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Malaysia Sherene Azli, CEO of the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), introduces this unique organization in charge of promoting Malaysia internationally as the ‘Cardiology and Fertility Hub of Asia’ and explains the advantages of receiving medical treatment in Malaysia.   Our main goal is to establish Malaysia as the leading global…

Turkey Şekib Avdagiç, president of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau (ICVB) provides an in-depth analysis of the ICVB’s services, the main trends shaping the city’s congress sector and the importance of the healthcare and life sciences industry to Istanbul’s corporate tourism.   Turkey is gifted…

Malaysia Rashidah Ibrahim, executive director of Malaysian Vaccines & Pharmaceuticals (MVP), tells the story of MVP as the sole animal vaccines manufacturer in Malaysia. She also explains how important animal health is for human health and what plans she has set for the company moving forward.   Animal and human health…

USA With an increasing number of NFL players relying on potentially dangerous prescription painkillers, does the league need to relax its attitude to medical cannabis?   The US National Football League (NFL) is a juggernaut. Even with decreased television ratings in 2017, the league’s revenue was up. Each of the NFL’s…

China Steven Lynch, managing director of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, introduces the Chamber’s activities in support of their members, the research they are undertaking to produce a position paper on UK PLC in China in 2019 and the great opportunities for British businesses in China.   Brexit does…

France Christophe Cizeron, president of Lyonbiopole, discusses the important economic and industrial position of the research cluster in the Rhone-Alps Region as well as the challenges posed by domestic and international competition.   Between 2007-2016, the number of biotech companies doubled in the Lyon region and there was a sharp increase…

Malaysia Chuwn Leong Ch’ng, CEO of Thunder Print, presents his company’s strategic role within the Malaysian healthcare industry to provide a high-quality packaging services for all type of health products, from medicines to health supplements.   Today, we are one of the few printers in Malaysia that offer a complete range…

South Korea Southeast Asia’s notoriously strict anti-cannabis laws could be set to relax dramatically as South Korea becomes the first country in the region to legalise cannabis for medicinal use.   This surprising move towards legalisation is intended to expand treatment options for patients suffering from rare diseases such as epilepsy.  …

Spain Manuel Ramos Ortega, chairman of Labiana, a Spanish CDMO, highlights his strategy to create company stability and discusses the major trends in the manufacturing world of human medicines. Furthermore, he gives an overview of what differentiates Spain and Labiana in the competitive world of pharmaceutical production.   The old business…

Malaysia Robert Kruit, chief executive for Zuellig Malaysia and Brunei, discusses Zuellig’s plans to expand beyond distribution and diversify its offering in the healthcare sector, and how Zuellig’s investments into digital health, commercial solutions, and animal health further the goal of making healthcare more accessible.   The pharmaceutical segment [in Malaysia]…

Turkey Ismail Yormaz, vice president & regional director south-east at Recordati, shares the management secrets that have helped him grow Recordati into one of the top pharma companies in Turkey. He also shares his advice on navigating the Turkish market and his visions for the future.   Running a pharmaceutical company…

China Song Ruilin, executive president of the China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA), discusses his association’s mandate, key achievements and the future of innovative Chinese pharmaceuticals and biotech.   Innovation is at the core of PhIRDA. Any organization that supports innovation, realizes the country’s dream of biomedical innovation and…