Tagged with Healthcare

Puerto Rico As healthcare costs are on average 40 percent cheaper in Puerto Rico compared to the mainland US, the island offers plenty of opportunities for treating patients, both from the mainland US as well as those from across the Caribbean region.   Many people come to Puerto Rico for complex surgeries,…

Pharma A leading consultant to IMS and Professor at Paris Dauphine University reveals how the French healthcare system is moving in two main strategic directions: increasingly relying on private funding through complementary health insurance, and breaking with the egalitarian principle that everybody should be reimbursed to the same extent irrespective of…

Pharma Anita Atema, General Manager of Celgene, reveals Celgene’s inspiring and concrete  initiatives that illustrate how a true willingness to cooperate with healthcare stakeholders and a remarkable effort of transparency can help to tackle the current difficulties in accessing the Dutch market, while implementing new innovative pricing models such as pay for benefit.…

Pharma Anna Van Poucke, Partner and Chairman at KPMG Healthcare in the Netherlands, explains how KPMG can helps its partners and clients move forward towards a better integrated, more efficient and smartly designed healthcare eco-system, while remaining at the forefront of the industry in terms of M&A, supply chain and cultural…

Pharma As the founder of Egypt’s leading commercial agent for advanced medical technologies, Mahmoud Bagneid has a simple goal for Egyptian healthcare; for all Egyptian’s to be aware that they should have a yearly heath checkup, and to have regular basic blood tests to diagnose diabetes, hypertension, and other common health…

Pharma Prof. Walter Ricciardi has just been appointed as the new president for the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS). He explains his priorities since taking office, the crucial role the ISS plays in the NHS and his vision for the future of the Italian National Healthcare System. Prof. Ricciardi, can…

Pharma Maikel Beerens, CEO and founder of Xilloc, a promising Dutch company that designs patient-specific implants, anatomical models and surgical guides for bone reconstruction or augmentation with the help of 3-D printing, explains how his company aims to provide patients worldwide with the tailor-made implants they deserve while reducing the overall socio-economic cost…

Pharma Michiel van der Veen, CEO of GenKey, a global player in biometric identity management based in Eindhoven, explains how both the healthcare industry and public health schemes could benefit from biometric identities to cut costs and improve funds allocation, and how GenKey aims to become the “Google of digital identity”…

Pharma Pharmed Healthcare is the only Egyptian company to hold a License from the innovator to produce generic sofosbuvir, but faces competition from at least ten different companies in the market. Given your experience in trying to combat the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is an epidemic in Egypt, what are some…

Pharma In Egypt’s diverse marketplace, Novo Nordisk is bringing care to patients across the country with a range of products ranging from affordable established insulin to their most recent generation of innovative products. At the same time, they are investing in localizing production of insulin in Egypt and encouraging best practices in diabetes…

Pharma The president of HAS sheds light on the seemingly complex French healthcare system, explains HAS’ role within that context and provides an honest assessment of the system’s advantages and flaws. He also discusses the issues of maintaining the sustainability of the French healthcare budget and the importance of increasing European…

pharma Professor Paul Smits, Dean and Vice Chairman of Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands, shares his insights into the strengths of the country’s research climate and the challenges posed by the increasingly high cost of innovative drugs on the healthcare budget. Prof. Smits highlights the benefits that could be…