Tagged with MedTech

Turkey Yelda Ulu Colin, general manager of GE Healthcare in Turkey, offers her insider take on the country’s city hospitals project, highlighting the strengths of the Turkish PPP model and ultimately offering her view on the state of the Turkish medical devices industry as a whole.   Turkey is an important…

Korea Hakhyun Nam, co-founder and CTO at i-SENS, Inc. a developer of glucose sensor devices, reveals his path to running a globally successful medical devices company, and how i-SENS overcame early challenges in manufacturing and marketing to establish its reputation within the Korean market. Professor Nam also discusses the factors that…

Korea The South Korean medical devices market has expanded significantly in recent years; from USD 4.2 billion in 2013 to USD 5.5 billion in 2017. Production, exports and imports are all on the rise too, as the below chart shows.  The Top 10 export and import destinations for Korean medtech. The…

Opinion Carla Smith is a healthcare thought leader with nearly 30 years’ experience. She champions transformational strategy, governance, and policy in the health sector, particularly in the areas of digital health and health IT. In this article, Ms Smith discusses the massive potential of digital therapeutics in helping patients manage their…

Algeria Yahia Aktouf outlines the relationship between Aktouf Medical and Philips Healthcare in Algeria, the evolution of the Algerian medtech market and the potential to bring innovative products to North Africa.   The evolution [of the Algerian medtech sector] between 1997 and now has been very significant in terms of development…

Korea Kyung Kook Lee, chairman of KMDIA, explains the association’s role in working with the medical devices industry to boost both the local market and to raise Korea’s profile as a global hub for medical devices. Lee concludes with his assessment of Korea’s potential in the medical devices industry, especially with…

Spain Luis Campo, CEO of GE Healthcare Spain & Portugal, discusses the opportunities and challenges inherent in the Spanish healthcare system and the ways in which GE is collaborating with authorities to bring innovative solutions to Spanish patients.   GE Healthcare is pioneering the concept of a hospital Command Centre, learning…

France Eric Del Cotto, general manager of Owen Mumford Southern Europe and Northern Africa, explains the challenges in market access for SMEs in France. He also gives an overview of Owen Mumford’s history and future strategy in the country, including consideration of the impact of Brexit.     How would you…

France Marc Julien, co-CEO of Diabeloop, presents the revolutionary “artificial pancreas” the company has developed to support type one diabetes patients. The device embeds artificial intelligence to help type one diabetics regulate their insulin intake according to their needs. He also discusses the opportunities and challenges he sees to bring such…

France Vincent Poher, founder of Avalun, explains the key technology behind the establishment of the company as well as their forthcoming expansion strategy. He also outlines the main challenges start-ups can encounter in France and the current government’s attempts to inspire a new wave of French entrepreneurialism in life sciences.  …

Malaysia American medtech giant Baxter and pan-Asian healthcare service provider Zuellig Pharma have been collaborating in Malaysia to increase the quality and quantity of care that can be given to patients in their own homes, generating significant cost-savings for the healthcare system and increasing patient-centricity.   “[Home care] reduces costs significantly,…

Turkey Mahmut Oguzcan, country business leader of 3M Turkey, offers his expert insights into the Turkish medical devices market. He explains how Turkey’s Health Transformation Program (HTP) and private-public partnership (PPP) models have created opportunities and challenges for 3M and outlines its commitment to Turkey moving forward.   Turkey is home…