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Metos Rupert Mok, a veteran of the Hong Kong medtech industry, discusses regulatory alignment between Hong Kong and mainland China, opportunities for collaboration, the consumer ‘wearable’ space, and the state of the territory’s start-up ecosystem.   Having worked in the Hong Kong medical device and equipment industry for three decades now,…

Portugal Virgilio Bento, known as ‘V’ amongst his peers, invites readers to discover SWORD Health, an interactive solution for patients undergoing physical recovery programs. In this exclusive interview, he describes how best to tackle future obstacles, the stigmatization endured in the disruptive startup world and the future for one of Portugal’s…

Portugal Filipe Assoreira and José Albuquerque, president and secretary general respectively of P-Bio – Portugal’s bioindustry association – discuss the importance of innovation to the biopharmaceutical industry and the importance of collaboration between global companies and Portuguese start-up projects. They also highlight why investment in Portugal should not be overlooked and…

Canada Clarissa Desjardins is the founder and CEO since 2011 of Canadian biotech success story, Clementia Pharmaceuticals. She explains the different milestones of her company and her priorities moving forward. She also gives her insights on the entrepreneurship environment in Canada and advice on how to make it even more compelling…

Tunisia Ramzi Lebbi, general director and co-founder of mc PHARMA, a Tunisian medical information and promotion agency, describes the company’s evolution since its foundation 15 years ago, its service provider activities for multinational companies, and the potential expansion of its portfolio of services. Mr. Lebbi, looking back at mc PHARMA’s creation,…

Austria Dr. Daniel Wallerstorfer, CEO and founder of Novogenia, a vibrant Austrian genetics company, discusses founding his own company and the innovative services Novogenia provides to ensure genetics are a staple part of global preventative measures. He also provides an insight into the future of genetic analysis and the positive overall…

Austria Siegfried Leitner, general manager of Accord Austria and Germany, and CEO and co-founder of A-med, provides an insight into the early years of his Accord affiliate and how it was able to establish itself in Austria and elaborates on the current portfolio of Accord in Austria. He also provides an…

Hong Kong In 2017, Hong Kong fended off perennial competitors, life sciences hubs and innovation powerhouses, Switzerland and Singapore, to rank first in the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s World Competitiveness Rankings, clear evidence that conditions are ripe in Hong Kong to develop the first biotech unicorn – a start-up company…

Ukraine Eugene Zaika, general director Ukraine and CIS of Pharma Start, a company acquired in October 2015 by Swiss-headquartered Acino Group and one of the leading players in Ukraine, provides insights into the group’s countercyclical investments in Ukraine, while Pharma Start’s ongoing successes prove that the risk taken is actually paying…

Japan Prof. Yoshiaki Tsukamoto, executive director of the Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA), talked exclusively to PharmaBoardroom at the BIO 2017 conference in San Diego on the role of his organization within Japan and his mission to instill a start-up culture within the Japanese biopharmaceutical industry. “[My mission is] urging universities, biotech start-ups…

Hong Kong William Yim and Kelvin Chiu of Sanwa Biotech discuss their innovative company’s impressive growth and the environment for biotech start-up companies in Hong Kong. Despite only having been founded five years ago in 2012, Sanwa BioTech has seen tremendous progress. Can you highlight some of the main development milestones? “Our…

Hong Kong Jun Wang, founder and CEO of GeneHarbor Biotechnologies, introduces his company’s innovative technology platform and the specificities of the start-up ecosystem in Hong Kong. Dr. Wang, can you firstly tell us more about GeneHarbor’s innovative technology platform? What makes it so special? “I think that an original innovation company requires…