{"id":3787,"date":"2020-06-18T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ili.digital\/?p=3787"},"modified":"2024-10-10T07:22:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T05:22:53","slug":"sophie-chung-the-perks-of-medical-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ili.digital\/interviews-with-ili\/sophie-chung-the-perks-of-medical-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Chung: The Perks of Medical Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3787\" class=\"elementor elementor-3787\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e30ede3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"4e30ede3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48ce638b\" data-id=\"48ce638b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b83fcf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-aioseo-breadcrumb-widget\" data-id=\"4b83fcf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-aioseo-breadcrumb-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\tHome\n<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d59dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78d59dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aff231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aff231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Perks of Medical Tourism<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42ba62b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"42ba62b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-292ea579\" data-id=\"292ea579\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d23826c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d23826c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We met Sophie Chung to talk about her company Qunomedical and how medical tourism changed over the years. For her it is a way to send a message, especially on how to treat patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e566e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95e566e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"name-col\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-sophie-chung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SOPHIE CHUNG<\/a> \u2013 Founder and CEO of Qunomedical<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26928792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26928792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6373d86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"6373d86\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"value-col-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee9732d\" data-id=\"ee9732d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72781d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72781d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional identity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bfb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88bfb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>ILI.DIGITAL:\u00a0Sophie, thank you for inviting me to Berlin. I am curious regarding the interview. You have already been doing a lot of things in various areas. Maybe you can tell me what your identity consists of at the moment?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a5206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34a5206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><strong>Sophie Chung<\/strong>: I think, when looking at my professional identity the area of medicine or health care runs through all of it like a golden thread. I always wanted to become a doctor. Since I was a little girl it has actually always been clear to me. This is why I studied medicine. I did not stay in the field of medicine as a doctor though, but rather moved on to economy and worked as a consultant. Subsequently I have been in the startup area where I now founded a business in the medical and digital sector. But I have always been working on medical topics in the broadest sense, also while being in consulting. This is why I would say at least my professional identity can strongly be deduced from the medical field. My personal or private identity is quite multicultural and diverse. I am actually Austrian. My parents come from China and Cambodia, I now live in Germany. I studied in the U.S., in China, and in Australia. So this is a wide range. And I believe, all these impressions I gathered in my life up to now have not just been shaping me personally but have also been influencing what I am doing professionally.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab095f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab095f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Was the field of medicine a topic in your family too?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43c4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d43c4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Yes (laughing), I come from an Asian family so becoming a doctor is something parents appreciate in general. But I also come from a family of doctors. My maternal grandfather was a doctor and pharmacist. Many of my mom\u2019s elder brothers were about to become doctors. My mom grew up in Cambodia; there was civil war in the late 70s. This is why unfortunately a part of my family did not survive. So, the question was whether I would just continue the tradition or if I also want it myself? And I think it\u2019s both. I think the tradition is beautiful. But the subject and the profession are also incredibly fascinating to me. This is why everything goes well together for me.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cd5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81cd5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat'; font-weight: 500; color: black;\"><em><strong>You were born in Austria, right? How was your initial situation? And from where did you get the idea of leaving Austria?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae45fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae45fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">So I was born in Austria in the early 80s. Times were different back then. I was born in Linz. This is in fact, I think, the third or fourth biggest city in Austria but only has 120,000 inhabitants. So this is rather a town. I had a beautiful childhood, but it was quite a homogeneous society there. For me it was obvious from an early age that I would not stay in Linz because I wanted to go out into the world to perceive more, see more variegation, and experience more. Austria definitely still is my homeland and I love returning each time. Vienna, where I have been studying and living for a long time, is one of my favorite cities. Right now, professionally and personally I find myself and advance much better outside of Austria, though.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a90cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a90cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>Among the places you lived, could you tell me something about Australia and New York?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043297d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"043297d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">I went to Australia right after my graduation from college. This is where my first attempts of being a doctor took place; I was in Brisbane. It was incredibly fascinating to get to know a different health system in another country. It was really exciting for me to get out there and work independently.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a059cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a059cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Many years later I moved to New York. I chose New York because I was able to gather my first impressions about the startup-life there. For that regard only the U.S. came into question because they are simply five to ten years ahead compared to what we have in Europe. And I basically wanted to see how big the thoughts get there, how you work there, how the investment community is, and all these issues. New York as a city itself has always been one of my favorite places to go to and to live there. I ended up being there for almost three years. And it was an incredibly intense time where I learned a lot. I would not want to miss these years.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9f518d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"e9f518d\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"value-col-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9b08b6\" data-id=\"c9b08b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c3c3a elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"03c3c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tIt was incredibly fascinating for me to work on medical topics dealing with the health system.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9375012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"9375012\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"value-col-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c6a6aa\" data-id=\"1c6a6aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32f9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e32f9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>You just said you wanted to integrate into the Start-Up community. Then there was the area of economy you entered, too. When was this?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb63f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb63f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">That was after leaving Australia, so at the very beginning. I have not been a doctor for long, came back, and had not planned to leave the medicine sector. I always wanted to become a doctor, work academically and carry out research, and all these things. It was incredibly pleasing to work with patients. It was rather coincidentally that I crossed the pass of consulting. I received an offer. It was incredibly fascinating for me to work on medical topics dealing with the health system not directly as a doctor but with a strong economical aspect. I learned incredibly much. So, my actual plan was to make an excursion into economy and return to medicine. The way life plays out, everything evolved differently, so I am in the Start-Up sector now. This is how it ultimately developed.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9538b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc9538b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">But I use to say, in life many opportunities open up for you and sometimes you just have to grab them and take a different path than originally planned.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047059a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"047059a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qunomedical beginnings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ffd13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ffd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"value-text-2\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>How did the step to Qunomedical come about?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736491c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"736491c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">During my time at consulting I realized that there is another option after consulting for me. It was the time when the topic of Start-Ups came up and expanded a lot in Germany, especially in Berlin. There was not only the way back to a hospital or to a large business but there also was the opportunity to do something yourself and make your own idea happen. And that was absolutely fascinating to me. The problem I always wanted to solve was how a patient would be able to choose the doctor who fits best to him.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36306dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36306dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>This would have been my next question. Could you sum up Qunomedical in one sentence?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db21600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db21600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Yes (laughing). Qunomedical is a digital platform that helps patients from all over the world to find the right doctor at any possible place in the world. This is what we do. The right doctor is not always the one where you can schedule an appointment and who is your neighbor. The right doctor with the right specialization can sometimes be in another country. So, our aim is to create transparency, so no one is ever insecure whether they are getting the best medical aid.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892e15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"892e15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>So, you founded in Berlin?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d46598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d46598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Exactly.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285446a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285446a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><strong><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">You said you went to the U.S. because they are five to ten years ahead. Would it have been possible to launch your business there?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46032cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46032cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Absolutely. I considered where to found very well. I could have founded in New York or the Silicon Valley. I consciously choose Berlin because when I launched in 2016, the startup community there was already developed very far. It was not the same like in 2013 when I went to New York. Currently there is no reason not to choose Berlin, in my opinion, but a lot of reasons to choose it. First, it starts out with low living costs. You can go much further with the given financial means, like funding, compared to New York or the Silicon Valley. Second, by now there are incredibly huge talent pools on the European labor market that you have access to. It means you get really good people in Europe right now. Third, the investment community changed a lot. Some years ago, you had a hard time receiving funding in Germany or Europe. This completely changed. Today the venture capital community established. It is no issue at all to get early stage financing anymore. What is indeed a difference between the U.S. and Germany: If you approach someone with a new idea, people in Europe and Germany are pretty skeptical. And last but not least a personal reason: I do appreciate the European way of living more than the American one. These were the reasons that spoke for Berlin a lot.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba14af4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"ba14af4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82eeddb\" data-id=\"82eeddb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61944cb elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"61944cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tCurrently there is no reason not to choose Berlin, in my opinion, but a lot of reasons to choose it. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01d8c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"01d8c94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5441b9\" data-id=\"a5441b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbed6e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbed6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>Was there something what went in your way at the beginning?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39636e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b39636e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">We did not have any total road blocks. I had the idea of establishing a global platform for all people of this world and as many doctors as possible to help getting ideal medical aid. Most people said, \u201cSophie, you are crazy.\u201d when I spoke about it. \u201cThis is too huge, too complicated. Take one little problem you want to solve.\u201d The challenge was mostly that a lot of people did not believe in my idea. But it did not keep me from doing these things anyways.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592caeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"592caeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>Let us go into your service really quick. How exactly does it work? Is everyone allowed to sign up? How does it work regarding health insurances?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f822707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f822707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Our system is designed to work with every patient who needs our help. This means everyone can sign up. We also have no hidden information. Everything is transparent. We work with the patient the way which is best for him.\u00a0 If it is a direct payment service, so if it is a treatment the patient needs to pay themselves, it is working out. If it is a treatment processed by health insurance, it works as well. In this case we cooperate with the health insurance. So, our goal is to operate system independent.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ffccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81ffccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medical tourism<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaff5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaff5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>Medical tourism is a term that just now evolved into a positive one. Do you still need to fight about that, though, when approaching decision makers or people who support you financially?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8963a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8963a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Less and less; it is really interesting to observe that when I started 3 years ago the term \u2018medical tourism\u2019 still seemed a bit dubious. But I mentioned it recently, when you think of it, medical tourism is excellent! It offers a patient more options. We see it as our task to positively connotate the term. I believe that we made a big contribution to the fact that medical tourism is not seen as skeptically anymore as it used to. People start to understand the value added by medical tourism for each singe person. We continue working on it; we are not even close to where we want to be. The good thing is that the resistance towards this topic drops noticeably over time.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7f74d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e7f74d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>How do you finance yourselves?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d8905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d8905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">We are traditionally funded by well-known venture capitals from Berlin and the U.S. We are also funded by a few German family businesses. These are wealthy German families who are fascinated to invest in young companies. And this is an absolutely pleasant mixture of entrepreneurial mindset deriving from families of entrepreneurs and professional mindset from VCs. This combination is something I incredibly enjoy.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b25ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b25ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>Your company grew a lot within the last one or two years. Could you tell me a bit about it?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717b12d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"717b12d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">We have doubled our numbers every six to nine months. This is strong growths but there are companies growing even stronger. We could have grown stronger, but we are in a field, namely in the field of medicine, where fast or unlimited growth is not always positive because quality and trust are very important to us. And these are topics that cannot be scaled in infinite speed. This is why we are really happy about growth and we push it, but not at all costs.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fafc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48fafc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>You are 60 people?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2954a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2954a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Yes. <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfe07a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"bfe07a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-978f832\" data-id=\"978f832\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723cfff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"723cfff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/Posts\/Digital_Health\/Sophie-Chung_4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2c1c3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c2c1c3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-290c5a7\" data-id=\"290c5a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a11d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1a11d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>Can you foresee to detach from venture capital at any time?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7be640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7be640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">To detach from them is not the main goal for us right now. Our goal is to grow fast and strong and, I use to say, attain world supremacy. Aggressive growth is expensive and resource intense; financially as well es the amount of work. This is the reason why we actually fit well to the venture capital community. Of course we want to be independent sometime in the far future. This is where the topic of profitability and all related topics emerge. But you have to decide in each stage what you focus on and what is important.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b4a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27b4a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>Do you know if you want to stay in Berlin or will you establish other offices?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f263ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f263ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">I am a big fan of centralization. We will stay exclusively in Berlin for as long as it is reasonable. But of course, we are a global company and we will have other offices and locations in the future. So, it is not a question about whether it happens but rather a question about when it happens. We already take a look at where the next big market could be for us. Probably we are going to make a decision within the next six months.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c431e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c431e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>What is necessary for you to be able to reach a certain goal within the next years? What has to happen for this whole project to be success eventually?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fb2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94fb2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">I am sorry (laughing) there is no easy answer to this question. I wished there was one, though. There are of course a few things that work out in favor of us. Internal factors are to carry on our organizational growth while keeping a high quality. It starts by employing more qualified people while being able to keep those we employ. It also heavily depends on which financial resources we have at our disposal. So funding is significant for us. But it also depends on external factors we cannot control much. It depends on how politics are progressing, where geopolitics lead to. We are a global company, so it is always exciting for us how health policies develop in various countries. We think that brands and trends all speak for us: globalization, the fact that health is getting more and more expensive, the fact that humans get older and older, and the fact that transparency of data is more and more in demand, also data from patients. We have already been thinking about it intensely. So, a great number of internal and external factors have to occur today and in the future.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a184a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a184a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>How did your service change since you began?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40bc17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a40bc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">On one hand it got more international. We launched at the Britain market and by now we have patients from more than 50 countries. And it got more diverse in the sense of which treatments get booked on our platform. Meanwhile it ranges from direct payment services like dental treatments and plastic surgery to highly complex treatments in the field of oncology, cardiology, or orthopedics. This has changed a lot.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bcaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38bcaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">On the other hand, what has also changed is the question \u201cwho is Qunomedical?\u201d \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d \u201cCan I trust you?\u201d In the beginning it obviously was very difficult to gain trust from users. We notice how it gets increasingly easier and today we can thrill an increasing number of people for our services. This is a really favorable trend.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1dc003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1dc003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \"><em><strong>How about your personal development? You studied medicine, worked in this area for a short period, then moved on to economy. What will your next challenge be?<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2296b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2296b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">My next challenge is to continue growing personally as well. The subject \u2018leadership\u2019 is important to me. Leadership or direction is not just personnel responsibility. For me it starts way earlier in your mind, how you think about certain things, how you communicate with people, how you inspire them and guide them respectively. These are important topics for me.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9750699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9750699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Montserrat';font-weight:500;color:black; \">Qunomedical is also a way for me to send a message. Especially on how to treat patients \u2013 and I do not mean medically but along the whole interaction with the health system. I think that patients deserve a better treatment than they receive at the moment in a lot of places worldwide. I would like to spread this message way more. You can only do that by having your own voice and with a supportive base. These are the key challenges which are currently on the spot for me.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ab4d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"d1ab4d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6935493\" data-id=\"6935493\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775d8f9 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"775d8f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tQunomedical and medical tourism is also a way for me to send a message. Especially on how to treat patients\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4728e7fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"4728e7fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb57a1\" data-id=\"cb57a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b66b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62b66b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 18, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26679c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26679c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78cfd5fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"78cfd5fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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December 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/artificial-intelligence\/how-ili-digital-drives-ai-innovation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How ILI.DIGITAL\u2019s CAIO Drives AI Innovation: Insights from Vin\u00edcius\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-interviews-with-ili tag-digital-health\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/interviews-with-ili\/sophie-chung-the-perks-of-medical-tourism\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-77361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-700x394.webp 700w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sophie_chung-cover-interview-539x303.webp 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/interviews-with-ili\/sophie-chung-the-perks-of-medical-tourism\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSophie Chung: The Perks of Medical Tourism\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t18. June 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/interviews-with-ili\/sophie-chung-the-perks-of-medical-tourism\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sophie Chung: The Perks of Medical Tourism\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3776 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-interviews-with-ili tag-digital-health\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/interviews-with-ili\/silke-merz-calling-shots-on-life-and-death\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-77120\" alt=\"Dr. med. Silke Merz, Germany - interview cover for ILI.DIGITAL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-700x394.webp 700w, https:\/\/ili.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Silke_merz-cover-picture-539x303.webp 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ili.digital\/interviews-with-ili\/silke-merz-calling-shots-on-life-and-death\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSilke Merz: Calling Shots on Life and Death\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t18. 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