Tagged with Digitalization

Brazil Alexei Kolchin, general manager of GSK Brazil, discusses adapting to Brazil, having previously held the equivalent role in Russia, the Brazilian affiliate’s contribution to GSK’s global growth, and its embrace of digitally disruptive technologies. Before being appointed GM of GSK in Brazil, you were the GM for GSK Russia, so…

Switzerland Stefan Frefel, CEO of Bilfinger Industrial Services in Switzerland, outlines Bilfinger’s core offering of maintenance and engineering services to the pharmaceutical industry, the importance of the Swiss affiliate to the global group, and how the company is positioning itself at the forefront of digital disruption and other new industry trends.…

Poland Sabina Sampławska, director, head of life sciences at KPMG Poland, discusses the challenge of pricing pressures and how their innovative services help companies manage this trend, as well as the need for data transparency in constructing correct strategies for clients. She also highlights the role KPMG is playing in bringing…

India A passionate advocate for reverse mentoring, Abbott India Limited’s managing director, Venu Ambati, discusses the productive investments that the company has made in India, and his intention to make digital technology, building interactive healthcare ecosystems and going ‘beyond the pill’ strategic priorities for the future. A strategic acquisition has enabled…

Switzerland Petra Exner and Tobias Haber discuss the unique service offering of INSIGHT Health, one of the leading data providers to the healthcare market, the company’s successful internationalization strategy, and why INSIGHT Health is the partner of choice. Could you begin by introducing INSIGHT Health to our international audience? “We should…

Bulgaria Peter Velev, chairman and CEO at Ecopharm, gives an update of the success of his generics company, Ecopharm, and introduces its new digital platform, Credoweb, created to accompany the pharmaceutical industry in the new era of digitalization. Before introducing Credoweb to our international audience, can you present yourself as well…

Switzerland Rocco Donnino, executive vice president of corporate development of AppRiver AG, a cybersecurity company with headquarters in Switzerland and Florida, US, discusses the strategic steps in establishing AppRiver across Europe and the services they provide, specifically the layered security approach portrayed throughout the healthcare and life science sector. Furthermore, he…

Switzerland Thierry Mauvernay, president and delegate of the board of Debiopharm, discusses the Swiss Group’s development over its 38 years of history, its unique business strategy, and how new trends such as personalized medicine and digitalization are being embraced moving forward.   Our goal is not to become much bigger, but…

Austria Martin Tiani, CEO of Tiani Spirit, the global leader in Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), discusses the importance of interoperability within electronic health information exchange (HIE) and the challenges e-health faces, especially for the company as they adapt to differing regulations in various nations. Furthermore, he highlights the grapevine initiative (grapevineworld.com) for…

Switzerland Philippe Held, founder of the innovative Swiss medtech Dermosafe, discusses the origins behind the company’s game-changing digitalized solutions for detecting skin cancer at an early stage, how the rollout of the technology is progressing, and the importance of patient and physician education. You founded DermoSafe around five years ago with…

Colombia Juan Carlos Mejia Hernandez, General Manager of Altadis Farmaceutica, a fresh entrant into the Colombian market, speaks about his strategies for advancing the educational system within the medical community by developing a platform based on digital channels. Mr. Mejia, Altadis Farmaceutica is a recent entrant to the Colombian market, having…

Austria Christina Nageler, managing director of the Austrian Self Care Association (IGEPHA), the representative voice of the Austrian OTC community, provides an insight into the obstacles associated with the sale of OTC products and the change required in the Austrian mentality towards self-care. Furthermore, she highlights how an effective OTC system…