Tagged with medtech

France François Vorms, managing director of Canon Medical Systems France, shares the story of how the company navigated its transition from Toshiba to become a well-known player in the medical imaging market today. Additionally, Vorms comments on the highly advanced AI initiatives the affiliate is taking, namely its Aquilion ONE™ /…

France Eric Le Roy, director general of SNITEM (Syndicat National de l’Industrie des Technologies Médicales, The French National Association of the Medical Technologies Industry) discusses the profile of French medtech today, the key trends and challenges its stakeholders are facing, and the top priorities for change he and his members expect…

Spain Luciano Conde, CEO, and Jose Luis Fumanal, VP of Sales and Marketing at Noventure, discuss how they set up the company in 2015 and their secret to achieving success in such a short period of time. Furthermore, they highlight what they look for in potential partners and their aspirations for…

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,…

Spain Maria Vila, regional vice-president for Spain and Portugal at Medtronic, highlights how she managed the integration of Covidien in Europe and where Medtronic stands today in Spain. Furthermore, she highlights the challenges of introducing new technology in Spain and how the company is shifting to becoming not only a solutions…

France Pascal Girin, CEO of BALT, shares how his rich career in neurovascular medical technology helped him to transform the company from a small R&D pure player into an international market leader. Girin goes on to explain the high key growth strategy he is implementing and the impact that BALT’s products…

Opinion Meghann Chilcott, Chief Technology/Marketing Officer at Benzer Pharmacy charts out new pathways for improving the customer experience and sustaining business success through data-driven decision-making in support of independent pharmacists.   Patients of all ages are showing a greater desire for instant-access to healthcare information—something the digital transformation has made possible…

Spain Rafael Mella, general manager of Nordic Pharma Spain & Portugal, highlights the steps he has taken to set-up the foundations for the company in the Spanish market and how he has overcome the challenges of the fragmented healthcare system. Furthermore, he gives insight into the Nordic’s game-changing Rheumatoid Arthritis product,…

France Elizabeth Ducottet, the 5th generation CEO of French family company Thuasne, shares the group’s history and goes on to explain how it has evolved into a professionally and innovatively driven family business, leading the European wearable device sector.   We conceive, develop, patent, manufacture, market, and distribute all of our…

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…

France Marc Oczachowski, CEO of EDAP TMS, a French medtech and global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, elaborates on the history of the company while discussing their newest innovation for the noninvasive treatment of prostate cancer. Oczachowski also offers insights on the experiences of a local innovator moving from scale-up to internationalization…

France Dr Marc-Alexander Burmeister, president of B. Braun in France, shares the exciting changes to come for B. Braun globally and in France, and discusses the shifting environment of healthcare in the country for medtech players following the launch of the “My Health 2022” initiative by French Minister of Health &…