Tagged with health

Greece Outspoken, charismatic and dedicated General Manager of Pierre-Fabre Greece, Philippe Lambrinos, shares his insights on the company’s presence and performance in the challenging Greek market, how it’s manoeuvring issues of market access and clawbacks, as well as his overarching vision for Pierre-Fabre in Greece. Mr. Lambrinos, you have spent 21…

Mexico Martin Ferrari del Sel, country manager at Dräger Mexico, explains the importance of enhancing the efficiency ratios in public and private hospitals, considering the shortage of health infrastructure to cover the needs of Mexican patients, and showcases the added value of Dräger’s offering to help the entire national healthcare system…

Greece As the trusted source of premier market intelligence, IMS stands as a formidable force that many companies rely on for guidance through the unpredictable Greek pharmaceutical landscape. General Manager Nikolaos Kostaras proudly speaks about spearheading the affiliate through many transformative changes, defining its core proficiencies and looking to the future…

Mexico Armando Martínez, general manager at Beckman Coulter Mexico, explains the company’s unique business model Coulter, the strong added-value of its broad and innovative healthcare solutions, and how they help improve the efficiency of laboratories. Could you please introduce yourself to our international audience as well as the operations of Beckman…

Mexico Abelardo Meneses García, General Director at the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (INCan), explains the evolution of cancer’s footprint in Mexico and showcases how the institute has been investing in enlarging its capabilities to become the national and regional reference for cancer treatment. Could you please introduce to our international…

Healthcare PharmaBoardroom has spoken to a wide variety of actors at the cutting edge of healthcare digitalization over the past 12 months. Hot topics have included the healthcare industry’s slow reaction to digital trends, new modes of hospital care, homecare, and digitalization’s potential to expand access in remote and underdeveloped areas.…

Ireland Brendan McAtamney, CEO of UDG Healthcare, details the company’s impressive growth in recent years, particularly in North America, across both their Sharp and Ashfield business units. He also expands on the company’s proactive M&A strategy as well as his vision for UDG Healthcare in the coming years. You were appointed…

USA While pledging to lower drug prices has proved popular, the Trump administration’s proposed FDA reform has been getting some pharmaceutical executives worried. In a meeting with Big Pharma CEOs at the end of January; US President Donald Trump called for drug prices to be lowered, US production of medicines to…

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…

Greece General Manager of the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE), Mihalis Himonas speaks about his role spearheading Greece’s main pharma association, the contribution of the pharma industry to GDP, market access challenges, and solutions for creating a sustainable healthcare environment. As the organization representing the united voice of the pharmaceutical…

Ireland Sorcha McKenna, Partner at McKinsey & Company in Ireland, discusses the current trends in the Irish healthcare and life sciences sector, the potential behind both tech and integrated care for the industry, as well as some of the biggest evolutions she has seen during her 14-year career with the company.…

Philippines Ramon Aristoza, acting President and CEO of PhilHealth, discusses the current challenges the organization is facing in terms of realizing the goal of universal healthcare for the Filipino population, their strategies moving forward, as well as the successes the program has seen over the years. He also discusses the need…