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Spain Spain’s biotech scene is on the rise. In 2016 alone, the nation had a total of 651 biotech companies, with a total of 33 commencing operations in 2017. Despite these quite modest numbers in comparison to more well-established global biotech hubs, they have been accompanied by some extremely encouraging exits.…

Opinion Meghann Chilcott, senior vice president of OrderInsite, discusses the opportunities and threats around Amazon’s move into selling software that reads medical records.   Digital health records are notorious for creating more work for doctors. A lack of standard practices means that the information saved in these records is often copied and…

Spain Joël Jean-Mairet, general partner of Ysios Capital, discusses the major trends impacting the venture capital ecosystem in the life sciences sector and the complexity of attracting new investors to the market. Furthermore, he highlights the firm’s success stories and the key steps required for Spain to be a biotech hub…

France Vincent Poher, founder of Avalun, explains the key technology behind the establishment of the company as well as their forthcoming expansion strategy. He also outlines the main challenges start-ups can encounter in France and the current government’s attempts to inspire a new wave of French entrepreneurialism in life sciences.  …

Korea Roger Zbinden, head of the Swiss Business Hub Korea, explains their efforts to raise the profile of the South Korean market for Swiss business. Dr Zbinden also provides his insights into opportunities that exist in the Korean market and explains why Korea need not follow the Swiss model in its…

France Joël Jaouen, president of France Alzheimer, provides important insights into the role and objectives of the patient association. He explains why France Alzheimer together with other learned societies filed a case with the State Council against the French Minister of Health & Solidarity.   Alzheimer’s scares. Why? Because it is…

Spain Andreu Mas-Colell, former minister of finance for Catalonia and president of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), discusses the mission and activities of the institution as a driver of multidisciplinary research in the region. Mas-Colell also describes the condition of innovation and technology in Catalonia, highlights the region’s…

China Steven Lynch, managing director of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, introduces the Chamber’s activities in support of their members, the research they are undertaking to produce a position paper on UK PLC in China in 2019 and the great opportunities for British businesses in China.   Brexit does…

Malaysia Robert Kruit, chief executive for Zuellig Malaysia and Brunei, discusses Zuellig’s plans to expand beyond distribution and diversify its offering in the healthcare sector, and how Zuellig’s investments into digital health, commercial solutions, and animal health further the goal of making healthcare more accessible.   The pharmaceutical segment [in Malaysia]…

Korea Professor Dukgeun Ahn of Seoul National University, trade policy advisor to the Ministry of Health offers his insights into the current policies towards the healthcare industry in Korea, and the potential implications for the US-Korea FTA renegotiations.   The rate [of ageing] in Korea is actually even more serious than…

Turkey Acibadem’s Mehmet Ali Aydınlar offers his insights into the Turkish healthcare sector, highlighting Turkey’s burgeoning healthcare tourism industry. He also describes Acıbadem’s focus of growth, globalization and fundamental values that have helped the hospital chain become a prominent trademark on a global scale.   In the following years, we will…

Malaysia Dr Dhesi Baha Raja, consultant in digital technologies at the Malaysian Ministry of Health, introduces the government’s plan to enter digital health through electronic medical records (EMR) and shares his insights regarding the use of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence in the Malaysian healthcare system.   I arrived at the…