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Opinion David H. Crean, managing director for Objective Capital Partners, highlights the latest trends in the cell and gene therapy market for investments and deal activities.   Background Cell and gene therapies hold the promise of bringing significant clinical benefits to patients by directly targeting the underlying cause of disease. With tremendous…

Taiwan Ed Deng, co-founder and CEO of Health2Sync, a digital health startup specialized in diabetes management, shares how the application is revolutionizing the ability of patients to take control of the disease on a deeper, more personalized level. Deng also goes on to explain the implications that digital health data can…

China Following Hansoh’s recent IPO in Hong Kong, CEO Zhong Huijuan and husband Sun Piaoyang, CEO of Jiangsu Hengrui, are now officially the wealthiest couple in China. Sun, a former high school chemistry teacher, and Zhong, a former factory technician, overtake Robin Li, founder of Chinese search engine giant Baidu, and…

Sweden Heidi Stensmyren is the Chairman of the Swedish Medical Association and in 2018 was ranked by Dagens Medicine as the sixth most powerful person in Swedish healthcare. The Swedish Medical Association is the union and professional association for medical doctors in Sweden. Here, Stensmyren discusses the current condition of Swedish…

Taiwan Rita Huang, dean of the Office of Research and Development and the director of the TMU Research Center for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine highlights the center’s unique capabilities and its innovative research projects within the emerging space of stem cell treatments. She goes on to give her insights on…

Sweden Region Stockholm is responsible for all publicly funded healthcare in the Stockholm region. Its chairman, Irene Svenonius, explains her agenda to transform and modernize the region’s healthcare system to improve its efficiency, enhance patient value and prepare it for the technological revolutions to come. A key part of her plan…

Egypt Dr Sherif Rashed, managing partner and chairman of Magicpharma, explains how the company’s unique business model has allowed it to become one of the Top 50 pharmaceutical companies in Egypt in less than five years. He highlights Magicpharma’s ambitions in the areas of women’s health and supplements while improving the…

China More accessible and affordable healthcare for all: China’s government has outlined several proposals to expand healthcare reform in a report released 4th June by the General Office of the State Council. These proposals include improving disease and treatment systems, expanding rural healthcare, and reforming hospital management and pricing.    Health…

Sweden The Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe and a globally renowned healthcare institution. Björn Zoëga was recently appointed as its director after major investments were made in a brand-new state-of-the-art facility. He explains the challenges that lie ahead, the hospital’s Patient First…

Taiwan Shih-Chung Chen, Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China (Taiwan), gives an update on the Ministry’s current directives under the Biomedical Industry Innovation Program to bolster Taiwan’s biomedical and biotechnology sectors. Minister Chen goes on to explain how new technologies in digitalization and driving Taiwan’s standard of…

Sweden Dr Göran A. Ando, former chairman of Novo Nordisk and a Swedish life sciences industry veteran, recently moved back to his home country after over 35 years abroad. He shares his view on Swedish healthcare today, which is striving to continue its strong tradition of collaboration. Although Sweden is struggling…

Switzerland In view of the manifold hurdles encountered when attempting to raise capital, Switzerland’s medium capitalized entities and SMEs have grown adept at punching well above their weight. After the giants, Roche and Novartis, some of the larger companies in the Swiss pharma sector like Ferring and IBSA are privately held,…