“ The global R&D and innovation system often involves close collaboration between big multinationals, capital and local start-ups – and this sort of environment is developing in… ”
In Conversation
Handan Boyce – General Manager, Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center, Turkey
“ Istanbul has always had a competitive advantage of being a city of trade, arts and a rich cuisine, connecting continents and people for centuries ”
“ At the moment the main concern is that Korean prices are too low ”
“ France is renowned for bringing together academics and technology institutes. They work brilliantly together, but the country is missing the investment steps to commercialize the solutions ”
“ Historically, investment in Spain was drip fed to companies, though we have noticed a shift towards larger funding rounds reaching tens of millions ”
“ We simply could not have started Avalun in France without being in Grenoble. There a plethora of reasons, but the prime one is people ”
“ There is no doubt that there is a crisis in Turkey currently, but BIEM is trying to see this as a chance to become a global… ”
Mehmet Baharoglu – Logistics and Export Business Development Director and Beril Tezcanli – Quality Group Director and QP, Birgi Mefar Group, Turkey
“ Since its founding over 55 years ago, Birgi Mefar has continuously been developing itself by investing in its people, infrastructure and its technological capabilities ”
“ We are observing a real increase in interest and in the number and magnitude of our export and especially investment projects ”
“ The challenge remains: how can we nourish medical innovation for the future? ”
“ Our members are committed to finding the “healthcare integrated solutions of tomorrow,” utilizing AI and complex innovative technology ”
“ We are at a critical juncture. If we fail to catch up with the US in the next three years, we may always lag behind ”