Journey To The Land Down Under
Joaquin Duato
Tackling the world’s toughest health challenges as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson
Today, I wrapped up a productive and important trip to Australia where I spent time in Melbourne and Canberra meeting with my colleagues and industry leaders. I was particularly honored to meet with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull & Health Minister Greg Hunt.
While in the Land Down Under, I learned how patients, consumer organizations, government, and industry are working together to address many of the pressing healthcare issues in the country. The Australian government has been integral in providing reimbursement to improve patient access to innovative, lifesaving treatments. We must continue to work together to ensure Australian patients receive timely access to the latest medical advances and at the most appropriate point in their treatment journey.
Australia is also home to a strong life sciences industry which employs more than 230,000 people, including 25,000 people in the pharmaceutical sector alone. Medical innovation has the potential to be an even greater contributor to the Australian economy. Industry and Government must continue to work together to ensure key IP, tax and regulatory policies remain globally and regionally competitive.
During my time in Melbourne and Canberra, I also had the chance to meet some of my Janssen Global and Actelion colleagues who are working hard every day on new transformational solutions for patients. I'm excited for the future of the Janssen Asia Pacific group, under the terrific leadership of Ai Hua Ong! Thank you to the Janssen Australia & New Zealand team for being such wonderful hosts -- I can't wait to return!
LifeSciences & Healthcare Leader; Executive Search, Board Member, Strategy & Commercialisation Advisor, Investment, Connector
6 年Thank you Joaquin Duato for sharing in the excitement of the launch of the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnering Office at Monash University with our partners from the Victorian Government. Australia is a world leader in healthcare innovation and proud contributors to the next generation of healthcare solutions for patients globally. Victoria is home to 40% of ASX listed lifescience companies - a thriving ecosystem delivering strong results which we hope to accelerate & further develop.
Director, Learning & Development - APAC Operations
6 年As a proud Aussie, proud J&J employee and as a patient whose quality of life was transformed by pharmaceutical innovation, I'm so inspired by the great work Australians are doing in J&J to further solutions to unique health challenges. Thank you Joaquin, for visiting this part of the world and recognizing the teams' contributions!