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Spain Dr Antonio Alarco gives his insider take on the future of Spanish healthcare, personalized medicine, and the areas in which Spain needs to improve.   Innovation is the best investment; there will never be a real change without popular scientific divulgation With Mariano Rajoy of the People’s Party (PP) stepping…

Korea Kyoung-June Lee, CEO of JW CreaGene, lifts the lid on their novel technology of developing an immuno-oncology treatment from dendritic cells, which act as a command centre of the immune system in the body. He also assesses how this new treatment will compare to existing technologies, such as CAR-T.  …

Spain Daniel-Anibal Garcia Diego, president of the Spanish Haemophilia Federation (FEDHEMO), discusses the current situation of haemophilia treatment and healthcare coverage in Spain, as well as the unique challenges created by the autonomous regions of the country. He also gives insight into FEDHEMO’s ongoing initiatives and future objectives.   Spain is…

Korea Dr BG Rhee, CEO of SCM Lifescience discusses their patented proprietary subfraction technology to extract high purity cell cultures, and the impact this will have on the efficacy, cell differentiation ability, and cost of stem cell treatments. Dr Rhee also provides his assessment of the regulatory framework for stem cells…

Spain Inês Correia, general manager of the Iberia affiliate of HRA Pharma, a fast-growing consumer healthcare company and leader in women’s health, discusses her transition to the company and challenges in the Spanish environment in the context of emergency contraception (EC). Furthermore, Correia elaborates on HRA Pharma’s strong strategy in the…

Algeria Mehdi Ferdjioui, GM for North West Africa at GE Healthcare explains the importance of his region to the global group and how GE’s innovative medtech solutions plug into helping solve some of Algeria’s most pressing healthcare needs.   Part of our success is due to the GE group’s deep-rooted ties…

Turkey Yelda Ulu Colin, general manager of GE Healthcare in Turkey, offers her insider take on the country’s city hospitals project, highlighting the strengths of the Turkish PPP model and ultimately offering her view on the state of the Turkish medical devices industry as a whole.   Turkey is an important…

Spain Against an alluring backdrop, big-name pharma brands are now starting to spend heavily on in-country manufacturing, development and shared service facilities in Spain.   Spain has exceedingly high youth unemployment. However, the country simultaneously possesses some of the best business universities, technical schools and hospitals. This means that it is…

Spain Ramón Villamarín Valdenebro, general manager of Shionogi Spain, highlights the key steps that needed to be taken to establish the affiliate over the last 18 months and his plans to grow its portfolio, both in the pharmacy and hospital sector. Furthermore, he gives an overview of how the company has…

Spain Carlos Rus Palacios, general secretary of the Alliance of Spanish Private Healthcare (ASPE), the association of private hospitals and private health centers in Spain, delivers his message on the importance of the private sector within Spain’s healthcare system and the shift in mindset that must be realized by health stakeholders…

Spain Yann Gaslain, CEO of Procare Health, a local player dedicated to innovative natural women’s health products, outlines his strategy to set up the company since 2012 and gives an overview of his company’s star product, Papilocare. Furthermore, he points out the company’s internationalisation and R&D strategy and highlights the importance…

Opinion Carla Smith is a healthcare thought leader with nearly 30 years’ experience. She champions transformational strategy, governance, and policy in the health sector, particularly in the areas of digital health and health IT. In this article, Ms Smith discusses the massive potential of digital therapeutics in helping patients manage their…