Growing awareness of start-up activity within France, fuelled by Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs Emmanuel Macron’s ‘La French Tech program,’ is finally helping to place French start-ups on the international radar. France has long been known for the high standards of its education system. In fact, the…

South Africa Trailing behind South Africa’s pharmaceutical market in both value and growth, the nation’s medical device industry has long enjoyed minimal barriers to entry and easy market access. But, with imminent onset of a new regulatory regime, both local and multinational players of all sizes may have to start imposing stricter…

Pharma The traditional model of healthcare has generally been limited to treatment in health facilities. But, when it comes to effectively treating more private and deeply personal health conditions, especially in South Africa, companies such as Coloplast have untaken substantial efforts to partner hand-in-hand with patients through support programs that focus…

Pharma Eclectic demographics, rapid patient recruitment, and a burgeoning population with a gradient of disease profiles—these seem to be the fundamentals truly driving growth in South Africa’s clinical trial industry. However, without the presence of proper mechanisms to arbitrate between regulators and researchers, the sustained growth of this industry may very…

Pharma While South Africa faces a distinct set of challenges in effectively managing its healthcare sector, the ecosystem for innovation, particularly in the world of biotechnology remains fruitful. Bioentrepreneur Nick Duneas has taken the initiative to create his own startup and introduce the world’s first regenerating injectable bone-graph substitute into the…

Pharma Despite lacking a national champion to bolster its innovative eco-system since the 2007 acquisition of Organon by Schering Plough, the Netherlands nevertheless still sits in fourth position on the 2015 Global Innovation Index. For the healthcare sector, the country’s innovation is notably propelled by a myriad of local success-stories, and…

Pharma In keeping with its reputation as a forerunner, the Dutch healthcare eco-system is currently reinventing itself to ensure it remains ahead of the game in terms of both innovation and excellence. Market and patient access, transparency, cost-effectiveness and process innovation all feature prominently as industry and government alike band together…

Pharma The Netherlands is clearly a fertile environment for its 2,200 life science and medtech companies. However, the Dutch ambition to be a frontrunner in new healthcare challenges also comprises an overall approach to treating patients. Aging population, chronic disease, and innovative pharmaceutical treatments’ role in extending patients’ life expectancies have…

Pharma The pharmaceutical industry needs to work harder to demonstrate the value that it delivers to society and to the greater economy by advancing public health outcomes, delegates at the 14th annual eyeforpharma conference in Barcelona have been told. Addressing over a thousand industry stakeholders at Barcelona’s Centre Convencions Internacional, senior…

Pharma In an exclusive discussion with Focus Reports, Egyptian Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed El Din Rady sets out his blueprint for improving the nation’s welfare and securing positive public health outcomes with a 4-point plan based on human capital development, accessibility, countering hepatitis C, and large-scale infrastructural intervention. My foremost…

Pharma The Mauritian Government’s “Vision 2030” plan aims to transform the country into a high-income economy by 2030. The Healthcare and Life Science sector will play a key role in this transformation. Objective: To put Mauritius into the league of high-income economies Key focus areas: Address unemployment Alleviate, if not eradicate, poverty Open up…

Pharma Looking for the right conditions to operate, an increasing number of foreign companies within the life sciences sector are looking at Mauritius as the ideal location to establish their headquarters. Samer Kassem, CEO of Aspen Global Incorporated, and Miroslav Secerov, vice president of sales and marketing at NATEC Medical, talk…