“ We often use the term “learning and leapfrogging” in Asia-Pacific, meaning that necessity has become a mother to innovation. For example, the rapid adoption of digital… ”
In Conversation
“ We are the only company that digitizes stain-free biopsies, using our proprietary biophotonics technology and platform for stain-free AI-based digital pathology. This is a huge differentiator ”
“ The industry tends to foster experts and specialists, but the world is changing so rapidly that we need to be able to transfer knowledge relatively quickly… ”
“ Some of the advantages [of Singapore] include an excellent educated workforce, the English language, a reliable legal system, and the absence of corruption, to name just… ”
“ We have had a very significant impact on medical innovation throughout our history ”
“ With small molecules, having a targeted approach is crucial, which is why we have implemented our ‘no biomarker, no drug’ rule. ”
“ As a small, innovative biotech company, we are looking for three things: good science, good talent and capital. Singapore has all three ”
Interview: Claus Zieler – Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Operations Asia Pacific, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Division, Singapore
“ "Asia Pacific contributes more than 25% of our global pharmaceuticals sales, which is a significant portion: in 2016, we reported a sales increase of 8.6% to… ”
“ "The diverse nature of this region is conducive to the continuous rise of new challenges." ”
“ "On the biopharma and liquid pharma front, we’ve seen huge investments in both South Korea and Singapore, where leading multinationals have financed large-scale bioprocessing facilities." ”
“ "The biggest opportunities for transformation lie in delivery of care." ”
“ "When you look at the fundamentals, Singapore is still the same safe, proven, stable and well-connected economic hub as it has been for some years now." ”