Tagged with AI

Innovation Joonho J. Lee is a CEO and CoFounder of Cognita Lab INC developing risk management framework around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and financial services industries. Here he discusses the use of blockchain in the healthcare industry and the need to remain “cautiously optimistic.”   Many people asked whether I…

Spain Baltasar Lobato, managing partner of health and life sciences at EY Spain, highlights the major market trends affecting the public and private healthcare sector as well as the pharmaceutical market. He also gives an overview of the complex nature of the Spanish market, the importance of IT in creating a…

Spain The global rich list is splattered with household names who have built their reputation not only through business acumen but through eye-catching purchases such as Steve Balmer’s record buyout of the LA Clippers basketball team for a whopping USD two billion in 2016 or Roman Abramovich´s spectacular 162.5 metres yacht…

Spain LEO Pharma’s Paolo Cionini discusses recent structural changes in the dermatology specialist’s Europe South operations, the importance of Spain to the regional group, and the nation’s digital capabilities.   The biggest need in Europe and the US is around new products and technologies in advanced therapies. LEO Pharma has undergone…

Innovation Meghann Chilcott, Senior Vice President of OrderInsite, looks at how new technology is being applied to improve accuracy and efficiency in pharmacy accounting. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put the cost of billing and payment errors in 2017 at $36.21 billion. Pharmacy accounting and bookkeeping is a challenging necessity.…

Spain Dr Sergi Trilla, CEO and founder of life sciences business development provider trifermed, introduces the company and explains its evolution to better serve the shifting paradigms of the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. He also offers his opinions on the critical position of the Spanish and European markets and how the…

Spain One of the unique aspects of the system is the fragmentation linked to the country’s 17 autonomous regions The Spanish healthcare system performance is ranked as 7th in the world by the World Health Organization (WHO), beating countries such as Japan, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. Additionally,…

Spain With Spain’s economy on the road to recovery after experiencing a period of financial crisis, multinational companies are once again seeing the country as a prime investment destination.   The top 20 pharmaceutical companies in Spain — combining the prescription and consumer market — in the year up to April…

Spain Following Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto, a US agriculture giant, the company is facing a new era in which its pharmaceutical arm is still a highly strategic part. Bernardo Kanahuati, Bayer’s CEO for Iberia, highlights the importance of Spain’s manufacturing and R&D for Bayer International, as well as his strategy to…

Spain Oriol Segarra, CEO of Uriach, describes the Spanish OTC company’s recent developments and transformation from a domestic organization to a truly European player.   These are very interesting times for Uriach; the company is celebrating its 180th anniversary, has just won OTC company of the year, and has invested in…

Spain Francesc Posas, the newly appointed director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), explains the evolving role of the institute as a bridge between basic research and concrete patient treatments.  I would like the world to know that there is a lot of outstanding science being done in…

France Eric Bothorel, Deputy at the French Assemblée Nationale and responsible for the parliamentary group on data, knowledge & AI, provides an exclusive interview on France’s digitalization process. Bothorel describes France’s progress in frontier technologies like AI and Big Data and explains their expanding role in the healthcare sector.   Can…