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Healthcare In part two of a two-part interview (read part one here), Mikel Arriola of the IMSS discusses the strategic roadmap IMSS will follow under his tenure with regards to innovation access and chronic disease prevention, as well as his approach to the upcoming implementation of exchanges of services among the…

Pharma The following chart shows the leading innovators in Italian pharmaceuticals. Gilead leads the way with 135% growth, all of which comes from the hospitals sector. Click here to read more articles and interviews from Italy, and to download the latest free pharma report on the country.

Healthcare The President of the Doctoral Council of Semmelweis University, Dr. József Timár provides an overview of the healthcare system in Hungary with particular reference to oncology and describes the challenges and prospects of medical innovation in the country. Can you please provide an insight into the history and presence of…

Pharma Matthieu Brand, who has been heading the French affiliate of World Courier, AmerisourceBergen for 2.5 years now, shares with great passion the bright future lying ahead of the company in France, their “a la carte” logistics service offering in the fields of clinical trials and R&D, as well the ambitions…

Pharma Dr. Lívia Ilku, director of Hungary’s main domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers’ association (MAGYOSZ), describes the current priorities of its member companies and the key factors for success in Hungary; specifically innovation and complying with regulatory standards. Given its more than 100-year legacy in the country, how has the pharmaceutical industry supported…

Pharma Following regulatory changes, CSL Behring is now able to offer plasma fractionation and purification services to Italy’s public healthcare sector for the first time. General manager Oliver Schmitt discusses the added value and savings CSL Behring can offer in this service segment and the benefits its newest generation of innovative…

Pharma The Czech Minister of Health reviews his achievements in his first two years as minister and elaborates on the National Strategy “Health 2020” implemented in early 2014. He furthermore comments on the financial situation of the Czech health system and names spending as percentage of GDP in comparison to the OECD…

Pharma Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlights the significant role that foreign direct investments have played in developing the country’s healthcare and life science sector, while detailing the nation’s ambitions of not only pivoting into Europe’s hub for production, but also innovation. With over a century-long tradition,…

Pharma The country manager for CSL Behring Czech Republic reviews his tremendous success in the country, averaging 50 percent annual growth since 2011. Furthermore, he explains why the current reimbursement system is beneficial for them although it results in high price pressure for innovative pharmaceutical treatments. The question on everybody’s lips…

Pharma As an emerging leader in mobile health and provider of innovative health-technologies, Philips is poised to provide Italian healthcare institutions with solutions that could enable significant gains in efficiency. CEO of the Italian affiliate Stefano Folli discusses the healthcare sustainability challenges facing Italy, and explains how Philips technologies will be…

Pharma A physician sending off a quick update to a patient via smartphone; a medical caretaker receiving an alert message that a patient’s medical device requires immediate attention. These are no longer hypothetical ideas of healthcare in the distant future, but very real innovations currently being rolled out and integrated across…

Pharma Mr Kimelfeld and Ms Labat run us through the exceptional history of Lyon and the region in the life sciences field, how Lyon is considered to be the birthplace of bio industries in France, and why life sciences will remain an economic driving force of the local economy. Could you…