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FREE BLOG Creon supply chain issues create disruption, yet space for private sector solutions

Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), plays a vital role in the daily lives of people living with chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, and pancreatic cancer. These patients rely on Creon to digest food properly, absorbing nutrients essential to maintain weight, energy, and quality of life especially when undergoing intensive treatments like chemotherapy. But across […]
June 5, 2025

FREE BLOG Election season in Poland — what might it mean for the private health sector?

The ongoing elections in Poland, with both candidates competing neck and neck, are expected to have major consequences for the country’s health system — but not necessarily in the way one might expect. Liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, part of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Platform, narrowly won the first round on 18 May with […]
May 29, 2025

FREE BLOG Is Australia being pulled towards a US-style care model?

Healthscope, the nation’s second-largest hospital group, is facing serious financial difficulties. Its owner, private equity firm Brookfield Business Partners, has effectively stepped aside, handing control to creditors after failed restructuring attempts. Brookfield blames this on low insurer reimbursements. Health insurers, however, point the finger at poor management. A solvent restructuring process is now underway, with the country’s largest hospital Ramsay Health Care reportedly considering a potential acquisition.
May 22, 2025

FREE BLOG The UK’s care visa crunch represents another blow to a squeezed sector

The UK government’s new visa policy announcement, scrapping visas for care workers, has sent ripples of concern through England’s care sector. For operators and investors in elderly care and supported living facilities already navigating challenging conditions, such as those introduced by the recent increase in employer National Insurance contributions, this shift represents a significant operational […]
May 15, 2025

FREE BLOG China moves towards medical self-sufficiency

As trade tensions with the US intensify, Beijing is transforming its pharma and med tech sectors, which only a few years ago were viewed as a relatively open and investment-friendly, into a strategic arena for self-reliance and technological control. This shift is not just reactive, it is a deliberate move and one that may end up reshaping the rules of global healthcare investment.
May 1, 2025

FREE BLOG AI is no longer a future promise — it is already transforming drug discovery

Last week, HBI sat down with Chris Meier, Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), an American global management consulting firm, to explore how AI is transforming drug discovery. Bringing a new drug to market typically takes 12 to 15 years and costs upwards of $2.5 billion, with only a small percentage making […]
April 24, 2025

FREE BLOG Can these Korean medtech startups help the UK’s elderly healthcare crisis?

A few weeks ago, I went to check out four Korean medtech startups in central London demonstrating their innovative solutions amid the UK’s growing senior healthcare crisis. Each startup addressed a challenge in elderly care, including fall prevention (with prevention being called for more generally in the UK health system too), medication adherence, dementia diagnosis, and air quality monitoring. 
April 17, 2025

FREE BLOG Key topics and trends discussed at HBI 2025

HBI’s annual conference took place last week and we’re still enjoying the highlights. The event was HBI’s Paris debut – after 15 years in London! It brought in nearly 900 delegates from 500 companies and 44 countries, with more than 120 investment firms and over 150 healthcare providers.
April 3, 2025
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