Spain Having largely recovered from the impact of the global financial crisis and with several impressive fundamentals in place, Spain once again stands as one of Europe’s premier healthcare and life science investment destinations.   These fundamentals include a revamped market access process that puts the Iberian nation on a par…

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 Spain’s biotech scene is on the rise. In 2016 alone, the nation had a total of 651 biotech companies, with a total of 33 commencing operations in 2017. Despite these quite modest numbers in comparison to more well-established global biotech hubs, they have been accompanied by some extremely encouraging exits.…

Spain A new study shows that the Spanish population is unclear on the meaning of self-care and often seeks a second opinion online post-visiting the doctor.   Although 82.7% of Spaniards go to their family doctor when they need to ask about self-care, 49.2% admit that they find a contrasting diagnosis…

Spain According to a survey carried out by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) over half of the Spanish population believe Pseudo-therapies to be of real value.   “Public and private establishments that include pseudo-therapies will not be able to call themselves health centres,” Health Minister Maria Luisa Carcedo…

Spain After a recent course of political shifts, Spain now finds itself with a new minister of health; the third since this past June.  Maria Luisa Carcedo, who was named as the Spanish minister of health by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on September 11, has replaced Carmen Monton, who resigned after…

Spain Although death rates due to cardiovascular diseases in Spain are among the lowest in the EU, they represent the main cause of death in Spain, accounting for 30% of all deaths in 2014 (33% of deaths among women and 27% among men). Cancer is the second most important cause of…

Spain The global rich list is splattered with household names who have built their reputation not only through business acumen but through eye-catching purchases such as Steve Balmer’s record buyout of the LA Clippers basketball team for a whopping USD two billion in 2016 or Roman Abramovich´s spectacular 162.5 metres yacht…

Spain One of the unique aspects of the system is the fragmentation linked to the country’s 17 autonomous regions The Spanish healthcare system performance is ranked as 7th in the world by the World Health Organization (WHO), beating countries such as Japan, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. Additionally,…

Spain Madrid, Spain’s capital, is the city with the highest life expectancy in Europe at 85.2 years. Moreover, Spain as a whole is one of Europe’s best performers in terms of life expectancy, ranking fourth globally and second in the continent.   Explanations for this include the Spanish predilection for a…

Spain Spanish stakeholders have been trailblazing the concept of the “liquid hospital”, which envisions the virtual and physical expansion of healthcare provision beyond the parameters of the traditional centralized hospital structure. The aim is to leverage connectivity, telemedicine, the Internet of Things (IoT) along with social media to co-opt patients, families…

Spain Dr Carlos Macaya received worldwide recognition as a cardiovascular surgeon after he operated on the tender heart of Mother Teresa. Now, as the President of the Spanish Heart Foundation, he wages the war on heart disease in Spain. Spanish women die five per cent more than men from cardiovascular diseases.…