“ The digitalisation of healthcare is here to stay, and we can expect the use of technology-based solutions to grow in the post-pandemic era. Tele-consultation and remote… ”
In Conversation
“ We see ourselves as the conductor of an orchestra, where all the instruments must play in harmony ”
“ Healthcare is becoming more like a consumer market, with more discerning patients/customers now expecting more from their interactions with doctors and their treatment experiences ”
“ I see Singapore as a melting pot of trials, where you can prototype and test out things because we are small and connected ”
“ Technology has been a huge enabler in democratising access to quality healthcare, and the beauty of it, especially for mobile technologies, is that technology is everywhere.… ”
“ Governments are now gearing up to the reality that without routine cancer screening of the population, the COVID problem may be addressed, but a bigger challenge… ”
“ The way health services are rendered to patients is evolving well, but patient-doctor interactions and relationships still tend to be quite traditional. The last year changed… ”
“ I won’t understate how challenging working in behavioural health is. It’s underfunded and underrecognized. But there is real potential here, and a real urgent need to… ”
“ When we look at the immunology field, and you look at certain areas like atopic dermatitis, it's really interesting to see how the launch of new… ”
“ Collaboration has always been critical, and our connectivity has enabled us to build strong partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes ”
Lance Little – Managing Director (Asia Pacific), Roche Diagnostics; Board Member, Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed)
“ I tend to use the idea of diagnostics being forgotten in the basement as an analogy because that is typically where hospital labs are located. However,… ”
Ashish D Pal – Managing Director, MSD Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei Cluster; President, Singapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (SAPI); Vice-President, Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia (PhAMA)
“ It is essential that we work closer than ever before to preserve and expand access to innovative medicines and vaccines ”