Tagged with medical

Ireland Much like the Irish sport of hurling, conducting R&D in Ireland is something often overlooked – unfairly, as proponents would say. Ireland has always faced a number of intrinsic hurdles in this space, not least the small patient population and more recently, the economic crisis, which forced the Irish healthcare…

Taiwan Howard Lee, chairman and CEO of Easywell Biomedicals, documents the most exciting R&D projects that will drive the company to new heights; spanning from a life-changing Parkinson’s transdermal patch to a ground-breaking regenerative therapy in advanced wound care. Easywell was recently ranked the tenth fastest-growing high-tech company in Taiwan by…

Ireland Barry Joyce, MD at VWR Ireland, takes us through the priorities of the first few months of his appointment, the strategic position of VWR in Ireland and within the global VWR (NASDAQ: VWR) organization, the importance of taking a partnership approach with clients instead of a transactional one, and his…

Mexico Patricia López, general manager at seca Mexico, showcases the added value of seca’s product portfolio and explains that interconnectivity should be medical devices’ path of development; generating benefits for patients, physicians and government. Could you please update our international readers on the operations of seca in Mexico? “Latin America has…

Switzerland The CEO of Siemens’ Healthineers Switzerland explains the reasons behind the spinoff of the former Siemens AG segment and elaborates how the Healthineers are positioning themselves to become the main driver of global medical technology trends. In 2015, Siemens made its healthcare segment an independent organization and most recently changed…

Singapore In an exclusive interview with Leslie Chua, the General Manager of the Solutions Division at Hitachi Medical Systems, he elaborates on how the division is building on the synergies of all the business units in order to provide healthcare solutions and reach a broader market in the APAC region. As…

Singapore The chairman of Singapore’s Medical Technology Industry Group, Albert Lee discusses the association’s key priorities, how they serve to advance the interests of both multinational and local members, and the key challenges that the medtech industry faces in transition from product-based to solutions-based care. Can you provide an overview of…

Ireland Already the fifth-largest MedTech manufacturing hub in the world, Ireland is fast growing as an innovative center for the global industry, with several multinational R&D facilities in the country and a vibrant startup scene. IMDA Director Sinead Keogh discusses the changing regulatory and policy environment, how this is impacting the…

Medtech Fernando Oliveros, VP of Medtronic Mexico, explains how the global medical devices leader wants to leverage Covidien’s integration to improve health outcomes in Mexico. By taking advantage of an innovative product portfolio, the potential of their services portfolio and closely partnering with public stakeholders, Medtronic is ready to become a…

Healthcare Noel Lantin, President of Medicomm Pacific, discusses the company’s evolution from providing medical publishing information exclusively to healthcare professionals to now patients, pharmaceutical companies and others across the value chain. He also discusses the company’s innovative website, as well as future mobile application plans, and how they are tools to…

Pharma The executive director of A*STAR’s Biomedical Research Council, Dr. Benjamin Seet highlights several remarkable milestones that the organization has been able to achieve since its inception, while underscoring how cultivating deep levels of expertise will carry Singapore’s biomedical sciences sector into its next phase of development. In a few words,…

Pharma ResMed MD, Lucile Blaise, explains the medical device company’s focus on delivering data informatics and analytics to patients with sleep-related diseases and disorders in the comfort of their own homes. Very few doctors realize the dangers of sleep apnea, often referred to as a “silent killer.” ResMed is unique in…