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Hong Kong The GBA Healthcare Group aims to provide accessible, affordable, and accountable healthcare in the Greater Bay Area through a public-private partnership model, focusing on primary healthcare and health insurance empowerment. Co-CEO Dr Felix Lee, who also serves as Head of Healthcare Investments at parent group Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited,…

Hong Kong Professor Justin Che-Yuen WU outlines how strategic collaborations in the Greater Bay Area are expanding CUHK’s influence in medical innovation, healthcare services, and clinical research. Professor Wu explains how these collaborations are crucial for integrating Hong Kong’s advanced medical practices into mainland China while leveraging the region’s resources for innovation…

Hong Kong Former Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive CY Leung  discusses Hong Kong’s unique positioning within the Greater Bay Area and the importance of its openness, international business mindset, and strong sense of social responsibility in maintaining its global relevance. Leung also reflects on Hong Kong’s response to political and economic uncertainties…

Hong Kong Prof. Lo Chung-mau, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Health, delves into some of the key strategic initiatives for advancing Hong Kong’s healthcare and biomedical innovation. Key topics include the integration of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) for enhanced clinical trials, addressing the increasing needs of Hong Kong healthcare system, and leveraging…

Global Recently appointed ISPOR President Eberechukwu Onukwugha, PhD, lays out her inclusive vision for the organisation’s future, championing health economic and outcomes research excellence and innovation that works for all. The original version of this article featured in the July/August edition of ISPOR’s Value & Outcomes Spotlight magazine.   As I…

Hong Kong We sat down with Lawrence Wong, general manager of the Swiss company’s Hong Kong affiliate, to discuss Ferring’s recent milestones, such as moving into new areas like uro-oncology and the microbiome space. Wong also spoke about the recent “1+” regulatory reform, Hong Kong’s strategic position in the Greater Bay Area,…

Hong Kong Ronald Lo, general manager of Roche Diagnostics Hong Kong shares some of company’s advances in diagnostic disease prevention that are particularly revelant in Hong Kong, such as its recently FDA-approved HPV self-sampling in a territory where only 52 percent of women have ever done cervical screening, and in light of…

Hong Kong Derek Chang introduces some of the key therapeutic advancements Novartis has been able to introduce in Hong Kong, including cell therapy and siRNA therapies, and its ongoing focus on targeted radioligand therapies, which benefit from the territory’s robust legislative framework. Chang also touches on the importance of Hong Kong’s “1+”…

APAC A roundup of the biggest pharma stories coming out of APAC, including Eisai’s deal with biotech SEED Therapeutics and share drop after Alzheimer’s rejection in the EU; Mayne Pharma’s lawsuit against Sun; Novo Nordisk’s insulin partnership with Bio Farma, and Celltrion’s resturcturing.   Amid GLP-1 boom, Novo Nordisk strikes up…

Mexico Johannes Hauser, managing director of the German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Mexico, or CAMEXA locally), shares the chamber’s functions, which include representing the German private sector in Mexico, with a predominance in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. In addition, he weighs in on the evolution of German…

Hong Kong Yuko Mizuma, general manager of Hong Kong and Macau at Eli Lilly Asia, Inc., shares her impressions of Hong Kong’s healthcare ecosystem after working in Japan and the US, discusses the local impact of obesity, which affects 33 percent of the population, and the positive reimbursement outlook for newer treatments…

Hong Kong Drawing on an extensive management background in telecom, IT, and digital, Vincent Ma now serves as CEO of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP). He outlines the under-construction tech park’s unique positioning, linking Hong Kong’s jurisdiction with mainland China’s resources, and HSITP’s plans to attract both Chinese and…