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Global PharmaBoardroom has spread its wings far and wide in 2021 (albeit digitally!), from well covered markets such as Singapore and Switzerland to new frontiers like Saudi Arabia. Our interviewees have ranged from regional Big Pharma and medtech general managers, to the CEOs of important local players, and the heads of…

Singapore Singapore is one of the healthiest countries in Asia with a life expectancy in excess of 82 years buttressed by one of the most robust healthcare apparatuses in the world. “It’s important not to overlook the strengths of this system and just how strong healthcare delivery, affordability and access is…

Dominican Republic The rise of the Dominican Republic as a regional medtech manufacturing hub might have come as a surprise to many, but not to the insiders and executives of the Central America & Caribbean healthcare industry. With several decades of economic growth and political stability, the country has positioned itself as…

Singapore Kenneth Tan has been President for Asia Pacific & Japan at cancer-focused medical device player Varian since February 2019. In a recent conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Tan shared how an early passion for healthcare has blossomed into an impressive global career in pharmaceuticals and MedTech, why a multidisciplinary, collaborative and patient-centric…

Dominican Republic Alejandro Paolini, Siemens Healthineers’ managing director for Mexico, Central America and Caribbean, dives into the medical technology industry’s business model transformation, switching from selling products to services with a risk-sharing approach. In addition, he reflects on the impact of the pandemic on the company’s performance, their unique presence in Central…

Singapore Regulatory harmonisation for medical devices between countries in Asia-Pacific has long been a challenging issue, predominantly due to the extreme variation in cultures, economic development, governmental models, and healthcare systems in the region.   Greater harmonisation would allow solutions introduced in APAC’s most developed markets to filter down to its…

Singapore Siemens Healthineers Singapore’s Ai Li Siow outlines how her affiliate has pivoted in order to continue to support its customers in what was an “unprecedented 2020.” She also explains how Singapore acts as a reference market for the entire APAC region and why the digitalisation of healthcare is here to…

Long Read Squirreled away in the lowlands of North West Europe and somewhat dwarfed by the mighty neighbouring pharmaceutical powerhouses of Germany and France, one could easily be forgiven for overlooking Belgium’s zesty life science ecosystem. At first glance, the numbers certainly appear more steady than thrilling: a EUR 5.4 billion domestic…

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.  …

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.…

Thailand Philippe Pedeboscq, managing director of Siemens Healthineers, shares his impressions after taking the lead of the company’s Thailand affiliate two years ago. Pedeboscq goes on to explain his strategic mission to position Siemens Healthineers as a long-term partner to the country’s healthcare system by bringing holistic solutions to the market…

Poland Paweł Migdalski, CEO at Siemens Healthineers Poland, discusses the innovations they are bringing to the market and how they are building on the success of the Siemens Healthineers Academy. Furthermore, he reveals the company’s digital care offering, the expansion of the traditional portfolio into servicing and the importance of the…