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The Brief

“We've transformed pretty impressively in such a short time, creating one of the largest health technology companies in the world”

Scott Schwartz

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Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Sustaining Engineering, Philips 

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“I find healthcare to be a fluid and everchanging industry, more than any other I have worked in”

John Gurnett

GM for UK & Europe, Innovaccer 

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“We're working with telehealth players to make sure that we offer a higher standard of care to those communities”

Greg Samios

President & CEO, Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Effectiveness 

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BY THE NUMBERS

Water Footprint data revealed that ‘industry’, including pharma manufacturing, accounted for 23% of worldwide water usage

Wolters Kluwer Health: telehealth & health equity

Greg Samios, President & CEO at Wolters Kluwer Health Clinical Effectiveness, explores the role of telehealth post-pandemic and the rise of health equity

M Ventures’ Noga Yerushalmi on the role of AI in healthcare

Noga Yerushalmi of M Ventures discusses the benefits of AI in modern healthcare and teaming up with pharma manufacturers AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer & Teva

Cervest’s Kate Rodger on sustainability in pharmaceuticals

Kate Rodger of climate intelligence company Cervest discusses how pharmaceutical companies & their supply chains can become more sustainable

John Gurnett of Innovaccer in Europe on hospitals & data

John Gurnett is the General Manager UK & Europe at Innovaccer, a healthtechnology company with more than 50 health systems and hospitals. The company aims to advance innovation and digital transformation across healthcare.

Innovaccer has been rated as the #1 Data and Analytics Platform by KLAS, a leading research organisation that recognises technology and service companies in its highly regarded yearly reports for excellence in improving healthcare. The health tech company has also been rated the #1 population health technology platform by Black Book, another prestigious research organisation that bases its conclusions solely on client experience scores.

“I find healthcare to be a fluid and everchanging industry, more than any other I have worked in,” says Gurnett. “When I started in healthcare twenty years ago, technology was just a ‘nice to have’. Today, most people accept that you can’t provide or improve healthcare without it.”  JAPAN’S

HEALTHCARE

Japan is the top country in the world for healthcare, according to research by Radar Healthcare. Japan’s health-tech is credited for its 1st place position.

 IMPLANTABLE

MEDICAL DEVICES

The implantable medical devices market is expected to soar – from breast implants to ICDs, pacemakers to dentures – advances in 3D printing have led to a new era of long-term medical solutions for a healthier population.

 CLINICAL DECISION

SUPPORT (CDS)

Sepsis claims more lives each year than cancer. Clinical decision support (CDS) systems offer healthcare workers guidance in treating sepsis, helping them to identify suspected sepsis early and begin lifesaving treatment.

 OBESITY Obesity is expected to cost the global economy 3.3% of GDP by 2060, according to a study from the World Obesity Federation and RTI International.

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