Tagged with GE Healthcare

Global To celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, PharmaBoardroom brings you insights from some of the most inspirational female industry leaders we have had the privilege of talking to over the past 12 months.   Janet Woodcock, Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US FDA     Science really can…

Talent Between 2015 and 2017 PharmaBoardroom met with pharma country managers in Mexico who spoke about the challenges and opportunities present in the Mexican market. Since then, these five stakeholders have moved on to new roles in their ever-expanding careers.    LATAM Expertise Pedro Galvis   Mexico is an interesting mix…

Thailand Thailand country managers from three of the world’s largest medtech firms outline the level of innovation they are able to bring to the Thai market, how their technology is helping a stretched universal healthcare system to become more efficient, and the importance of education and partnerships within their overall strategies.…

UAE The UAE is putting a greater emphasis on healthcare than ever before as part of its ‘Vision 2021’ model. With the aim of being “flexible in adopting new economic models and capitalizing on global economic partnerships,” the Emirates are seeing greater numbers of investments and partnerships in healthcare, many of…

Sweden With chromatography having been invented in Uppsala, Sweden, it makes sense for GE Healthcare’s Life Science business to have its largest global manufacturing and R&D operations there. GE Healthcare Nordics President and CEO Lotta Ljungqvist gives an overview of the firm’s global portfolio and highlights the importance of Swedish operations…

Egypt Amro Kandil, managing director Northeast Africa for GE Healthcare, outlines how his affiliate has grown to be the partner of choice for the Egyptian government as it seeks to improve the level of medical technology available in institutions throughout Egypt.    GE Healthcare has invested in the oncology team in…

Egypt Amro Kandil, managing director of Northeast Africa at GE Healthcare, emphasizes the company’s crucial role in improving healthcare in Egypt as part of a long-standing partnership with the Ministry of Health. He also explains why he has established education and after-sales services as two of his priorities leading the regional…

France Christophe Lala, general manager of western Europe for GE Healthcare offers an overview of the current dynamics impacting the French healthcare landscape – namely a shift in structure around care pathways and the hot trend of digitalization. Lala goes on to assess France’s willingness and capability to embrace this technology,…

Diversity Annually, PharmaBoardroom conducts hundreds of interviews with global CEO’s, country managers and industry leaders in the pharma industry. While we have crossed paths with many inspiring females in these positions, out of the top 50 pharma companies, only 3 are headed by women. That is a mere 6% — this…

Korea * This interview was conducted before GE’s announcement of its divestment of the GE Biopharma business Francis Van Parys, president & CEO of GE Healthcare Korea discusses their ambitions to roll out further AI-powered solutions to within the Korean market and their manufacturing footprint locally. Mr Van Parys also comments…

Turkey Bucking a global trend for increased focus on outpatient and preventative care, Turkey is doubling down on hospital investment.   Throughout many of the healthcare systems in North America and Europe, there is an increasing emphasis on outpatient and preventative care. In terms of health economics, governments see a great benefit in…

Algeria Mehdi Ferdjioui, GM for North West Africa at GE Healthcare explains the importance of his region to the global group and how GE’s innovative medtech solutions plug into helping solve some of Algeria’s most pressing healthcare needs.   Part of our success is due to the GE group’s deep-rooted ties…