LIFE SCIENCES

The “Big Pharma” market is shaped by large mergers on the global level as well as by a strong emergence of highly specialized start-ups who are courted and acquired by the big established players.

The global devices market in 2018 was about US $ 400 bn. and is growing by a rate of more than 5% per year due to an aging population and a steep growth of chronic conditions. Ward Howell has helped several high growth players – both in established as well as in emerging markets – to recruit top talent.

The health care services market is even bigger with a value of US $ 670 bn. and a CAGR of close to 10% and is changing due to a shortage of skilled human resources and new technologies. Mobile and IoT technologies are being implemented by hospitals to provide information to the stakeholders in the hospital ecosystem. This technology offers real time