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Monthly Archives: March 2022

The past year has been momentous for Filipinas, gaining high recognition in two (2) global fields. The Philippines’ first Olympic gold, won by Hidilyn Diaz showed how women excel and can display their physical prowess on the global stage. And the Philippine’s first Nobel laureate, Maria Ressa, earned the Peace prize for her efforts in independent journalism. Both were presented with unique hurdles along the way, as women, and both endured and achieved their personal triumphs, as women. Turning things around, in ways only they can, in a society that is, unfortunately, still not used to seeing women come out on top. Global Women Who Rule (GWWR) by The New Channel provides unique experiences, insights, struggles, and success stories of women from all sorts of places and all walks of life. One of the key points emphasized in the event is the importance and impact of going digital, and how it has…

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Among 50 applications and 12 finalists across the Southeast Asian region, MedHyve reigned supreme as the grand winner of the Access to Health Pitch Competition. The competition was hosted by TechShake and Merck, in partnership with Brainsparks, Schoolab, and Indogen Capital!  The Access to Health Pitch Competition aims to champion health startups in the Southeast Asia region that offer innovative solutions to gaps in healthcare systems. The competition aims to address patient access in areas such as disease awareness, diagnosis, patient accessibility, treatment, patient screening, and supply. Curiosity drives our company to discover new things, to achieve new scientific insights and breakthroughs to create, prolong and improve lives of patients. I am proud to be part of this project which aims to expand the access to healthcare within the Asia-Pacific region so we can help more patients and deliver our purpose. Liz Henderson, Merck Regional Vice President of Asia-Pacific Region …

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Many of the most important scientific advances, tech innovations, films, artworks, music, and powerful political and social movements throughout history were driven by women. While we believe women should be celebrated every day, we thought it would be nice to join the rest of the world in honouring women’s successes and contributions this Women’s History Month. In this story, we speak to our very own CMO Elle Quan as she shares her personal inspiration, insights, and experiences being a woman in tech. From organizing some of Asia’s biggest healthcare events to revolutionizing medical procurement through tech, this is Elle’s journey as a Pinay #LadyBoss: Q: As a female leader, what leadership lessons have you learnt over the course of your career?  A: People matter. You can have the biggest brand, most well-funded team, most advanced tech –  but it takes people in a safe, collaborative, empowering, dynamic environment to make…

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