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Opinion Emmanuel Fombu, Global Strategy and Digital Innovation Leader at Johnson & Johnson reflects on health professionals’ fears of AI and their place in the healthcare workforce of the future. Sure, robots might be better at carrying out specific operations or at carrying out monotonous tasks without tiring, but it’s the…

Spain Andreu Mas-Colell, former minister of finance for Catalonia and president of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), discusses the mission and activities of the institution as a driver of multidisciplinary research in the region. Mas-Colell also describes the condition of innovation and technology in Catalonia, highlights the region’s…

Spain According to a survey carried out by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) over half of the Spanish population believe Pseudo-therapies to be of real value.   “Public and private establishments that include pseudo-therapies will not be able to call themselves health centres,” Health Minister Maria Luisa Carcedo…

Spain Manuel Ramos Ortega, chairman of Labiana, a Spanish CDMO, highlights his strategy to create company stability and discusses the major trends in the manufacturing world of human medicines. Furthermore, he gives an overview of what differentiates Spain and Labiana in the competitive world of pharmaceutical production.   The old business…

Spain Xavier Carbonell, CEO of Palex Group, a leading Spanish medical device player, discusses how the company’s growth has been triggered by acquisitions to grow their portfolio and distribution arm, as well as how they are positioning themselves as a gateway for foreign companies wishing to bring medical devices to the…

Spain After a recent course of political shifts, Spain now finds itself with a new minister of health; the third since this past June.  Maria Luisa Carcedo, who was named as the Spanish minister of health by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on September 11, has replaced Carmen Monton, who resigned after…

Spain Carlos Espina, managing director of COMSA Cleanroom Technology, a leading Spanish engineering firm, highlights the company’s great successes over the last few years, their international reach, and their strategy to maintain continued growth.   As COMSA Corporación group has annual revenues of over EUR one billion, we only are looking…

Spain Fernando Álvarez, director general of Allergan Iberia, highlights the market’s shift towards more holistic innovation and the company’s main growth drivers, especially in the field of aesthetics. Furthermore, he touches on the importance of the market access team in the fragmented Spanish healthcare ecosystem and his ambitions for Allergan throughout…

Opinion Mohamed is a passionate Blockchain enthusiast who is committed to helping grow the Blockchain ecosystem around the world. Here he talks about healthcare’s slow adoption of technology and the challenges that come with hefty privacy regulation of patient data.  The life-and-death nature of the industry might be a factor of…

Spain Although death rates due to cardiovascular diseases in Spain are among the lowest in the EU, they represent the main cause of death in Spain, accounting for 30% of all deaths in 2014 (33% of deaths among women and 27% among men). Cancer is the second most important cause of…

Spain Kerman Elordi, managing director of Nekicesa, describes the key trends impacting the pharmaceutical and packaging industries, how the company leverages innovation to meet market needs a first mover in technology, and what the future holds for the company and the sector.   The packaging and pharmaceutical industries are traditionally conservative…

Spain Fernando Prados Roa, deputy minister of health for Madrid, discusses the health paradigm of the community and elaborates on the role of SERMAS in managing and coordinating the city’s public healthcare system.   What sets us apart in healthcare is our professionals Could you begin by introducing SERMAS – the…