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Hong Kong Professor Michael Yang of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) introduces the ‘HK Tech 300‘ programme he oversees, the largest university-based entrepreneurship programme in Asia. Drawing on his own experience as co-founder of Prenetics and Cellomics, biotech companies based on technologies developed in his laboratory at CityU, Professor Yang assesses…

Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry since July 2022, Professor Dong SUN is a pioneer in robotic manipulation of biological cells and robot control, whose research has led to breakthroughs in the use of robotics combined with various micro-engineering tools. Now with responsibility for developing Hong Kong into…

Hong Kong Former chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Leung Chun-ying (CY Leung) discusses recent science and technology initiatives like the new Hong Kong University of Science and Technology campus in Guangzhou and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, which is set to further foster cooperation between…

UAE Dr Ibtesam Al Bastaki, director of healthcare investment at the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) describes how healthcare investment is flowing into the Emirate via both pure investments and public-private partnerships (PPPs) and the impact of a range of other topics including screening programs, digital health, and healthcare tourism.   PPP…

UAE PhRMA MEA’s Samir Khalil highlights some of the key trends at play across the Middle East and Africa’s dynamic and fast-changing pharmaceutical ecosystem, including several wide-ranging national health transformation plans, the move towards health technology assessment (HTA), and the importance of maintaining robust intellectual property (IP) protection.   We can…

UAE Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, Senior Vice President of Dubai Science Park, discusses the park’s key milestones and plans for the future, the positive changes in the UAE’s regulatory landscape since COVID, and his excitement about digital health trends and technologies.   At Dubai Science Park, we are proud to play a…

UAE AHK UAE CEO Oliver Oehms gives an overview of German healthcare investment in the Emirates, how the Chamber assists German firms in adjusting to the rapid pace of reform in the UAE, and his hopes for the future of German-Emirati economic cooperation more broadly.   We are confident that the…

Greece Managing Director of MSD Greece, Cyprus & Malta Agata Jakoncic, who also serves as president of Greece’s PhRMA Innovation Forum (PIF), draws on her three decades of industry experience to outline some of the key challenges in the Greek pharma market today which threaten its sustainability and the ability of…

Belgium Novartis is one of Belgian pharma’s biggest investors across manufacturing and R&D, contributing EUR 598.9 million to GDP in 2022, creating 4,403 direct and indirect jobs, and reaching 5,349,628 million patients via its locally available portfolio. 18 months into his role as Country President for BeLux, Federico Mambretti expands on…

Greece EY Greece’s George Mitropoulos outlines some of the key challenges and opportunities for both local manufacturers and multinational innovators in Greece, how EY is uniquely positioned to assist them, and the fundamentals that give him cause for optimism for both the Greek economy and its healthcare sector.   We believe…

Greece Spyridon Gkikas outlines how GE HealthCare’s global transformation is playing out in Greece as well as the opportunities and challenges of bringing cutting-edge medical technology into the Greek healthcare system.   EU Recovery and Resilience Funding (RRF) is coming online, creating an opportunity for Greece to improve its healthcare system,…

Greece Longstanding J&J Greece Managing Director Theodore Liakopoulos looks back on the progress that Greek healthcare has made in the past four years, thanks in no small part to the commitment of the multinational medtech industry. Liakopoulos highlights the importance of establishing a centralised procurement authority for the sustainability of Greek…