Tagged with health

Switzerland The CEO of Siemens’ Healthineers Switzerland explains the reasons behind the spinoff of the former Siemens AG segment and elaborates how the Healthineers are positioning themselves to become the main driver of global medical technology trends. In 2015, Siemens made its healthcare segment an independent organization and most recently changed…

Luxembourg Despite its miniscule size, Luxembourg has managed to specialize in three key areas and now has a strong claim to be a global leader in personalized healthcare, e-health and data security, and pharma logistics and air freight. “In championing personalized health, the Luxembourg authorities are indicating that they are both…

Philippines Meneleo Hernandez, Jr., President of Multicare, describes Lupin Pharma’s Multicare operations in the Philippines and how their niche business unit strategy and strategic partnerships create a sustainable business model that is driving growth for the branded generics company. As the President of Multicare, could you provide an introduction to Lupin…

Philippines Ivan Alexi Arota, country manager of GE Healthcare Philippines, discusses the company’s extensive efforts to increase access to their innovative, affordable products throughout the country.  He also expands on the important role that partnerships, both with the government and other private companies, play in terms of growing the company as…

Philippines Bakhuti Shengelia, Director Healthcare Systems of Novartis International AG, expands on Novartis’ initiatives to increase access to healthcare in emerging markets as well as the importance of transitioning towards value-based healthcare systems to improve healthcare outcomes. He also discusses how emerging markets are able leverage the fact they have more…

Philippines Theresa Martinez, General Manager of Roche in the Philippines, defines the pillars of her five-year plan as twofold: lead broader and sustainable access to Roche medical innovations in the Philippines and create a great place to work. She elaborates on her goal of having an impact on the local healthcare…

Ireland Mary Harney, Chairperson of the European Steering Group (ESG) on Sustainable Healthcare, outlines the mandate and activities of the Group, the financial tsunami that European healthcare systems face and the fundamental challenges behind building a new sustainable healthcare system; and exhorts all stakeholders to get involved. Mary, you chair the…

Mexico Victor Manuel Fernández Navarro, CEO at Vicma, explains how strategically important is to have a healthy business model in the distribution industry through sustainable collection period, attractive profit margins and diversified clients’ portfolio. Additionally, he showcases the value proposition of Vicma to successfully distribute high quality medicines to remote areas…

Switzerland Nasri Nahas, CEO of Biopôle in Switzerland, discusses his motivations for joining the biotech, and his mission to re-position the organization as a life sciences ecosystem bringing together academia, business, and research. What motivated you to join Biopôle in October 2015? I began my career as a molecular biologist in France…

Philippines Maria Bella Aranas, Country Manager of Glenmark Philippines, discusses the affiliates growing product portfolio in the country and their plans to further expand into different therapeutic areas. She also discusses the impressive performance of the affiliate, which currently is the largest in terms of volume and sales in the Philippines.…

Mexico Andrés Matesanz, general manager at DCS Pharma Mexico, explains how the merger between Dolder and Chemswiss has enlarged the capabilities and the offering of the company in Mexico and showcases the added value of DCS Pharma being considered the fastest option within the industry. ChemSwiss has recently merged with Dolder.…

Singapore In an exclusive interview with Tom Page, the Vice President of Contract Logistics and Health Care Asia pacific at UPS, he emphasizes the strategic importance of Singapore as a logistics hub to Asia Pacific and how UPS supports the region’s increasingly intricate global supply chain needs in healthcare. With extensive…