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Taiwan Johnsee Lee, founder, CEO, and president of Personal Genomics and its sister company Quark Biosciences, provides insights into the company’s proprietary Optoelectronic Sequencing (OES) technology, which can perform whole genome sequencing thousand times faster than existing technologies and increase read length twentyfold in comparison to sequencing products currently on the…

Switzerland The VP of Medtronic’s Benelux, Central Europe, Greece and Israel cluster highlights the global medtech giant’s efforts to position itself as the partner of choice to tackle prevailing global healthcare challenges. Medtronic is famous for the concept of “value based healthcare”. Medtronic’s global CEO Omar Ishrak recently said that it…

Mexico Marco Cid, Director General of Investigacion Biomedica, shares how he successfully launched an innovative clinical research center (CRC) despite a challenging regulatory environment. He speaks about the inspiration behind his business model, the necessity of building a strong rapport with authoritative entities in the market, as well as fostering a…

Taiwan Ben Chien, Chairman, President and CEO, of Foresee Pharmaceuticals, one of Taiwan’s most vibrant success stories, discusses how Foresee has achieved successful phase III results for its prostate cancer treatment, FP-001, IPOed and entered into a partnership agreement with Ferring in the last year alone. In addition, he discloses how…

Indonesia Dr. Agus Prabowo, chairman at LKPP (the Indonesian National Public Procurement Agency) explains the importance of embracing technology to gain efficiency and effectiveness in the public procurement process of healthcare products as well as the outcomes from e-catalogue implementation in Indonesia. Could you please introduce the main activities of LKPP…

Taiwan Dr. Hui-Ting Huang, President of Taiwan Adventist Hospital, discusses the challenges of long-term care and the role preventive medicine plays within this scope, while also providing insights on running one of the most recognized hospitals in Taiwan and establishing a different business model through health promotion. Dr. Huang you were…

Taiwan Dr. Tzu-Ling (Karen) Tseng, CEO of Bio Preventive Medicine Corporation in Taiwan, discusses the innovative technology of its patented biomarkers, the success of DNlite and company’s strategy to grow through partnerships with global pharmaceutical companies. What was your vision when you founded Bio Preventive Medicine Corporation (BPM) in 2014? Can…

Indonesia Dr. Hasbullah Thabrany, chairman at the Center for Social Security Studies Universitas Indonesia (CSSUI) and Senior Health Care Financing Consultant to the National Social Security Council of Indonesia, explains the evolution of the national healthcare insurance system since its creation in 1968 as well as the path of development to…

Greece In terms of value, global giants Pfizer, Novartis and Sanofi lead the way in Greece. Click here to see more facts and figures from Greece

Greece Greece Fact Sheet In comparison to other countries heavily affected by the Eurozone debt crisis, Greece is still struggling to find its feet. Greece fares poorly on almost all macroeconomic indicators compared to the Euro area since the start of the recession. The Greek pharma market has shrunk in value significantly from…

Taiwan C.Y. Cheng, chairman and president of Formosa Laboratories, shares exciting news about the establishment of a new drug development company, Formosa Pharmaceuticals. He explains how the know-how gained from running a successful international API production business will help Formosa avoid the typical mistakes that young R&D companies face. Mr. Cheng,…

Indonesia Dr. Sigit Priohutomo, chairman of DJSN (National Social Security Council of Indonesia), explains DJSN’s action plan to implement the SJSN (Indonesian Social Security System), meant to offer basic social security coverage to the Indonesian population in various areas as well as his future vision of the Indonesian healthcare sector. Could…