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MEA Mohammad El Khoury, General Manager of GE HealthCare in Saudi Arabia, explores the company’s evolution—from adopting direct distribution models to pioneering AI-powered diagnostics—while aligning with Vision 2030. By forging strategic public–private partnerships, enhancing training programs, and fostering a culture of accountability and innovation, GE HealthCare is contributing to reshape the…

Mexico Whenever the international investor community contemplates doing business in Mexico’s life science sector, the primary appeal usually derives from the sheer size of the marketplace and its underlying growth potential associated with trends in the country’s population demographics. Much attention is thus given over to devising strategies to win public…

Mexico In recent decades, Mexico has gained notoriety as one of the countries most heavily afflicted by the global epidemic of obesity. Ranking second only to the United States in terms of prevalence, a full two-thirds of the adult Mexican population are nowadays classified as overweight or obese. “This is a…

Saudi Arabia Three leading lights from biopharma, policy, and research come together in Riyadh to discuss the current treatment and prevention landscape for Alzheimer’s disease.   As people live longer, the threat of age-related diseases deepens. Alzheimer’s, one of the cruellest such diseases, therefore represents an increasingly urgent public health challenge in…

Global While many diagnostics companies have suffered from the decline in COVID-19 testing since the pandemic, the sector, expected to grow from USD 210.58 billion to reach USD 284.38 billion by 2033, continues to thrive as it brings forward new levels of innovation and precision for a range of diseases. We…

Global In conversation at Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) 2024 in Madrid, Roche Diagnostics’ Margherita Carboni discusses the potential of blood-based biomarkers to transform Alzheimer’s diagnostics, offering a faster and less invasive alternative to traditional methods. She highlights Roche’s commitment to ensuring diversity in clinical trials, a crucial step in…

Global Almost 2,500 attendees flocked to Madrid last week for the 2024 edition of Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD). The first European edition of the conference since 2018 was punctuated by a mood of excitement, with Leqembi (lecanemab) – the second drug that targets Alzheimer’s disease progression by reducing amyloid…

Mexico Wiener Lab is a leader in diagnostics, with a strong focus on clinical chemistry, immunology, coagulation, and molecular biology. As Héctor Barillas Soto explains, the company has a significant presence in Mexico and Latin America and specializes in providing advanced diagnostic solutions for both small and large laboratories. Barillas Soto…

Hong Kong Ronald Lo, general manager of Roche Diagnostics Hong Kong shares some of company’s advances in diagnostic disease prevention that are particularly revelant in Hong Kong, such as its recently FDA-approved HPV self-sampling in a territory where only 52 percent of women have ever done cervical screening, and in light of…

Mexico Joao Carapeto outlines Roche Diagnostics’ commitment to innovation, prevention, and diagnostics, emphasizing the need for robust partnerships and increased investment in early detection to address Mexico’s healthcare challenges. He highlights the significance of managing an aging population and improving the quality of life through advanced healthcare solutions.   Prevention and…

India Mohal Sarabhai, managing director of Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises Limited (ASE) on transforming his family’s failing century-old business and creating new companies beneath the ASE Holdings umbrella, including a joint venture with Co-Diagnostics, CoSara Diagnostics, that span areas from diagnostics to APIs. He highlights CoSara Diagnostics’ tuberculosis (TB) and human papillomavirus…

Hong Kong Insighta, formed this year as a 50/50 joint venture between genomics-focused outfit Prenetics and one of the city’s most feted scientific sons, Professor Dennis Lo, is aiming to change the face of cancer care via widespread early detection.   While early detection is widely recognised as crucial to enhancing cancer…