UAE Maher Abouzeid gives his expert insights into the key trends underway in the Middle Eastern medtech industry, including growing numbers of PPPs, the rise of the digital hospital post-COVID, and greater interaction with the pharma sector. The positive side of COVID is that it helped accelerate the transformation of…
UAE Tarek El Rahbani, Senior Regional Director for EMEA Growth Emerging Markets – South at Boston Scientific, highlights the transformation of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s medical technology market, the implications of having subregions with some of the highest demand for new technology in the world under the…
Spain Ignacio Vega, CEO of Cardiva and Cardivais, a Spanish medtech producer and distributor, explains how, as a manufacturer of PPE, the company had to reconfigure its production operations to supply the Spanish and European markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. After commenting on the company’s presence in Spain, Italy, Portugal and…
Spain Margarita Alfonsel, general secretary of Fenin, the Spanish Federation of Healthcare Technology Companies, reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic, the changing dynamics of the medical technology industry in Spain, and comments on key policy changes that Fenin’s members are advocating for. The pandemic has put [the medtech] sector in the…
MEA On International Women’s Day 2022, Inna Nadelwais, executive director at Middle East and Africa medtech trade association Mecomed, examines the road still to travel towards true gender parity in the MEA medtech workforce, and why diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace benefits all parties. The MEA region continues…
Saudi Arabia The Saudi medtech market was valued at USD 2.25 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach USD 3.87 billion at a CAGR of 9.5 percent by 2023, according to Market Research Future. Like other parts of the Saudi healthcare continuum, the country’s medtech industry is extremely dynamic and changing…
Saudi Arabia Mecomed is the largest medical devices, imaging, and diagnostics trade association in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Rami Rajab, chairman, highlights the role of the association in shaping the region’s regulatory environment and industry code of conduct, the giant transformation that digital health has brought about, and explains how…
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Saudi Arabia Boston Scientific’s general manager for Saudi Arabia, Basel Al-Qahtani, highlights the company’s bet on the country – including the move to a direct presence and the signing of a memorandum of understanding to establish regional headquarters in Riyadh. In addition, he explains the public-private sector dynamics as it relates to…
Denmark Medtech The DKK 56bn (EUR 7.5bn) Danish medtech industry employs 15,200 workers, accounts for 7.4 percent of Danish business and industry’s total research investments, contributes to 1.4 percent of national GDP, and exports DKK 18.2bn (EUR 2.4bn) worth of products annually. Here are five key trends affecting this important sector. …
Denmark GN Hearing CEO Gitte Aabo highlights the significant unmet needs of hearing impairment patients, the role of private companies like GN in fighting against stigmas surrounding hearing aids, the digital innovations occurring in the space, and her leadership strategy moving forward. It takes an average of seven years for…
Saudi Arabia AbdulGhani El-Ajou, is general manager of Aljeel Medical, one of Saudi Arabia’s most well-established healthcare solutions providers, with a focus on medical device distribution, consulting, and maintenance. El-Ajou outlines the company’s evolution over the past 50 years, the importance of digitalisation, and gives his take on the impact of Vision…
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