Tagged with Cluster

Norway Ketil Widerberg of the Oslo Cancer Cluster highlights how Norway’s excellence in electronic health records can help the country stake out a position as a significant cancer research destination. Widerberg also highlights the Cluster’s work to bridge seemingly disparate actors right across the oncology value chain, its collaboration with the…

China Johnson & Johnson’s network of healthcare innovation incubators, JLABS, opened its doors in Shanghai in June 2019 and now stands as the largest such institution of 13 globally. JLABS @ Shanghai’s head, Dr Sharon Chan, recently sat down with PharmaBoardroom to explain the JLABS model, how it has had to…

China Dr Sharon Chan, head of JLABS @ Shanghai – the first JLABS presence in Asia-Pacific as well as the largest globally – shares how Johnson & Johnson is investing in the innovation ecosystem in China and the APAC region; some of the key milestones over the past year; and her…

Taiwan Scott Li, deputy director of H Spectrum, a biotech and talent incubator within the Foxconn group, explains the organization’s history and unique role in supporting Foxconn’s transition into healthcare. Li also shares his insights on the top challenges facing Taiwan’s innovation and entrepreneurial landscape.   H Spectrum is now positioned…

France Jean-Marc Grognet, general manager of Genopole, France’s leading biotechnology cluster, explains the organization’s unique triangular structure with the corner points of the cluster being higher education, research, and industry. Grognet goes on to elaborate on the cluster’s extensive scientific offering and his ambitions to build a collaborative network of life…

France Christophe Cizeron, president of Lyonbiopole, discusses the important economic and industrial position of the research cluster in the Rhone-Alps Region as well as the challenges posed by domestic and international competition.   Between 2007-2016, the number of biotech companies doubled in the Lyon region and there was a sharp increase…

France Stéphane Roques, CEO of Medicen, the health care cluster for the Paris region, discusses his vision for Medicen and the changes he has made during his first few months in the tole. He highlights the need for domestic and European collaboration to be able to compete against clusters in the…

France David Kimelfeld, president of Lyon Métropole, speaks out about his plans for the region in terms of industrial innovation and sustainability, describing how Lyon’s historical roots would represent and enhance its future development.   Lyon has become recognized nationally and internationally as possessing all the requisite qualities to host high…

Portugal Similar to many Western economies, Portugal is attempting to embrace digitalization in healthcare, but unlike Europe’s Big Five which struggle due to huge populations and decentralized systems, thanks to Portugal’s size and tech-savvy population, industry players and authorities have found success in implementing nationwide digital projects. “We benefit from a…

China Yuan Qing, President of the Shenzhen Life Science and Biotechnology Association, shares his insights on the characteristics of the life sciences environment in Shenzhen, the importance of the sectors as a key strategic priority for national and municipal governments, and his final message of confidence regarding the Shenzhen life science…

Portugal Joaquim Cunha, executive director of Health Cluster Portugal – a private, non-profit organisation dedicated to the consolidation of Portugal’s healthcare industry – discusses the up and coming changes to the healthcare sector through the innovative use of technology and its data. He also highlights why a new era for the…

Baltics Piret Hirv, Health Technology Division manager at Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol, discusses the match-making role that the Estonian Connected Health Cluster provides between companies and investors and sees as a priority a less Tallinn-centered approach as a way to attract an even more diverse range of organizations. Can you give…