Asia-Pacific Kevin O’Reilly, president for the APAC region at medtech giant Varian, discusses his key priorities, the importance of Asia to the global group, new technology adoption, and the importance of inter-stakeholder collaboration. Diversity has been a major factor in our interest in this region, and by becoming closer to…
Singapore Claus Zieler discusses the Asia Pacific region’s importance to Bayer’s global operations, the company’s commitment to increasing its portfolio of innovative medicines, and the potential for innovation coming from Asian markets. Having spent four years in Japan previously, how have you had to adapt to serving the entire Asia Pacific…
Hong Kong Andy Barnett, general manager (Hong Kong and Macau) for Roche, discusses the highlights of his past two years managing a local affiliate instead of heading a global business line, the key factors behind Roche’s top-5 positioning in the local market, and the huge potential for innovation in aspects like digital…
Indonesia Holger Welters, President Director at Beiersdorf Indonesia, discusses the ambitious growth plan for emerging markets that is propelling the company to new heights and sheds light on the importance of bringing high quality skincare solutions to Indonesia through Nivea® and Hansaplast®. Mr. Welters, you have been President Director of Beiersdorf’s…
Taiwan Dr. Hui-Ting Huang, President of Taiwan Adventist Hospital, discusses the challenges of long-term care and the role preventive medicine plays within this scope, while also providing insights on running one of the most recognized hospitals in Taiwan and establishing a different business model through health promotion. Dr. Huang you were…
Indonesia Dr. Sigit Priohutomo, chairman of DJSN (National Social Security Council of Indonesia), explains DJSN’s action plan to implement the SJSN (Indonesian Social Security System), meant to offer basic social security coverage to the Indonesian population in various areas as well as his future vision of the Indonesian healthcare sector. Could…
Taiwan Petar Vazharov, Alvogen’s executive vice president for Asia Pacific, and, Jefferson Wang, general manager of Lotus, provide insights into Lotus’ tremendous evolution from a local generics company into a regional player holding international ambitions, and highlight the main achievements of this fast-growing company since it joined the Alvogen group in…
Asia 2016 was a year of great activity for the pharma industry, with economic uncertainties, seismic political shifts in the UK and US, and cost-containment measures in several countries. Consequently, PharmaBoardroom surveyed over 400 of its executive readership over four continents to get a sense of their optimism for the industry in 2017.…
Singapore GEA, a global leader in pharma manufacturing solutions, has recently implemented a successful reorganization to increase their country-level presence both globally and across the Asia-Pacific region with the objective to ensure an increased “customer-centric focus”. GEA is an innovative leader in automated manufacturing and processing technologies for the pharma industry…
Singapore Callum Bir explains Microsoft’s vision and strategy for leveraging the transformative power of technology in healthcare, particularly in terms of its world-leading capabilities in Artificial Intelligence. While Microsoft is ubiquitous, our readers may not be familiar with your role in the healthcare sector. To begin, could you give us an overview…
Taiwan Vivian Lee, president and CEO of Linical Taiwan, documents the affiliate’s main milestones since its establishment in 2013, its strategic positioning among the Linical Group as a regional hub, as well as the crucial role Linical Taiwan aims to play in further propelling the impressive growth of Taiwan’s R&D-driven biopharmaceutical…
Singapore According to A.T. Kearney Health Practice Partner Keith Lostaglio, Southeast Asia presents a significant growth opportunity to the pharma industry, and companies which develop effective digital platforms first will gain a significant competitive advantage in the coming years. Singapore’s unique economic role is rooted in openness and globalization. With that…
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