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Switzerland For the eighth year in a row the World Economic Forum has ranked Switzerland first in both global competitiveness and in innovation; economiesuisse CEO Monika Rühl discusses the main issues which threaten this leading position, and the overall growth prospects for the Swiss economy. To begin, could you please introduce…

Singapore Recently established in Singapore, Holmusk is a global digital health platform that truly believes in early detection and early intervention. Founder and CEO Nawal Roy describes the underlying motivations behind the company’s founding, the value of positively influencing patient behavior—particularly in tackling chronic diseases—, and how their technology benefits not…

Luxembourg Deloitte’s Luc Brucher delves into market integration efforts in Luxembourg, Europe’s ‘test-bed,’ for a new and unique approach to healthcare. Committed to creating innovative medical solutions, Brucher explains why Deloitte are seeking both short and long-term results. The life sciences sector in Luxembourg represents an emerging and evolving market with…

Mexico Jaime Cervantes, CEO of Vitalmex, provides insights into the company’s ascendent trajectory, with Vitalmex now looking to leverage its leadership position in the public sector to venture in the private market, internationalize its activities in the US and Europe, develop its own network of specialized but affordable private clinics, and finally…

Mexico Alfredo Gutierrez, general director of Anfitriones, documents the company’s heightened focus on creating a true experience that goes beyond traditional business events and congresses, its expanded geographical reach to Colombia and the upcoming rollout of services to North American companies. Over the last 31 years, Anfitriones has managed to establish…

Singapore Siemens Healthineers’ president of Asia Pacific, Elisabeth Staudinger speaks about the company’s redefined strategy—an overarching move from product-centric to value-centric services—and how this ultimately serves to benefit their customers and the patients.   We need to think along the lines of what it takes to make healthcare providers successful, as…

Ireland Richard Corbridge, first Chief Information Officer of the Health Service Executive (HSE) and CEO of the newly created eHealth Ireland, discusses Ireland’s ambitious plan to construct a new digital health fabric for the country, its nine-year strategy with the aim of achieving something tangible each year, his plans for dealing…

ITTM’s innovative co-founder Dr. Andreas Kremer reveals the steps his start-up is currently undertaking to restructure the world of BioIT and the presentation of medical information. Why did you personally decide a year and half ago that ITTM was going to be your next adventure, and what were your first…

Switzerland Dr. André T. Dahinden, General Manager of Amgen Switzerland, talks about their four cutting-edge products that will help drive future growth, reveals how being innovative includes partnering with payers for improved pricing models, and why the Swiss healthcare environment is like the Swiss railway system: well organized, punctual and reliable.…

Singapore As a bio-informatics connoisseur with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and clinical research field, Human Longevity’s Chief Information Officer, Yaron Turpaz, shares his insights on the company concept, the value proposition of big data in healthcare, as well as the overarching vision for the company’s bright global future. In a…

Switzerland Michael Cobas Meyer of Eli Lilly Switzerland reveals how these are very exciting times for the company, particularly given an extremely rich pipeline in the areas of diabetes, oncology and bio-medicines; how the challenge will be to transition from their existing portfolio to new products; and why Lilly´s focus is…

Singapore Biotech CRO InvitroCue Executive director Dr. Steven Fang explains how their technology has disrupted the current clinical trials landscape and the importance of leveraging innovative technologies in meeting future healthcare needs. Could you please introduce to our international readers the main activities of InvitroCue as well as the milestones since…