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Turkey Johnson & Jonhson Medical’s general manager for Turkey, Maghreb, Iran, and Sub-Saharan Africa, Refik Öner, speaks about the big potential for his region “as the global economic centre of gravity moves east,” and reflects on his two-decade career in consumer goods. Moreover, Refik explains how money collection issues are constraining…

Turkey Getinge’s president for Central and Eastern Europe, Ahmet Eke, comments on the strategic importance of the region for the Swedish company, the evolution of healthcare infrastructure in Turkey, and how Getinge competes in emerging markets against European and American medtech players.   Like many emerging markets, monetary resources are limited…

Turkey General manager of Core Diagnostic at Abbott Turkey Yelda Ulu Colin highlights the company’s prominent role during the pandemic, including the launch of the first antibody serology testing solution just one month after the World Health Organization made an official pandemic declaration. In addition, she categorizes the government’s response to…

Denmark Peter Huntley of Medicoindustrien, the industry association for Danish medtech, outlines his vision for the industry, including why a shift to broad, value-based pricing will better establish Denmark as a bastion of high quality and high value impact medical devices.   [Denmark] has a prosperous future ahead if the divided…

APAC Francis Van Parys, vice president commercial Asia-Pacific at Cytiva, a global life sciences leader dedicated to advancing and accelerating therapeutics, highlights the firm’s tireless work to meet the exponential demand for the research, development, and manufacturing of therapies and vaccines against COVID-19. Van Parys also outlines the opportunities and challenges…

APAC Francis Van Parys, vice president commercial Asia-Pacific at Cytiva, a global life sciences leader dedicated to advancing and accelerating therapeutics, highlights the firm’s tireless work to meet the exponential demand for the research, development, and manufacturing of therapies and vaccines against COVID-19. Van Parys also outlines the opportunities and challenges…

Turkey Over a decade ago, GE Healthcare selected Turkey as an international operational base for its Eastern and Africa Growth Markets (EAGM) and 84 countries are managed from Turkey today. Nael Dabbagh, general manager for the Middle East, Northeast Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia (MENEAT) region, comments on the global firm’s…

Switzerland Sergej Kammerzell, CEO of SIS Medical, a medtech company dedicated to developing, producing, and distributing innovative high-performance PTCA Balloon Catheters, shares the vision that led to the creation of the firm and what the next steps in its development are.   Switzerland has a nimbus of innovation and is known…

Italy An overview of Italy’s pharma, biotech and medtech sectors by number of companies, production value, R&D investment, and number of employees. Made with Visme Infographic Maker   The Italian companies involved in healthcare, split by specialisation, R&D spend, and turnover Made with Visme Infographic Maker   Italy’s regions and their…

Singapore Marco Lee, APAC head for medical device firm Avanos explains how the company’s products are catered to patient needs in the region and talks through key growth drivers, the impact of COVID-19, and the talent development strategy he has put in place.   The COVID-19 pandemic has led to improved…

Singapore In 2020, the FDA granted its first approval to a comprehensive liquid biopsy, potentially representing a paradigm shift towards using liquid biopsies upfront as an easier, safer, faster, and more effective tool for diagnosing cancer patients than traditional invasive tissue biopsies.   The company behind the Guardant360® CDx test, Guardant…

Singapore Lifetrack Medical Systems’ Dr Eric Schulze explores the origins of his company, how its software platform has the potential to revolutionise radiology workflows in Asia and beyond, and the barriers to future growth.   There is a huge gap in the distribution of healthcare globally, with two-thirds of the world’s…