Tagged with Innovation

Sweden Johan Folkunger, CEO of Philips Sweden, discusses the transformation from a conglomerate into a healthtech company focused on health and wellbeing, the unique partnership with the Karolinska University Hospital including the establishment of a global research hub in Sweden, and the effort to move healthcare away from the hospitals. Folkunger…

Sweden Originally from Croatia, Vatroslav Mateljic was appointed as the general manager of Takeda Sweden in April 2019. Mateljic outlines how Takeda is integrating Shire operations in Sweden, highlights how Sweden’s innovation potential could pave the way for a value-based healthcare system, and how solutions and learnings from the Swedish affiliate…

Sweden Judith Love, country president Sweden and oncology general manager for the Nordics region for Novartis, underlines the need for a new reimbursement system for cell and gene therapies in the region and explains how the Nordics and Sweden can be a pioneer in this field, by initiating early dialogue between…

USA BioNJ’s president and CEO Debbie Hart reflects on the association’s mission of creating a robust and engaging life sciences ecosystem in New Jersey. Hart also outlines how BioNJ is hoping to continue to grow the region’s reputation as a hub that stands out for its level of expertise, favourable geographic…

Sweden Aiming to maintain its position as one of the most innovative countries in the world, Sweden directs many efforts and resources to innovative projects. Innovation Skåne, a publicly owned company, is a prime example of taxpayer money being invested to improve the government’s services and operations. CEO Joakim Nelson reveals…

China On 21 September 2019, the China Pharmaceutical International Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA), officially inaugurated the 4th China Biomed International Innovation Conference (CBIIC), at the Suzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center near the gorgeous Jinji Lake in the middle of the Suzhou Industrial Park.   The 4th CBIIC was…

Taiwan Shuhei Sekiguchi, recently-appointed managing director of Janssen Taiwan, discusses how his vast experience in marketing and sales will help him in this new role, Janssen´s market outlook for Taiwan, its strategy for educating key stakeholders, and the importance of talent acquisition and retention.   Taiwan is conducive to attracting R&D…

China White Wang, president of Allergan China, shares the uniqueness of Allergan as a diversified company covering traditional pharmaceuticals and medical aesthetics; the milestones of his first year, with major projects like the Allergan Innovation Center and the Customer Experience Center being launched; as well as Allergan’s commitment to providing consumers…

Sweden Berkeley Vincent, managing director of Janssen in the Nordics and Baltics, discusses the challenges of the digital future for the Swedish affiliate and the whole healthcare industry and highlights Janssen’s strong involvement in the innovative Swedish R&D ecosystem. He also explains why Sweden is in a unique position to lead…

Taiwan The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP)’s Chen-Kang Su discusses how STSP has played a key role in bringing innovation to Taiwan, how collaborations between academic institutions and industry are helping to shape and inspire further innovation in the nation and what strategies STSP is employing for continued growth.   Our…

Japan Japan’s Opportunity to Establish a Blueprint for the World: Janssen Japan’s Chris Hourigan makes the case for increased investment in, and access to, innovative medicines as a key solution to countering the costs associated with an ageing population.   Earlier this year, Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, and Japan…

China Dr Dafang Zhong, director of Shanghai Center for Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Research at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, shares his professional career within the DMPK space, as well as the important work that the Center has done in contributing to the growth and development…