Tagged with Medtech,

Belgium Carl Laurent, managing director and CEO of Siemens Healthineers BeLux, sits down with PharmaBoardroom to explain Siemens Healthineers’ footprint and impact in Belgium and Luxembourg, the importance of appreciating diagnostics as a means of cost reduction in healthcare, and the need to ensure access to the latest medtech innovations.  …

Algeria Below we present recent news from Algeria’s pharmaceutical industry, including the creation of a dedicated Ministry to boost the sector, changes to the advertising rules for dietary supplements, and local medical device manufacturers’ efforts in the fight against COVID-19.   Government: Broad prerogatives for the newly created Ministry of Pharmaceutical…

Belgium Alexander Alonso, general manager of medtech giant BD’s operations in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg outlines the company’s extensive footprint in the region, how it has rapidly mobilised in the fight against COVID-19, and the market access situation for innovative medtech solutions in Belgium today.   In Benelux there is…

UAE Ronald Boueri of Zimmer Biomet Middle East discusses the challenges of establishing the business, the importance of providing the latest innovation and assistance to medical professionals in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, and the need to constantly adapt in the ever-evolving Middle Eastern markets.   Any business…

UAE Working non-stop to catch up with its footprint in other regions, Boston Scientific is investing heavily in the MENA markets. Tarek El Rahbani, managing director for the region, shares the company’s change in strategy, opting to have enhanced direct presence in the region. Moreover, he explains why Boston Scientific’s therapies…

Medtech Key stakeholders within the Czech medtech industry highlight how medical devices can improve efficiency and quality of care across the country’s healthcare landscape, why greater levels of collaboration are of vital importance to achieving this, and how the Czech Republic stands out in the CEE region for its uptake of…

Medtech Global medtech giant Medtronic manages a highly diverse region that spans both developed and developing markets from its UAE offices. The firm continues to see growth potential in both types of markets, as well as abundant opportunities to improve outcomes for potentially millions of patients through its technologies.   Diverse…

Czech Republic Roman Samiec, general manager of Thuasne Czech Republic, introduces the company as a key competitor in the medical devices field, with their niche products addressing the unmet medical need in the country including orthoses and homecare. Samiec describes the significant history of the French firm in the Czech Republic and…

Czech Republic Miroslav Palát, president of CzechMed, the medical device association in the Czech Republic, and Jiří Pavlíček, who combines the responsibility of Chairman of the association and CEO of the medtech distributor Aspironix, share the challenges that medtech companies are facing in the country and the strategic direction that CzechMed aims…

China 2019 was a landmark year for the Chinese healthcare industry.* Since the publication of the ‘Healthy China 2030’ blueprint in 2016 by the Chinese government, the entire sector has been virtually turned upside down. Against the warm backdrop of regulatory support, a series of policy changes were unveiled in the…

UAE When the photographic film industry faced a crisis in the early 2000s, market leader Kodak began to struggle and was obliged to make an existential decision. In 2010, worldwide demand for photographic film had fallen to less than a tenth of what it had been only ten years before. Two…

UAE Mazen Dalati, general manager for Alcon in the Middle East, discusses the importance of the Middle East for the largest eye care company in the world, and the main changes in the region’s regulatory landscape after more than 20 years of experience. Moreover, he explains why raising awareness is the…