Life science industry firms play a crucial role in the healthcare landscape by leveraging research and innovation to develop and deliver globally utilized healthcare products and services. To achieve these outcomes, the industry must stay in the frontiers of adopting innovative technologies. However, these firms encounter challenges in scaling these solutions due to the complexities of internationalization in healthcare. The healthcare sector is characterized by national and regionally bounded systems, posing obstacles to the seamless integration of innovative solutions on a global scale. A significant hurdle globally for scaling is the interoperability issues within and between these systems, hindering the exchange of data in various formats from diverse sources—a crucial factor for the effective utilization of AI and other data-driven technologies.

The paradigm of information-driven care, incorporating big data and AI such as intelligent applications of ML, big data analytics, or Internet-of-Things (IoT), holds the promise of addressing several shortcomings in healthcare. By enhancing cost-efficiency, accessibility, and clinical excellence, this approach aims to provide patients with a superb healthcare experience marked by safe treatment and care. Additionally, these digital technologies facilitate connectivity among life science industries and various stakeholders within healthcare systems, dismantling barriers between silos and paving the way for integrated healthcare ecosystems. Recognizing the potential for mutual benefits among businesses, patients, and healthcare providers, it becomes crucial to comprehend the role of these technologies in the internationalization strategies of life science businesses operating in the healthcare sector.

The success of a business depends on its internationalization strategy, which must diminish entry barriers to diverse markets and facilitate the provision of solutions and products on a global scale. Research has identified severalkey success factors of internationalization: entrepreneurship, partnerships, and the organizational capabilities of firms.However, the healthcare sector faces unique challenges in internationalization, distinct from other industries. These challenges arise from the complex 'silo' structure of healthcare systems and specific institutional regulatory requirements. Meeting quality standards and adhering to nationally specific norms, regulations, and jurisdictions further add to the complexity. These obstacles in the internationalization of healthcare businesses may impede the creation of shared value in the future’s high-quality, integrated, and sustainable healthcare—ultimately impacting all stakeholders, including businesses, patients, and healthcare providers. Drawing on cutting-edge insights into the crucial role of these technologies in the internationalization strategy of healthcare sector firms, and through collaborative efforts among academia, healthcare stakeholders, and industry partners, we have crafted a methodological framework. This framework is designed to underpin the seamless integration of healthcare systems. The workshop seeks to validate this framework and foster the co-creation of new knowledge for the future of healthcare, involving you as domain experts within the sector. The workshop is tailored for key actors such as managers, business developers, technology developers across diverse healthcare-related industries, and policymakers keenly interested in scaling of integrated healthcare.

Embark on an enlightening workshop where you will enhance your grasp of internationalization strategies and discover the boundless potential of information-driven technologies in shaping the future of healthcare integration. This experience is designed to equip you with invaluable insights, elevating your expertise in the ever-evolving realm of global healthcare.