Tagged with Healthcare

Mexico María Teresa Lopez, managing director at Zimmer Biomet Mexico, discusses the medtech company’s strong commitment to Mexico as well as the high added value of its broad and innovative health solutions to enhance patients’ quality of life. Please introduce the main activities of Zimmer Biomet in Mexico and the Mexican…

USA Take our poll on Donald Trump and Pharma at the bottom of the article Speaking at a White House meeting with senior pharmaceutical executives, US President Donald Trump told drug companies to lower their “astronomical” prices. He pledged to curb regulations and lower tax rates to allow companies to do so,…

Singapore The Big Picture Singapore’s real GDP per person has grown incredibly since independence in 1965, helping the country make the leap from third world to first world in less than half a century. Switzerland is the world’s leading nation for investor friendliness in terms of ease of doing business, labour…

Switzerland The Services Delivery Director for Life Sciences of NNIT Switzerland talks big data and highlights how this trend needs to be approached in order to create value for companies in the life science industry. You first joined NNIT in 2010; you then moved to the FMCG sector for a few…

Mexico Alberto Wicker, CEO at Signufarma, explains how patient compliance programs can enhance the national healthcare system through reducing the cost of treatment as well as improving patients’ quality of life and showcases the added value of Signufarma’s business solutions to enhance the medical compliance of Mexican patients. Could you please…

Switzerland Daniel Schmutz, CEO of Switzerland’s leading insurance company, Helsana, sketches out the Swiss health insurance landscape, how his company maintains its market leader position, and working with both national and international partners to create better products for its customers and a more efficient insurance system. With 1.9 million policy takers…

Switzerland LEO Pharma’s Country Lead for Switzerland, Patrick Brunner, discusses the skincare specialist’s most important products, the Swiss affiliate’s significance to the global group, and the exciting new partnership with AstraZeneca. LEO Pharma Switzerland was established back in 1991 meaning that, last year, you celebrated 25 years of in-country operations. Could…

Greece A strong proponent of the value of orphan drugs, Shire Greece’s Managing Director, Christos Dakas, shares his insights on the recent merger with Baxalta, the necessity of exempting orphan and haemophilia drugs from clawbacks to circumvent market challenges for critical treatments, as well as his vision for the bright future…

Singapore Coming from DHL’s Customer Solutions & Innovation division, Leonora Lim, Vice President Life Sciences & Healthcare Asia Pacific, gives an insight into the increasingly demanding logistics needs of pharmaceutical clients and how DHL’s investments in the life sciences and healthcare sector have kept the company a step ahead.   The…

Greece Dimitris Anagnostakis is emblematic of Boehringer Ingelheim’s corporate values as evidenced by his 26-year loyalty to the company promoting the advancement of innovation. As the General Manager spearheading the only multinational company with manufacturing operations in Greece, he shares his insights on the company’s robust portfolio, navigating the difficulties of…

Asia Despite underdevelopment in many facets; Southeast Asia is actually at the forefront of a digital revolution in healthcare; with digital solutions helping bring about more efficient, cost-effective, and tailored patient care. “Cloud-based technology, mobile enablement and fees for service models will lead to faster deployment and increased benefits for patients.…

Luxembourg Luxembourg is steadily increasing its social security coverage to include a broader percentage of its population. Luxembourg has one of the highest health expenditures per capita in the world; second only to the USA. A whopping 44.5% of those working in Luxembourg are non-nationals; a percentage way ahead of anywhere else…