease landscape. Drawing on decades of experience across diagnosis, natural history research, and the development of transformative treatments, she outlines…
Taiwan In 2024, Taipei Medical University reached a defining milestone. President Mai-Szu Wu oversaw a full digital transformation linking seven affiliated medical institutions and more than 3,000 beds into a unified data platform, creating a foundation for large-scale research, AI applications, and faster clinical-trial operations. This momentum has now extended nationwide…
France This conversation with Bruno Dubois offers a clear, experience-driven perspective on how Alzheimer’s disease is being redefined, from diagnosis and biomarkers to prevention and early intervention. Drawing on decades at the forefront of neurology, he challenges simplified biological definitions, explains why risk must be stratified with rigour, and outlines a…
Taiwan Professor Pan Chyr Yang is a clinician-scientist with an MD and PhD in pulmonary medicine, holding joint appointments at Academia Sinica and former university leadership roles in National Taiwan University. Recognised for pioneering non-smoker lung cancer screening methodologies in Asia, he has established national surveillance programmes now adopted across the region.…
Switzerland Dr. Olivier Michielin serves as Head of Oncology at Geneva University Hospital (HUG) and Head of the Division of Precision Oncology, whilst maintaining his professorship at the University of Geneva as well as the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). A co-director of the Swiss Cancer Centre Leman, Dr. Michelin…
Switzerland Dr Frank Ruhli discusses the importance of attracting top talent and fostering academic freedom as key factors in achieving research excellence. Ruhli highlights his collaborative leadership style, significant achievements like establishing the One Health Institute, the value of international partnerships in advancing interdisciplinary medical research, and some of the key…
Mexico Dr Germán Fajardo currently serves as Director General of Health Services at leading Mexican university UNAM, having previously been director of its Faculty of Medicine. In conversation Dr Fajardo emphasises the vital importance of providing medical students with a holistic education that includes technical, scientific, and human aspects; highlights some…
Hong Kong A surgeon by training, Prof Philip Chiu is now dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the research-focused Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He shares the creation of CUHK’s Multiscale Medical Robotics Centre and the robotic system for minimally invasive surgery developed there; CUHK’s focus on translational medicine and…
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