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Roche Pharmaceuticals’ area head, Asia Pacific, outlines how the Swiss group is helping nurture the wider ecosystem and setting itself up for a bigger play in the ophthalmology space by combining scientific expertise with regional insights.

As the EU Life Sciences Strategy aims to drive innovation, the medtech sector is pushing for a pivotal role in a mission intended to embrace green and digital transitions, address regulatory obstacles and reduce dependency on external sources.

Medtech Insight sat down with Jared Bunch, chair of AF Center of Excellence Task Force, at HRS 2025 to discuss the newly HRS released framework for Afib Center of Excellence and get his perspective on the role industry could play to help clinicians improve patient outcomes.

In the final part of an interview with Scrip, Menarini’s Asia-Pacific CEO talks about the group’s digital capabilities, including their impact on a shortage issue in Australia, and leveraging RWE to inform healthcare practices across the region. The Italian company is also revving up its business development and alliance engine.

Precision’s recent FDA clearance for a core part of its next-generation wireless brain-computer interface system opens the pathway to a safer, more humane BCI for researchers to use compared to higher-risk intracortical arrays, according to BCI expert Naveen Rao.

Dexcom announced it received US clearance for its 15-day CGM, which has a MARD of 8.0% and is expected to launch in the second half of 2025 to allow for integration with insulin pumps.

The four-year-old firm said it plans to advance programs toward the clinic from the funding round, which comes just over a year after signing two major pharma partnerships.

Direct seller has deals to fully acquire and 51% ownership of Link BioSciences, which formulates personalized supplements. It also announced a deal to acquire Pruvit Ventures, ketone supplements direct seller.

The European Commission has confirmed that pharmaceutical companies will be able to request access to data for research under the new European Health Data Space Regulation, which has been published in the EU Official Journal and will enter into force on 26 March.

Companies that fail to provide patient health data for secondary use when requested under the new European Health Data Space could be fined and also prevented from making access requests from other entities, a European Commission representative says.

Novartis president, development and chief medical officer talks about the pivotal role of the development India hub in progressing breakthrough drugs, how AI is delivering gains in the trials arena, driving focus in the R&D engine and the Swiss group’s approach in the obesity space.

Legal heavyweights from Nishith Desai Associates, Anand and Anand, Corporate Law Group and EY partner and national cyber leader talk about compliance requirements that pharma and global capability centers may need to consider as India strengthens the framework for the protection of digital personal data.