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Portugal Jorge Sequeira, general manager for Cerner Portugal, sheds light on Portuguese prowess in healthcare technology. Jorge covers themes ranging from revolutionizing electronic medical records (EMR), uptake of new technologies in healthcare and Cerner Portugal’s overall mission of promoting health, rather than treating disease.               …

China Dr. Chen Hao is the CEO and founder of the promising startup Imsight, the only company focusing on medical imaging analysis using Artificial Intelligence technology in the Greater Bay Area. In this exclusive interview, the young and ambitious entrepreneur explains how Imsight’s research-driven solutions will revolutionize the relationship between doctors…

China Alex Wang Yimin, founder and CEO of SONTU Medical Imaging, shares the exciting story of SONTU’s development since 2009, their significant investment into R&D and various international certifications like the CE Mark and TL listing, and his advice to future aspiring entrepreneurs within the medtech space. Mr. Wang, could you…

Portugal Similar to many Western economies, Portugal is attempting to embrace digitalization in healthcare, but unlike Europe’s Big Five which struggle due to huge populations and decentralized systems, thanks to Portugal’s size and tech-savvy population, industry players and authorities have found success in implementing nationwide digital projects. “We benefit from a…

Malta Malta has the second largest pharma trade balance per capita in the EU, the tenth in total, and was the continent’s fastest growing pharma exporter between 2001 and 2016. Malta acts a flight hub for southern Europe, with 35,000 international departures and arrivals per annum. Doing business in Malta is…

India Although most industry observers expect that Indian pharma exports to the US will pick up again in the coming years, Indian companies have – in the meantime – been rapidly increasing their efforts to develop stronger footprints in strategic emerging market such as Brazil, Russia and some Asian and African…

USA Tech giant Amazon’s acquisition of online pharmacy PillPack has caused the stock prices of rival healthcare distributors in the US to fall dramatically. With this move, Amazon has signalled its intent to move into the medical distribution arena and promises to seriously disrupt the way the industry operates. “This acquisition…

Pharma Digital health startups raised over USD six billion in equity financing in 2016, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32 percent and the fledgling industry segment already boasts at least eight unicorns with a combined value exceeding USD 15 billion. Most interesting of all, however, is the constellation…

Portugal Henrique Manuel Gil Martins, chairman of SPMS (Shared services of the Ministry of Health) provides an insight into the uptake of technology in Portugal’s Ministry of Health and National Health Service (NHS). Furthermore, he describes the importance of becoming more technologically aware as it reduces costs and makes health activities…

AI Much has been written on the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to change the way in which healthcare is conducted around the world, from expanding access to care in remote regions to increasing the efficiency with which patient data is stored and creating the ability to monitor a patient’s health…

Spain Carlos Mateos, founder and CEO of Spanish digital healthcare PR specialist, COM Salud, discusses opportunities for the healthcare sector in eHealth and big data as well as the benefits that holding eHealth congresses in Spain can bring to the entire healthcare sphere. What was the idea behind the creation of…

Pharma While the automotive and electronics industries, among others, have been relatively fast in adopting robotics, pharma has been lagging behind. However, as the technology available becomes more advanced, flexible and affordable, robotics now stands as a pivotal element to helping pharmaceutical companies reduce costs and increase efficiency, notably in the…