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Pharma Pharmaceuticals Stéphane Bouchard reveals why BD’s pharmaceutical systems centre of excellence is based in France; BD’s increased strength in medical devices following the acquisition of CareFusion in 2015; and why cooperation and transparency between medical device and pharmaceutical companies is crucial. What role can BD, as one of the world’s leading companies specializing in medical devices,…

Pharma Albert Denoon (AB) and Jeff Hampton (JH) illustrate how the Crossroads and Campbell Institutes, two non-profit organizations funded by Baroque Medical, are well positioned to address South Africa’s current gaps in medical training. They also depict the key success factors that have allowed the company to become the leading distributor…

Pharma After having successfully acquired its first dialysis center in the Netherlands, Fresenius Medical Care, the market leader for kidney failure products and services, is looking to develop more partnerships with other hospitals and dialysis centers to help Dutch patients benefit from their patient-centric expertise. CEO Ellen Gisjbers also advocates for…

Pharma The presence in France of Swiss medical compression garment manufacturer Sigvaris dates back more than 100 years. The current president, Alain Bertheas, describes the company’s history and explains its garments. You came to Sigvaris in 1980, and have remained in the company ever since. What have been some of the…

Thailand Thailand, with its modern and relatively cheap healthcare, has become a major destination for medical tourism. This trend brings billions of dollars into the Thai economy but the higher wages on offer in the private sector lure medical professionals away from the already overburdened public sector. A tax on medical…

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Puerto Rico As healthcare costs are on average 40 percent cheaper in Puerto Rico compared to the mainland US, the island offers plenty of opportunities for treating patients, both from the mainland US as well as those from across the Caribbean region.   Many people come to Puerto Rico for complex surgeries,…

Pharma Medical Union Pharmaceuticals (MUP) acquired Lilly’s Egyptian human insulin vial manufacturing facility in early 2015. Managing Director Ahmed Kelani discusses the national significance of this acquisition given Egypt’s high prevalence of diabetes, and how the transferred technology will support MUP’s ambition to become a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the region.…

Pharma As the founder of Egypt’s leading commercial agent for advanced medical technologies, Mahmoud Bagneid has a simple goal for Egyptian healthcare; for all Egyptian’s to be aware that they should have a yearly heath checkup, and to have regular basic blood tests to diagnose diabetes, hypertension, and other common health…

Pharma Menno Kok and Roel Kamerling, Director and CIO of Medical Delta, a life sciences, health & technology innovation cluster around Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam in the West of the Netherlands, explains how this network aims to stimulate economic growth and provide healthcare solutions by developing, transferring and implementing knowledge in…

pharma   The Thai pharmaceutical market is growing due to an aging, wealthier local population and a large medical tourism sector. International companies must however adapt their strategies to suit the Thai market; as must domestic concerns. With an estimated value of USD 4.5 billion, Thailand is Southeast Asia’s second largest…

pharma The president of the Institut Pasteur talks about how they must build on their differentiating factors, with a focus on interdisciplinary research, why they are not a French institute with international partnerships, but an international institute that is based in France and how if there was one aspect he would…