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Taiwan Bringing together clinical scale, academic depth, and a strong engineering mindset, China Medical University Hospital has positioned itself as more than a care provider. In this interview, Dr Der-Yang Cho, Superintendent and Professor of Neurosurgery, explains how the institution operates as an integrated innovation platform, advancing cell and gene therapies,…

Taiwan Promoted to General Manager of Moderna Taiwan in 2024, Wenchi Liu brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience spanning commercial strategy and operations. Since joining Moderna in 2023, she has helped position Taiwan as a priority market within the company’s Asia-Pacific region. In this interview, she discusses the rollout…

Taiwan Professor Yun-Ching Fu serves as Superintendent of Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan’s largest national medical centre in the central region. A paediatric interventional cardiologist by training, Professor Fu established Taiwan records for minimally invasive cardiac defect repair and now leads a 1,632-bed institution serving 10,000 outpatients daily. Under his leadership,…

Hong Kong From factory automation in Silicon Valley to scalable service robotics embedded in daily care, Roy Long Hei’s journey with Robocore reflects a disciplined belief that technology must prove itself in real operating environments. What begins as a distribution-first strategy in Hong Kong evolved into full ownership of the TEMI®  platform…

Taiwan Dr John Chang, Chief Executive Officer of the Formosa Cancer Foundation and a distinguished medical oncologist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, provides a comprehensive strategic analysis of Taiwan’s oncology landscape. He delineates the evolution of precision medicine, the economic intricacies of national health reimbursement, and the critical role of patient…

France France finally has a full budget for 2026, ending months of stasis, and providing a degree of certainty to industry. However, especially for pharma, continual price cuts threaten the sustainability of France as an investment destination, although the reindustrialisation incentives contained with the ‘France 2030’ plan are leading to an…

MEA Biogen’s transformation into a rare disease-focused organisation is reshaping how innovation reaches patients in the GCC. Diederik Kok, the company’s GCC Head reflects on how global strategy translates into regional execution, from launching first-in-class therapies and navigating access for ultra-rare conditions, to building sustainable financing models, clinical research capacity, and…

Taiwan Chung-Liang Shih, Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare, brings extensive governmental experience from his tenure as Director General of the National Health Insurance Administration, where he led reforms to strengthen financial sustainability while expanding access to innovative medicines. His strategic vision focuses on structural healthcare reform, digital transformation, and preventative…

Taiwan Epidemiologist Dr Chen Chien-jen has spent decades at the intersection of scientific research and public health policy. His pioneering work on arsenic-induced health hazards informed international water safety standards, whilst his leadership during the SARS outbreak established Taiwan’s pandemic preparedness infrastructure. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr Chen discusses Taiwan’s approach…

USA Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, serves as CEO at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®), where she oversees the development of evidence-based, expert consensus-driven clinical practice guidelines that shape cancer care across the United States and globally. A practicing medical oncologist with approximately 20 years of clinical experience, Denlinger brings firsthand…

France Raymond Le Moign leads one of Europe’s largest university hospital centres at a moment when healthcare systems are being forced to rethink how they organise care, innovation, and accountability. Drawing on experience that spans national health policy, oncology, regulation, and frontline hospital leadership, he lays out a long-term vision that…

LatAm Latin America faces one of the most complex healthcare landscapes in the world, where fast-growing demand collides with deep structural inequities and limited resources. In this interview, Fabrizio Signorin, President Latin America at Siemens Healthineers, shares how the organisation is working with governments and providers to reimagine care delivery, expand…