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Puerto Rico Dr Agustín Rullán, the newly appointed chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (UPRM) and former dean of the university’s College of Engineering, outlines the main priorities in his new position. He highlights the need for strong collaboration between academia and industry and the progress UPRM has made working…

Thailand Dr Armin Wiesler, general manager and head of Human Pharma at Boehringer Ingelheim (Thai) Ltd., explores how the affiliate has managed to achieve market-leading growth rates and addressed the challenges and opportunities inherent in the Thai pharma market for Boehringer Ingelheim.   The pharma industry in Thailand is very dynamic…

Spain Rocco De Bernardis, managing director for Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices in Spain offers his insights into the company’s local footprint, assesses the situation for value-based healthcare implementation in Spain and, explains how Johnson & Johnson maintains patient-centricity at the heart of its operations.   While we are not in…

Logistics In a potentially significant step forward in biopharmaceutical supply chain logistics, a collaboration between AT&T, Direct Relief, MSD and Softbox is testing the potential of drones to deliver temperature-dependent medicines and vaccines to remote locations, most recently flying over open waters while using temperature-stabilizing technology.   The Bahamas test proves…

Japan Japan’s Opportunity to Establish a Blueprint for the World: Janssen Japan’s Chris Hourigan makes the case for increased investment in, and access to, innovative medicines as a key solution to countering the costs associated with an ageing population.   Earlier this year, Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, and Japan…

Turkey Şükran Tümay, a senior partner at executive search and assessment firm Stanton Chase in Turkey, highlights the evolving profiles she looks for when hiring country managers for healthcare and the life sciences companies in the dynamic Turkish market.   What are the qualities you look for in a Country Manager?…

Taiwan Dr Hardy Chan shares the story of how he came out of retirement to lead Allianz Pharmascience; an up-and-coming biotech which aims to meet the unmet medical needs of rare disease patients, particularly in Asia. Dr Chan delves deep into the innovative science behind the company’s pipeline and shares the…

Opinion Rare diseases and cell and gene therapy executive recruitment specialist Steve Smith outlines six key strategies for attracting and retaining talent in these rapidly emerging fields.   In a young industry experiencing rapid growth, talent demand far outweighs supply Cell & Gene Therapy; “It’s no longer something people read about…

Opinion Frost & Sullivan’s Senior Research Analyst, Aarti Chitale looks at the sizeable impact that precision medicine, especially regenerative medicine, is already having on the global therapeutic landscape, and how the Asia-Pacific region is positioning itself at the forefront of this trend.   Providing the right treatment/ right drug at the…

Taiwan Grace Yang, general manager of TSH Biopharm, discusses how the company is uniquely positioned to deliver end-to-end healthcare solutions to the APAC region in the areas of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, autoimmune, central nervous system, and why TSH step in to cancer diagnosis business area. Yang goes on to explain how TSH…

Sweden Eric Wahlberg, CEO of Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden´s oldest university hospital, explains his strategic vision of hospital management and how Uppsala is utilising e-health, precision medicine, clinical trials, small biotech companies and the use of IT systems in hospitals.   I understand how doctors and nurses think, and what their…

China HE Ming, founder and CEO of Sino-American (Suzhou) Pharmaceutical Services (SAPS), shares his commitment to bringing international quality standards to the Chinese pharma industry, the comprehensive portfolio of quality management, verification and compliance services SAPS offers to the pharma, biotech and medical device industries in China and the US, as…