Belgium Ian Wilders of Spain-headquartered micro-immunotherapy specialist Labo’Life discusses the strategic importance of Belgium to the company as the country in which micro-immunotherapy was discovered and where regulation conducive to the introduction of these therapies is increasingly being introduced. Micro-immunotherapy was the discovery of a Belgian doctor therefore it is…
Belgium Luc Van Gorp of the Christian Mutuality Health Insurance Fund, Belgium’s largest health insurance fund, explains the organisation’s role within the Belgian healthcare system, how increased consolidation in recent years has affected its work, the current healthcare paradigm in Belgium, and why inter-stakeholder solidarity is essential to solve the healthcare…
Belgium Dirk Reyn of Flanders.bio highlights what the Flanders region has to offer the life sciences and biotech industries in terms of research infrastructure, funding opportunities, and inter-industry collaboration. In the biotech/agro and foodtech area, Belgium and Flanders are in a very dynamic and positive period and we expect to…
Belgium Anne-Laure Dreno, country president of AstraZeneca in Belgium, elaborates on the significant position Belgium and the local affiliate have for the group as a frontrunner in innovative areas such as creating value-based agreements for reimbursements, (clinical) research and development, and embracing the opportunities of patient data. Dreno also discusses her…
Belgium Roxana Botea, country manager of ViiV Healthcare in Belgium and Luxembourg, shares her experience joining the organization after a long career experience with GSK and her priorities as a first-time country manager. Furthermore, Roxana Botea elaborates on the company’s strategic direction of focus to improve the quality of life and…
Belgium Glenn Vaughan of the British Chamber of Commerce | EU & Belgium discusses the importance of the Belgium-UK relationship, the role of healthcare and the life sciences within that, and how the Chamber’s work is evolving in the run-up to Brexit. In the field of healthcare and life sciences,…
Belgium Romuald Gaudefroy, managing director of CAF-DCF, the Belgian subsidiary of the LFB Group, introduces the company which was integrated into LFB in 2016. Gaudefroy goes on to offer insights on how a national tender in 2018 has impacted the company’s historic positioning as a manufacturer and also delivers a message…
South Korea South Korea is the 12th largest healthcare market globally with a market size of around USD 20 billion in 2019. With the government’s plans to invest over USD 1.7 billion in its biopharma and biotech sectors over the next five years, the country’s prominence in the global biopharma landscape will…
Belgium Miguel Forte, CEO of Bone Therapeutics, walks through his journey leading the promising Belgian biotech company. He also shares with his view of the Belgian healthcare system and what makes the country a perfect environment for Bone Therapeutics as a biotech company focusing on innovative cell and gene therapy. …
Belgium Brigitte Nolet, country manager of Roche for Belgium and Luxembourg, speaks about her transition to the Belgian market and her priorities for leading the affiliate. Nolet goes on the elaborate on the vast commitment Roche has to the Belgian market and the company’s mission not only to drive innovation but…
Belgium Jean Nève and Fabrice Peters, president and general coordinator of the Belgian Superior Health Council (SHC), introduce the organization, elaborate on its role in helping guide the country’s healthcare policy, and highlight its current ongoing projects. It is more complicated to attract and hire young generations for these kinds…
Belgium With national governments scrambling to take measures in order to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, we are again confronted with the fact that a EU common policy in the healthcare field is quasi inexistent. This is equally so in respect of the pricing and reimbursement of medicines. While the so-called…
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