Tagged with MedTech

Korea YJ Kim, country manager at BD Korea, discusses the integration of Bard into BD at the local level. He also offers his insights into the challenges of approval and pricing for medical devices and reveals BD’s future strategy to meet the demands of Korea’s ageing population.   The goal is…

France Arnaud Gobet, president of Innothera, discusses how the company balances its unique and diverse offering of medical devices, hygiene and protection products and pharmaceuticals, Innothera’s burgeoning international footprint and the condition of France’s industrial environment.   In the long term, we see the suppression of the ISF (solidarity tax on…

France Stéphane Mathieu CEO for SIGVARIS GROUP’s Europe, South & West operations, discusses taking on a unique challenge as the company pivots towards becoming a fully-fledged health technology provider, and what ‘patient-centricity’ means to him.   The onus is firmly upon medtech players to become much more “patient-centric” in both their…

China Jack Wang, founder and CEO of Biomobie, shares the inspirational story behind the establishment of the company, the regenerative principle driving the technology of the Bioboostie device, and the innovative commercial partnerships he has established with leading health insurance companies in China.   My medical knowledge is limited. But I…

Pharmacy Meghann Chilcott, Chief Technology/Marketing Officer at Benzer Pharmacy looks at current pharmaceutical service trends that aim to create a more perfect union among technology, medication delivery and patient care for independent pharmacists. The move toward automation is reducing the complexity faced by medical coders, with software acting as the go-between, providing…

Turkey Ozlem Fidanci, CEO of the Middle East and Turkey at Philips, shares the collaborative approach Philips has implemented in Turkey and its successes, provides insights into future collaborations and discusses the importance of a holistic approach focusing on preventive technologies.   Having a holistic approach across healthy living, prevention, diagnostic,…

Algeria Mehdi Ferdjioui, GM for North West Africa at GE Healthcare explains the importance of his region to the global group and how GE’s innovative medtech solutions plug into helping solve some of Algeria’s most pressing healthcare needs.   Part of our success is due to the GE group’s deep-rooted ties…

Turkey Yelda Ulu Colin, general manager of GE Healthcare in Turkey, offers her insider take on the country’s city hospitals project, highlighting the strengths of the Turkish PPP model and ultimately offering her view on the state of the Turkish medical devices industry as a whole.   Turkey is an important…

Korea Hakhyun Nam, co-founder and CTO at i-SENS, Inc. a developer of glucose sensor devices, reveals his path to running a globally successful medical devices company, and how i-SENS overcame early challenges in manufacturing and marketing to establish its reputation within the Korean market. Professor Nam also discusses the factors that…

Korea The South Korean medical devices market has expanded significantly in recent years; from USD 4.2 billion in 2013 to USD 5.5 billion in 2017. Production, exports and imports are all on the rise too, as the below chart shows.  The Top 10 export and import destinations for Korean medtech. The…

Opinion Carla Smith is a healthcare thought leader with nearly 30 years’ experience. She champions transformational strategy, governance, and policy in the health sector, particularly in the areas of digital health and health IT. In this article, Ms Smith discusses the massive potential of digital therapeutics in helping patients manage their…

Algeria Yahia Aktouf outlines the relationship between Aktouf Medical and Philips Healthcare in Algeria, the evolution of the Algerian medtech market and the potential to bring innovative products to North Africa.   The evolution [of the Algerian medtech sector] between 1997 and now has been very significant in terms of development…