Tagged with Institute

pharma The General Manager of Boehringer Ingelheim South Africa talks about changes that are required to the healthcare system, with far more government/private partnerships, helping to unlock the country´s potential, why South Africa acts as a springboard for many companies looking to develop their footprint in the region, making it the…

pharma  David Lenihan, CEO of Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), and Kenira Thompson, president of the Ponce Research Institute, highlight the institution’s pioneering efforts in creating cultural competency for medical graduates and increasing investments in clinical research from the US for large-scale trials. What are your perceptions of Puerto Rico’s research…

Pharma The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has been at the international forefront of cancer research and treatment for more than 100 years. The director of research discusses the fields and collaborations the institute is currently focusing on and why funding to (blue-sky) research should be seen as an investment. What were…

pharma The Netherlands provides a flourishing environment for biotech to grow. The vice president for European operations at Kite Pharma discusses how biotech start-ups can find their path to success and how Kite Pharma is looking at new innovative therapies for cancer treatment. Before joining T-Cell Factory, later acquired by Kite…

basic research The president of the Mexican Society of Cardiology sat down with us to share his view of the cardiology medical field in the country, why Mexico needs to collaborate more with other nations to promote awareness of cardiovascular diseases and how prevention is the solution to most health issues.  …

scienfitic output João Lobo Antunes, Founder of Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Portugal gives his insights into Portugal’s strengths in science and technology, as well as his ambitions to grow IMM into one of the world’s leading institutes for genomics.   How would you rate Portugal’s scientific output nationwide? The scientific development…

Australia Would you begin by giving an introduction to our international readers of the institute, highlighting recent milestones & achievements and the current focus areas of its research activities? Broadly speaking, The George Institute for Global Health is an academic research organization that focuses on high impact clinical research. We do…

The George Institute For those that are not familiar with your name, would you start by introducing yourself? After obtaining my PhD in cardiovascular physiology I moved to Boston to work at MIT on neurotransmitters in the brain and the effects on blood pressure. From Boston I moved to Hammersmith hospital in London…

IMSS (Mexican Institute of Social Security) IMSS is a central pillar in the Mexican healthcare system, covering all Mexicans working for the declared formal private sector. How do you assess the quality of the healthcare that is provided by IMSS? To assess the efficiency of our services, it is key to look at the amount of…

State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) Mr. Březovký, can you begin with an introduction to SUKL and its role within the Czech Republic’s complex regulatory environment? I would like to begin by noting that I have been at my position as director of SUKL from the 1st of May of this year—today, I have been six…

Pharmaceutical Reearch Institute Would you start by giving our readers a brief outline of the history of the PRI? In 1952 the institute was established as a research and development (R&D) centre for the Polish pharmaceutical industry. In the 1960s the institute became part of what was known as the state-owned “Polfa” consortium…

Top Institute Pharma There is a very interesting history behind the origins of Top Institute Pharma (TI Pharma) as it aligned the interests of both the World Health Organization (Priority Medicines) and the EU’s Lisbon Strategy. Lisbon’s goal in 2000 was to transform the EU into the most powerful knowledge economy by 2010…