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Maturin Tchoumi Leads Roche through Finland’s Tipping Point

November 3, 2017

Maturin Tchoumi, General Manager for the pharmaceutical giant Roche in Finland, is on a journey. It has taken him from his family farm in Cameroon to Tours, France for a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire; Johannesburg, South Africa; San Francisco Bay Area, USA; and most recently Mumbai, India. He arrived in Finland eight weeks ago to fine-tune his leadership skills in a European context through another senior leadership position.

Finland Needs a Public-Private Ecosystem to Utilize SOTE (Health and Social Services) Data Pools

September 25, 2017

At the end of August, the Finnish government decided in its budget to fund an authority that oversees access to and use of social and health care data. Legislation

Oliver Rittgen is a Powerhouse

August 30, 2017

Oliver Rittgen has been a formidable powerhouse in Finland over the past six and a half years. During that time, as CEO of Bayer Nordic based out of Espoo, he’s grown the company to new heights. Bayer is now a central player in the aim to make Finland the life science hub of Europe, and much of this is due to Rittgen’s insights, determination and vision. Now, he is moving on to a new position. Congratulations!

Getting Ready for the Next Government Agenda

August 10, 2017

The next Finnish government – if all goes as usual – will start its term around the summer of 2019. It may seem like there is an abundance of time to prepare for the next government negotiations, but it’s an illusion. All the planning, coalition-building and general preparation are already underway. One could say that the next government has already started its work.

SOTE Means Business

June 15, 2017

When you’re remodeling your apartment, you don’t think, “this is going to look awful.” Instead, you think, “It’s up to me; I’m going to make it amazing!” This is how Ville Koiste, Specialist for the Capacity for Renewal at SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund, summed up SOTE (the Health and Social Care Reform) at a Life Science Group event recently.

The Rise of Ecosystems

June 13, 2017

The changing face of healthcare is altering traditional business models. People are put at the center when focus is shifted from acute to preventive care. This brings about new ways of thinking: people are empowered to take care of themselves based on information relevant to them as individuals.

The Future Wants You

June 6, 2017

In ten years, healthcare will look completely different in Finland, and you can be part of it. Do you have an idea that could be developed with the right

A Spectrum of Health

May 22, 2017

According to Managing Director Mikko Vasama, Philips is nowadays “100% health technology”. Everything they now do can be linked back to health. This may come as a bit of a

The Winner Shares It All

January 17, 2017

Collaboration is not just the best way to excel in today’s world – it’s the only way, says OP’s Jouko Pölönen.

Health Business Calls for New Ventures

December 15, 2016

On December 13, Amcham Finland launched a new project in the life-science industry. The LS Growth Project is staffed with seasoned business-development professionals, who will systematically spot, vet and connect health-sector companies. The goal is to facilitate ecosystem innovation across industries. In other words, the experts look to prompt the companies to launch completely new businesses in sweet spots that have until now gone unnoticed or at least untapped.

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