Tagged with Digitalization

Sweden Sweden is considered a world leader in technology, and its innovative electronic health records system is in high demand by international researchers. Two key leaders of multinational pharma companies in Sweden share how their companies are leveraging digital technology to empower patients.   We know that startups are developing the…

Sweden Eric Wahlberg, CEO of Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden´s oldest university hospital, explains his strategic vision of hospital management and how Uppsala is utilising e-health, precision medicine, clinical trials, small biotech companies and the use of IT systems in hospitals.   I understand how doctors and nurses think, and what their…

Sweden The Life Sciences Office Sweden was commissioned in February 2018 and is modelled on the UK’s Office for Life Sciences. Jenni Nordborg, the Office’s director and national coordinator, discusses the future of the life sciences sector in Sweden, including digitalization and collaborations with other Nordic nations.   I believe in…

Taiwan Pei-Li Li, CSO and executive VP of VtR Inc, expands on the company’s unique positioning and expertise as one of the few local teams in the greater China area that can provide complete high-end scientific information and precise preventive medical services to a variety of industries including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical…

Sweden Andrea Sambatti is the general manager of Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Sweden and is a member of the board of directors for LIF. Sambatti discusses how Sweden is a testbed for innovation and often one of the first places where pharma companies launch their products. She also discusses how Sweden is…

Taiwan Bach Chen, CEO of Maisense, highlights the innovative new solutions that the company has created in cardiovascular preventative medicine. Their advanced technology, Freescan, is providing an advanced solution to prevent stroke through Artificial Intelligence. Chen goes on to share the Maisense strategy as a nontraditional startup shaping the way for…

Taiwan Alan Tsai, general manager, and Carson Chen, chief technology officer of iXensor introduce the startup as an innovative player in the point-of-care diagnostics and digital health space. They jointly discuss the company’s exciting platform, PixoTest, which merges ICT and healthcare to deliver quick and accurate results using smartphone technology in…

Taiwan Ed Deng, co-founder and CEO of Health2Sync, a digital health startup specialized in diabetes management, shares how the application is revolutionizing the ability of patients to take control of the disease on a deeper, more personalized level. Deng also goes on to explain the implications that digital health data can…

Sweden Heidi Stensmyren is the Chairman of the Swedish Medical Association and in 2018 was ranked by Dagens Medicine as the sixth most powerful person in Swedish healthcare. The Swedish Medical Association is the union and professional association for medical doctors in Sweden. Here, Stensmyren discusses the current condition of Swedish…

Janssen In this exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Janssen’s EMEA head Kris Sterkens outlines the company’s strategies in Europe, its increasing embrace of digital solutions, and the shift toward pre-emptive and precision treatments. Sterkens also highlights how Janssen is positioning itself in the emerging markets under his remit and how the ongoing…

Sweden Sweden’s comprehensive and high-quality system of electronic health records is increasingly in demand from international researchers in the machine learning and AI fields and is also facilitating significant breakthroughs in more traditional medical research.   The Swedish National Patient Register (NPR) contains comprehensive lists of data sorted into four groups:…

USA Meghann Chilcott offers an introductory look at the potential of customer data platforms (CDPs) to transform the way pharmacy marketers reach out to an increasingly online customer base in the USA.   CDPs enable marketers to pool customer information together from various sources for the purpose of creating seamless, data-rich…