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SHANGHAI BIO CITY

 
 
 
  GMF and its network are key partners in the most important biomedical research initiative in China today. Located in Xuhui district, the project is at the center of the development of the Chinese healthcare economy.  
 
 
     
     
 

UAE BIO CITY

 
 
 
  The Foundation is an original participant in this project, the first biomedical innovation based cluster in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The project includes each of the complimentary parts of the innovation cycle including delivery and research.  
 
 
     
     
 

RIYADH BIO CITY

 
 
 
  The Foundation, together with the Zurich Orient Foundation, has recently initiated its participation in this new project to bring advanced healthcare education, tertiary care and research to the largest city in Arabia.  
 
 
 
     
     
 
 
 

The Role of Innovation in Healthcare Today
Data DVD 1 of GMF I (for PCs and Macs)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Raphael H. Levey, Dr. Paul Herrling, Prof. Dr. Beat Richner, Dr. J.M. Barella, Dr. Derek Yach

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GMF II Report: The Convergence of Healthcare
Written Report: 90 Pages, 85 Photographs (approx.)
Contributors: The World Bank, Swiss Re, GMF, Harvard Medical International

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Medical Technology and the Future of Healthcare
Data DVD 2 of GMF I (for PCs and Macs)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Gustav K. von Schulthess, Prof. Dr. Erich Reinhardt, Dr. Leonard Fass, Prof. Dr. Felix Harder

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GMF V
Zürich, Switzerland, October 2007

 
 
 
 

New Models for New Healthcare Markets: Which Regulatory Environment Maximizes Medical Innovation?
In a world of mobile capital, governments struggle to attract, build and maintain effective and profitable biomedical and healthcare clusters. At the same time, corporations actively seek out those regulatory environments in which they can maximize innovation and minimize conflict with regulatory authorities.

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GMF CHINA
Beijing & Shanghai, December 2007

 
 
 
  New Models for China: How Should International Companies Doing Business in China Participate in China’s Development of a Modern Healthcare Delivery System?
China has made extraordinary strides in the development of its market economy. As these strides continue, advances in the quality of the life of its citizens surely will follow. The interrelationship between business and labor during the inevitable accompanying social change is however a complex one.

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Intensive development of the GMF Far East Summit has now begun....

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GCC-ME SUMMIT II
Abu Dhabi


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  Building a Superior Healthcare System
From 1 to 3 May 2005, the Global Medical Forum Foundation met at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The opening was a spectacular display and analysis of the incredible potential for healthcare in the region. The three days of the meeting delved into the nature of how to build a superior healthcare system, from centers of excellence to research capacity.
 
 
 
     
     
 

GMF IV
Zürich, Switzerland


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  New Frontiers in Healthcare
GMF IV took place in Zurich, Switzerland. 170 leaders from 21 different countries gathered together to try better to understand where healthcare stands today and, at the same time, to begin to map a pathway into the New Frontiers.
 
 
 
     
     
 

GMF SUMMIT
Berlin, Germany


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  Solidarity and Consumer Choice: Design Principles for EU Healthcare Systems
On 4 February 2005 in Berlin, the first European Summit of the Global Medical Forum Foundation compared and contrasted the German and U.S. debate over consumer driven care to begin to formulate an agenda and design matrix for EU healthcare systems' drive to slow costs.
 
 
 
     
     
 

U.S. SUMMIT II
Washington, D.C.


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  What is the Truth Abouth the Cost & Utilization of Medical Technology in Europe vs. the US?
On 3 December 2004, the Global Medical Forum Foundation met in the Hall of Flags at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC to discuss the following question: What is the Truth About the Cost and Utilization of Medical Technology in Europe vs. the U.S.? The meeting presented a unique comparison of the evolving American and European methods and strategies for paying for medical technology.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
             
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