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China Xie Yuehui, chairman and CEO of Lifetech Scientific, one of Shenzhen’s leading medical devices companies, share the company’s focus on developing innovative minimally invasive interventional medical devices to global standards, the company’s strengths in commercialization, as well as his strategic plans for the future.   Mr. Xie, could you please…

Metos Rupert Mok, a veteran of the Hong Kong medtech industry, discusses regulatory alignment between Hong Kong and mainland China, opportunities for collaboration, the consumer ‘wearable’ space, and the state of the territory’s start-up ecosystem.   Having worked in the Hong Kong medical device and equipment industry for three decades now,…

Asia-Pacific Kevin O’Reilly, president for the APAC region at medtech giant Varian, discusses his key priorities, the importance of Asia to the global group, new technology adoption, and the importance of inter-stakeholder collaboration.   Diversity has been a major factor in our interest in this region, and by becoming closer to…

Hong Kong Ir. Prof. Andros Chan, president of the Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Industry Association (HKMHDIA), introduces the organization’s mandate, the emerging trends in Hong Kong medtech, and the impact of the Greater Bay Area initiative on his industry. Andros, as a founding member of the HKMHDIA, could you share…

UK With a strong historic footprint in Edinburgh, Canon Medical Systems has based one of its global R&D centres in Scotland from where it develops software for its devices. Ken Sutherland, president, explains how Canon is able to leverage on the talent available in Scotland and what trends he is observing…

Digital Surgery By developing the first real-time AI system for use in operating rooms, a British medtech start-up is helping push forward the quality and precision of surgical care, as well as potentially paving the way for many more patients in developing nations to access this care. “The impact of a technology…

China Dr. Chen Hao is the CEO and founder of the promising startup Imsight, the only company focusing on medical imaging analysis using Artificial Intelligence technology in the Greater Bay Area. In this exclusive interview, the young and ambitious entrepreneur explains how Imsight’s research-driven solutions will revolutionize the relationship between doctors…

China Alex Wang Yimin, founder and CEO of SONTU Medical Imaging, shares the exciting story of SONTU’s development since 2009, their significant investment into R&D and various international certifications like the CE Mark and TL listing, and his advice to future aspiring entrepreneurs within the medtech space. Mr. Wang, could you…

China Scott Liang, president of Apex (Guangzhou) Tools and Orthopedics discusses the company’s strong positioning on the Chinese medtech market, current strategic priorities, and what differentiates Apex from its competitors. As President of Apex (Guangzhou) Tools and Orthopedics and having been with the company since its inception, could you tell us…

China Dami Qiu, founder and CEO of EMP, shares her personal story of how she decided to establish EMP two decades ago, the market opportunities in ultrasound medical equipment in China, and her groundbreaking poverty alleviation medical devices distribution platform for rural and community hospitals in China, which she hopes to…

Malta UMANA T1 – a patient monitoring ecosystem that uses tattoo sensor technology to measure and record heart rate and other physiological parameters – stands as one of the most innovative technologies ever developed in Malta and could herald a shift in the island nation’s innovation landscape. “The operating environment [in…

Portugal Secretary General João Goncalves of the Portuguese Trade Association for Medical Devices Companies (APORMED) – Portugal’s medtech association – welcomes readers to explore relevant trades in the medical devices segment. Although initially an association dominated by domestic players and now by the multinationals, under Goncalves’s vision, the group intends to…