Tagged with Association

Spain Alba Ancochea of FEDER, the association that groups together Spain’s 337 rare disease patient organizations, explains how it interacts with both government and industry to the benefit of rare disease patients, the evolving situation for these patients in Spain, and her strategy for the future. Could you please start by…

Turkey Bahadir Kaleagasi, secretary general of the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSIAD) discusses the strengths of the country as Europe’s gateway to Asia in addition to the strong investment landscape the country still has. He comments that if all the key stakeholders add a “drop to the ocean of progress”…

Spain Antonio Bernal, president of the General Patient Alliance (AGP), discusses the role of the patient voice in the Spanish healthcare system and how the alliance is the bridge between the patient associations and the administration. Furthermore, he highlights the evolution of the Alliance and how the strength of the patients…

Turkey Dr. Uğur Baran, general secretary of OHSAD – Turkey’s Private Hospital and Health Organizations Association – highlights how he is striving to keep open the dialogue between the association and the government over key issues such as reimbursement policy, the role of private hospitals for the country and how partnerships…

Spain Enrique Sánchez de León, president of Fundamed, discusses the role of the voice of the patients, and how they work alongside the General Patient Alliance to strengthen this voice. Furthermore, he highlights the importance of the Fundamed awards as a way to give back to those committed to the healthcare…

Turkey Dr. Ümit Dereli and Cengiz Aydın of the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (AIFD) inTurkey discuss significant recent changes in the Turkish ecosystem, including the improving recognition of the country’s regulatory agency, new pricing and localization policies, AIFD’s contribution to Turkey’s 11th Development Plan, and the ambition to make Turkey “a…

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…

Spain Jesus Aguilar Santamaria, president of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Spain (CGCOF) discusses the role of the council in the Spanish healthcare system, in addition to exploring the benefits of the recent digital changes to the sector and how these changes drive the Council to continue the improvement of the…

Spain Jaime Malet, president of the US Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Spain, discusses the importance of the trade relations between the US and Spain, with eight percent of GDP made up by American companies, the Chamber’s commitment to make Spain an attractive investment hub, the strategic assets that Spain as…

Spain Eva Prada, director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, discusses trade relations between the UK and Spain and the activities of the Chamber in developing trust-based business relationships between companies and the government, their collaboration with key institutions such as ICEX, as well as their intention to work…

Spain Regina Múzquiz, director general of the Spanish Biosimilar Medicines Association (BioSim), discusses the importance of biosimilars as a tool to alleviate costs to the healthcare system and save EUR two billion in three years. Additionally, she points out the recent legal proposals on public procurement and reference pricing system that…

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…