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Global The past 5 decades have seen monumental strides in healthcare; from the discovery that aspirin prevents blood clotting to the eradication of smallpox. In this exclusive interview, Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) reflects on 50 years of innovation from the associations…

Hong Kong Prof. Michael Yang, an accomplished scientist and start-up expert, introduces the goals of the fast-growing Biomedical Sciences Department of City University Hong Kong. He unveils the contribution of Hong Kong to the Greater Bay Area in the biomedical field, while analyzing the key elements to change so the region can…

Spain Miguel Angel Calleja, president of the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacists (SEFH) introduces the society and the important role it plays in Spain’s healthcare system as the perfect partner for the new government. Furthermore, he highlights the strides they are taking to implement new digital technologies into hospital pharmacies across…

Brexit Despite a myriad of uncertainties around its decision to leave the European Union, the UK still stands as one of the world’s premier life science investment destinations. With heavyweight medical science infrastructure and a well-earned reputation for elite-level innovation, the key industry stakeholders featured in our UK report, explore how…

Turkey Dr. Hakkı Gürsöz, president of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TiTCK), provides insights into recent localization and pricing policies and delivers strong messages to both domestic and foreign companies operating in Turkey while underlining TiTCK’s ambitions to work hand-in-hand with the industry, the world’s most respected regulatory authorities…

Cyprus Christoforos Hadjikyprianou of the European University Cyprus, home to the island’s only state-of-the-art medical school, explains the institution’s unique value proposition and his vision for the future. Could you introduce yourself as well as European University Cyprus? “In the last decade-and-a-half we have made huge strides.” I am the University’s…

UK Dr. Geoffrey Guy, chairman and founder of cannabinoid medicine pioneer, GW Pharma, outlines the potential benefits that Brexit could bring to the UK’s life sciences industry and the evolution of his company. Unlike many of your peers, you are very optimistic about Brexit. What opportunities do you believe Brexit will…

Brexit The European Medicines Agency has cut Britain out of its contracts 7 months ahead of Brexit. “You might have been working on a cancer drug for decades and built up so much expertise that you are the absolute specialist in your field and now have to transfer all your knowledge…

Algeria Dr. Zoubir Harrat heads the Institut Pasteur d’Algérie (IPA), after having spent most of his career with the institution. He talks of the importance to prepare for the healthcare challenges of the future, and how the only way to achieve this is through collaboration and training of future generations.  …

Russia In the latest twist in the ongoing story of Russian interference in the US presidential elections of 2016, it has emerged that Russian internet trolls and automated bots spread misinformation about vaccines on Twitter to stir up division in the US. Researchers at George Washington University, while working on a…

Brexit Brexit, Brexit, Brexit. It’s all anyone can talk about and yet nobody can tell you with certainty what to expect. As the UK’s impending withdrawal from the European Union looms ever closer, industry professionals fervently speculate on how it will affect the country’s position as one of the world’s great…

UK Professor David Garway-Heath, a specialist in glaucoma, talks with us about the screening devices of the future, low awareness of glaucoma as a chronic disease and collaboration in training and establishing standards of care on a European level.   I see technology as the enabler that creates new possibilities. Imaging…