Tagged with HE

Egypt Amro Kandil, managing director of Northeast Africa at GE Healthcare, emphasizes the company’s crucial role in improving healthcare in Egypt as part of a long-standing partnership with the Ministry of Health. He also explains why he has established education and after-sales services as two of his priorities leading the regional…

Opinion Cerecin’s Charles Stacey looks at the large unmet medical need in diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), the looming socioeconomic burden that these diseases represent, and the innovative solutions needed to counter it.   45 percent of the patient population in neurology remains unserved – they either have no…

France Phillipe Archinard CEO of Transgene shares insights on the latest technologies being developed by the gene therapy specialist, explains how France’s innovation landscape is improving, and highlights the current opportunities in the market.   Thanks to their versatility, oncolytic viruses can, therefore, be very potent. Our Invir.IO™ platform will be…

Spain With cost pressures mounting, Spain is increasingly turning towards digital solutions to maintain the high levels of care provided by its healthcare system.   Spain is at a point of disruption in which the healthcare system is facing big challenges; the solution to which has to be technology Angeles Delgado,…

China William Wei Cao, chairman and CEO of Gracell, shares the fascinating journey that inspired him to establish Gracell in Shanghai to tackle the four big challenges facing the global CAR-T industry; the four novel technology platforms Gracell is working on that are already drawing significant investor and Big Pharma interest;…

France André Choulika, Chairman and CEO of Cellectis, discusses how UCART will revolutionize cell therapy as a universal gene-edited solution as opposed to the current therapies on the market which uses a patient’s own re-engineered T-cells. Choulika goes on to share how the company is positioning itself for its anticipated commercialization…

Egypt Basyouni Abuseif, country president and CPO Head at Novartis Egypt, explains how the Swiss company has taken over the leadership position in the Egyptian pharmaceutical market despite economic and political challenges. He also highlights recent achievements of the government in fighting Hepatitis C, while emphasizing the need for more attention…

France Bertrand L’Huillier, president of Smith & Nephew France, highlights how the medtech firm is able to understand the objectives and needs of hospitals better with a B2B approach. He also shares his views on current topics which influence the healthcare sector such as Brexit and the 2018 CSIS.   Today,…

France Claude Le Pen, a prominent healthcare economist and consultant for IQVIA, shares his view on the state of French and European social dynamics today and outlines the key trends shaping France’s healthcare and life sciences sectors.   The intent of the government to transform the healthcare system is a step…

Korea Nic Horridge was recently appointed president of Roche Korea, having spent an extended period in emerging Asian markets. He shares his vision for the Korean affiliate, focused on bringing Roche’s extensive global pipeline of innovative medicines to Korean patients, making personalized healthcare a reality in clinics and championing Korea as…

China Dr Jun Bao, appointed president and CEO of Impact Therapeutics in October 2018, shares his aspirations for Impact to be a leader in synthetic lethality in oncology; the importance of ‘operating locally but selling globally’; his learnings from his distinguished career across biotech and pharma companies in the US and…

France Christophe Lala, general manager of western Europe for GE Healthcare offers an overview of the current dynamics impacting the French healthcare landscape – namely a shift in structure around care pathways and the hot trend of digitalization. Lala goes on to assess France’s willingness and capability to embrace this technology,…