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Taiwan Jack Chiu is leading Siemens Healthineers’ transformation from equipment supplier to value-based healthcare partner in Taiwan. Under the 2026–2030 “Elevating” strategy, Taiwan serves as an Asia-Pacific innovation landing pad, validating advanced imaging and AI solutions. With market leadership in high-end MRI, CT, and hybrid ORs, Chiu is focusing on precision…

USA David Barrett has led the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) since 2018, guiding its evolution into the leading professional body for scientists, clinicians, industry leaders and patient advocates in cell and gene therapy. Founded in 1996, ASGCT now sits at the centre of research, education and policy…

Hong Kong Roche Diagnostics Hong Kong is entering a defining phase as the city accelerates its shift toward primary care, early detection and data-driven decision making. In this interview, General Manager Ronald Lo reflects on eighteen months of strategic progress, from expanding point-of-care testing and preparing breakthrough Alzheimer’s‑related biomarkers to shaping regulatory…

Taiwan Dr David Chang discusses his vision for establishing the world’s premier cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organisation in Taiwan. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience at Celgene, Roche, and Genentech, Dr Chang explains how Taiwan’s unique combination of technical talent, cost efficiency, and geopolitical positioning…

UAE In less than a decade, the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center has emerged as a central pillar in the UAE’s ambition to build a fully integrated ecosystem for advanced therapies. From pandemic-era clinical trials to the establishment of the country’s first bone marrow transplant and locally manufactured CAR-T programmes, ADSCC…

France France’s historical contribution to medical research is almost unparalleled globally, with 13 winners of the annual Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, and even more for Chemistry. Most famously, Louis Pasteur’s work on germ theory and pasteurisation in the 19th century laid the groundwork for much of what we know…

France France’s patient advocacy network is one of Europe’s most well-developed and formalised. Patient advocacy groups – including the three featured below – fill in research, care, and support gaps left by private industry and the state while elevating the concerns of the most important people within healthcare: patients and their…

Global Ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8th, Unjela Kaleem highlights the disproportionate impact of cancer on women, especially those in developing countries. Kaleem – drawing on 20+ years of experience in healthcare strategic communications – argues that celebrating women’s economic empowerment while ignoring the cancers that take…

Hong Kong From factory automation in Silicon Valley to scalable service robotics embedded in daily care, Roy Long Hei’s journey with Robocore reflects a disciplined belief that technology must prove itself in real operating environments. What begins as a distribution-first strategy in Hong Kong evolved into full ownership of the TEMI®  platform…

Taiwan ImmunAdd’s Dr Pi-Hui Liang discusses her transition from academic research to entrepreneurship, driven by the critical shortage of commercially available vaccine adjuvants. With a proprietary saponin-based platform addressing supply chain constraints and toxicity limitations of existing adjuvants, ImmunAdd aims to democratise access to advanced immunological tools whilst developing its own…

MEA CTI EMEA Managing Director Alaa Assem is a physician, ophthalmologist and MBA holder with over 30 years of experience in pharma and clinical research organisations. Since joining CTI, he has strengthened the company’s presence in the Middle East, focusing on rare disease, gene and cell therapy, oncology, and transplantation. CTI…

Taiwan Dr John Chang, Chief Executive Officer of the Formosa Cancer Foundation and a distinguished medical oncologist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, provides a comprehensive strategic analysis of Taiwan’s oncology landscape. He delineates the evolution of precision medicine, the economic intricacies of national health reimbursement, and the critical role of patient…