Tagged with Singapore

Research Dr. Thomas Coffman, Dean at Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), explains how Duke-NUS has effectively disrupted medical education since the establishment of this unique collaboration 11 years ago. Can you introduce to our international readers the underlying aspirations behind the creation of this partnership between Duke University and NUS as well…

Pharma Janssen’s company group chairman for Asia Pacific, Kris Sterkens distills the core elements of what it means to be a transformational medical innovator, while exclaiming how this characterization has molded the company’s patient-centric commitments across the region.  When several others have experienced drawback, what factors have best positioned Janssen for…

Pharma President of K8 Global and Senior Advisor to McKinsey, Jean-Luc Butel, explains the major healthcare trends impacting the Asia Pacific region and stresses the need for companies to disrupt current business models in order to effectively tackle the region’s growing burden of unmet needs. You have held several positions in…

Pharma Singapore, though conscious of its limitations, has been able to leverage its key assets of location, infrastructure and local talent in order to become the business hub for the entire region, with pharma and biotech as key components in its success. Singapore is … an attractive investment destination, especially for the…

Biotech The chairman of BioSingapore, Dr. Siew Hwa Ong, discusses the opportunities and challenges facing biotech SMEs in Singapore, government efforts to enhance the business environment for these SMEs, and facilitating more collaboration between companies as the most prominent pathway for future development. Could you please introduce yourself to our international…

Pharma The Singapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industries’ (SAPI) recently appointed president, Ti Hwei How highlights several unique attributes that distinguish Singapore’s renowned healthcare system from others around the world, while delineating three potential avenues for expanding patient access to innovative medicines. To begin, Ti Hwei, how would you characterize the specificities…

Pharma The executive director of A*STAR’s Biomedical Research Council, Dr. Benjamin Seet highlights several remarkable milestones that the organization has been able to achieve since its inception, while underscoring how cultivating deep levels of expertise will carry Singapore’s biomedical sciences sector into its next phase of development. In a few words,…

Pharma The executive director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) in Singapore, Carine Lespayandel pinpoints the key facets of the Singaporean economy that have captivated the continued interests of French companies, while highlighting the chamber’s fundamental role in facilitating investment growth between the two countries moving forward. What…

Pharma The executive director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) in Singapore, Carine Lespayandel pinpoints the key facets of the Singaporean economy that have captivated the continued interests of French companies, while highlighting the chamber’s fundamental role in facilitating investment growth between the two countries moving forward. What…

Pharma The Executive Director of AmCham Singapore, former US Ambassador Judith Fergin, highlights why American companies are the largest source of FDI in the country and how Singapore’s enterprise-friendly environment has made it a hotbed for international investor interest. Can you please provide an overview of the chamber’s presence within Singapore…

Pharma Since gaining independence in 1965, Singapore has invested heavily in moving beyond being a mere supplier of low cost labor like many of its Asian neighbors and pivoting into a more knowledge-based and innovation-intensive economy. Chemicals, engineering, and electronics have always served as key manufacturing segments, but only starting from…

BioSingapore In addition to being the director of strategic planning at Quintiles you are also the Chairman of BioSingapore. In this context, can you please introduce BioSingapore and describe its main objectives? BioSingapore was created in 2004 by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to create an interactive platform for the…