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Pharma Stem cell therapy holds the promise to treat diseases for which there are currently no or only limited therapeutic options. Christine Mummery, Professor of Developmental Biology and Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the Leiden University Medical Center, discusses how academia and industry can work together to…

Pharma Charl Louw, Vice President Africa and Middle East at Acelity discusses the challenges of a two-tiered health system for Acelity, the significance of South Africa for the company’s global portfolio and shares his personal key factors for success. Can you please provide some insight into the organization’s history within South…

Pharma Nanomedicine is expected to become the third pillar of drug development following pharmaceuticals and biologics. The CEO of Dutch contract research and manufacturing organization ChemConnection explains how the company helps customers bring nanomedicine drug delivery systems and APIs from discovery to clinic, fast. Could you please introduce ChemConnection to our…

pharma   Mitel Distributing Corp is one of Puerto Rico’s leading distributors for weights and scales in the life science industry. The executive team speaks about the challenges of Puerto Rico’s recession and ways that the company has adapted as a result. What have been the biggest opportunities and challenges over…

pharma Abdon Nevares, General Manager of Ci Medical Technologies discusses the importance of teamwork, how the recent name change of the business has opened new business opportunities and how Puerto Rico can act as a gateway for expansion into the Latin American market. You became general manager of Ci Medical Technologies…

pharma Omar Muñiz, President of ShareTech Group, discusses his company’s competitive positioning as a leading engineering, architecture, environmental consulting, and construction program management firm for the Puerto Rican life sciences industry. What are the main services ShareTech offers to the clients? We offer project planning & program management, environmental consulting, architectural…

pharma Dr. Rostom, Deputy Head of the pharmaceutical chamber of the Federation of Egyptian Industries explains Egypt’s unique potential for investors and discusses key issues to be addressed in order to further attract investment to the industry, both internally and from abroad. What are the key growth opportunities for pharmaceutical companies…

pharma Based in Añasco, Techno Plastics Industries Inc. (TPI) is one of Puerto Rico’s leading injection molding company that services medical device companies on the island and internationally. Roberto L. Tous, TPI’s president, highlights their strong connection with the medtech industry and current investments. You are one of the founders of TPI;…

France France spends 11.6% of its GDP on health. This is behind the USA (17.1%) but ahead of Germany (11.2%), Japan (10.2%), Denmark (11.2%), and the united Kingdom (8.8%). The growth in healthcare spending as a share of GDP that occurred in 2009 across all of these countries can be attributed chiefly…

Pharma Gerard van Harten highlights the key role of the chemical industry in bringing innovation to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. He discusses how Top Sector Chemistry has developed the Chemistry of Life roadmap and is promoting inter-sectoral chemical-pharmaceutical collaboration in order to foster innovation that will impact healthcare around the…

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France The National Health Insurance Fund for employees (CNAMTS) is in charge of the health insurance branch of the Social Security system’s general scheme and manages the network of local health insurance funds (CPAM). 60 million general scheme beneficiaries. 91% of the population is insured by CNAMTS which covers 86% of…