Tagged with Medtech

Singapore Clarence Ngui describes how global orthopaedic product giant Zimmer Biomet has pivoted in APAC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; how medical education needs differ across the vast APAC region; and the challenges that have kept him at Zimmer for over 24 years.   Asia Pacific as a region represents…

Singapore J&J Singapore’s Guillermo Frydman outlines how his affiliate negotiated the COVID-19 pandemic; why managing J&J’s pharma, medical devices, vision care and consumer businesses together offers unique opportunities to engage as a ‘broad healthcare company’; and Singapore’s role as an innovation hub for the region.   There are many learnings on…

APAC COVID-19 has pushed diagnostics to the forefront of healthcare conversations across the world. Here, three leading lights from the Asia-Pacific medtech industry weigh in on what the new diagnostics paradigm might look like as the pandemic recedes.   Sanjay Prabhakaran, president Asia Pacific, Hologic “One positive outcome of this pandemic…

Singapore Shiva Kannan, VP and Chief Information Officer for GE Healthcare in over 120 countries, discusses the company’s journey over the past few years and the company-wide digital transformation he has led the implementation of. Moreover, he explains why GE is looking at a subscription-based model for some of their hospital…

Singapore Regulatory harmonisation for medical devices between countries in Asia-Pacific has long been a challenging issue, predominantly due to the extreme variation in cultures, economic development, governmental models, and healthcare systems in the region.   Greater harmonisation would allow solutions introduced in APAC’s most developed markets to filter down to its…

Singapore Mervyn Lim, Vice President, ResMed Asia, shares the company’s journey through COVID-19 in the region, how the company is building on their digitalisation experience, his view on how different stakeholders have to come together to improve reimbursement, and the huge opportunity in a market where 80 percent of patients with…

Singapore Siemens Healthineers Singapore’s Ai Li Siow outlines how her affiliate has pivoted in order to continue to support its customers in what was an “unprecedented 2020.” She also explains how Singapore acts as a reference market for the entire APAC region and why the digitalisation of healthcare is here to…

Asia-Pacific Writing in the April edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Dhiraj Behl, Janine Jamieson, and Harikesh Kalonia highlight some of the regulatory challenges for drug-device combination products in APAC, including the lack of an international body dedicated to harmonisation in this field.   In the current innovation era and in the wake…

Singapore Andrew Frye of medtech giant Baxter outlines his management strategy for the diverse APAC region, how growth was achieved in 2020 despite the drop in non-essential hospital visits and treatments that the COVID-19 pandemic brought about, and the increasing importance of homecare and telehealth post-pandemic.   Healthcare is becoming more…

Turkey The shockwaves from the UK’s exit from the European Union have resounded across the continent, including in Turkey, where the country’s pharmaceutical and medical devices regulator has had to adjust its guidance on CE-mark certified devices. Leading lawyers from top Turkish law firm and PharmaBoardroom legal partner Moroğlu Arseven explain…

Singapore Medtech industry veteran Sanjay Prabhakaran outlines the footprint and strategy of women’s health specialist Hologic in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region, how it leveraged its molecular diagnostics expertise to pivot towards COVID-19 diagnostics tests in 2020, and the leadership lessons he has learned from a 30-year corporate career with US multinationals.…

Switzerland hystrix medical is an online contracting marketplace for medical devices and replenishing/repeat purchase products in hospitals. CEO Philippe Hügli explains the company’s origins and model today, his ambitions beyond the company’s home market of Switzerland, and why a digital sales approach is core to “360-degree customer centricity.”   The consumer…