By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on Medtech Intelligence. The incidence of breast cancer in Asian countries is still small compared to in the United States, but it has tripled in the past three... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Atrial fibrillation (AF), a life threatening heart disorder, is on the rise among Japan’s aging population, providing opportunities for manufacturers of innovative devices that aim... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. With government support, Chinese companies are investing billions of dollars into genetics research and funding promising new companies at home and abroad. Other Asian economic powerhouses... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Kidney disease, a growing public health problem around the world, is on the rise with particular ferocity across Asia, ramping up the need for pharmaceuticals, dialysis... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. On March 1, 2018, the Trump Administration announced new tariffs, including 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% tariffs on imported aluminum. The tariffs are, in... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. China’s ophthalmic market is set to grow rapidly in the coming years, driven by the country’s quickly aging population. Market Scope forecasts this year that China’s... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. High-quality healthcare is chief among the demands of Chinese consumers, but many Chinese hospitals are unable to meet international standards of care. Some Chinese hospitals outside... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Neurological disorders are steadily increasing in Asia. Despite being home to 60% of the world’s population, Asia only has around 20% of the world’s neurologists and... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Cloud computing is one of the megatrends of the healthcare industry, as healthcare providers look for more efficient ways to collect, share, and analyze patient... Read More
By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. In 1982 after graduating with a MBA from Columbia University, I worked as an overpaid yuppie helping Japanese institutional investors buy American skyscrapers and companies from... Read More