Tagged with Medicine

ARM Annie Hubert, Senior Director, EU Section & Public Policy for the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) describes some of the issues that companies in the advanced therapies field are facing in terms of market access and stakeholder education in Europe, as well as some of the key breakthroughs that European…

Austria Martin Peithner, CEO of Dr. Peithner and Austroplant­­, two leading medical companies focusing on homeopathic and herbal medicines in Austria, discusses the evolution of the companies over the last five years. He documents the decision to increasingly focus on herbal medicine due to the slow growth of homeopathic market in…

USA Janet Lynch Lambert, CEO of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), discusses the association’s aims and membership, the importance of creating a supportive reimbursement environment for regenerative medicine, and the huge and expanding need for education in this critical area. What was the initial inspiration behind setting up the Alliance…

Canada Pamela C. Fralick, President of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC), the innovative pharma association in Canada, looks back on her first half year in position, the challenges of navigating Canada’s complex and multifaceted health ecosystem, and her goal of bringing together all healthcare stakeholders in much-needed dialogue on how to improve…

Hong Kong The Ming Wai Lau Center for Reparative Medicine was established in October 2016 as the first international arm of Karolinska Institute (KI) in over 200 years! What is the Center’s mission? “Hong Kong has been a trading port for centuries, and this is something Hong Kong can continue to leverage…

Indonesia Patrick Kalona, Director at Phytochemindo Reksa draws a detailed picture of the traditional and herbal medicine industry in Indonesia in addition to presenting the internationalization and growth strategy for the company. In parallel to your position at Phytochemindo Reksa you are also Chairman of the Indonesian Health Supplement Association (APKSI)…

Ukraine Alexandra Sologub, managing director of Liktravy, the leading herbal pharmaceutical company in Ukraine, describes the skills she has brought over from her experience working for Darnitsa and TEVA and goes into depth about the challenges and opportunities she identifies for the company as she endeavors to gain contacts with the…

Taiwan Jassy Wang, CEO of MegaPro Biomedical, a nanomedicine development company specializing in developing nanoparticles and nanomicelles, discusses the evolving nanomedicine market in Taiwan and reveals the company’s plans for future growth. Can you introduce MegaPro Biomedical to our readers? “Nanosize features many advantages; amongst them I would highlight the ability…

Taiwan Chin Chun Lin, chairman of Taiwan Leader Biotech Corp., discusses the importance of herbal medicine for preventive healthcare, and shares valuable insights into Taiwan Leader Biotech Corp., a leading company in medicinal fungus, that established brand recognition through balancing social, economic and environmental perspectives while promoting the importance of the…

Indonesia Dr. Agus Prabowo, chairman at LKPP (the Indonesian National Public Procurement Agency) explains the importance of embracing technology to gain efficiency and effectiveness in the public procurement process of healthcare products as well as the outcomes from e-catalogue implementation in Indonesia. Could you please introduce the main activities of LKPP…

Italy Prof. Luca G. Guidotti discusses the esteemed positioning of San Raffaele within the global scientific community, their core mission of translational medicine and the challenges Italy faces today with the development of young scientific talent and the bridging of the public-private gap. Prof. Guidotti, could you begin by describing the…

Mexico Representatives of Olivares, one of the leading law firms in Mexico, explain the evolving status of cannabis and narcotics for medicinal use in the country. A new Bill authorizing the use of cannabis for medical treatments was passed by the Senate in December 2016, but there is still a long…