Archive for the ‘Regulatory’ Category

Regulatory Conference Explores India’s Economic Future

Friday, March 15th, 2013

India’s initiatives to encourage the enforcement of regulations will be central to discussions at the sixth Regulatory Conference of DIA, India. Rajiv Gulati, President of the Global Pharmaceuticals Business at Ranbaxy Laboratories, is scheduled to deliver a keynote address titled, "India, the Upcoming Economy: Encouraging Enforcement of Regulations," at the ...

Trivitron Founder Has Remedy for India’s Ailing Medtech Manufacturing Sector

Sunday, August 5th, 2012

[caption id="attachment_1159" align="alignleft" width="98" caption="Dr GSK Velu"][/caption] Despite an abundance of people with the requisite technical skills and knowledge, India’s medical device manufacturing sector is not achieving its potential because of government policies and practical difficulties that discourage companies from venturing into the sector, reports the Times of India (TOI). The medical ...

India’s Medical Device Market Poised for Double-Digit Growth During Next Five Years

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

The Indian medical device market is booming, writes emerging markets analyst Ames Gross in the current Consultants Corner. Currently valued at approximately US$3 billion, India's medtech market is expected to grow 12% to 16% during the next five years, according to Gross, president and founder of the Pacific Bridge consultancy. ...

India’s Medical Device Regulation Bill Not Dead Yet

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

India’s medical device market is worth about US$3 billion and is ranked as the fourth largest medical device market in Asia, after Japan, China and South Korea. With a population of 1.2 billion people and a booming economy, there is increasing demand for medical devices, especially in the private healthcare ...

Indian Medical Device Industry Association Seeks Regulatory Reforms

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

The Association of Indian Medical Devices (AIMED) is an umbrella association formed to provide a single platform for the more than 700 medical device manufacturers in the country. In addition to calling attention to the regulatory and commercial issues faced by indigenous manufacturers and channelling those concerns to the appropriate ...

Medical Device Regulation Makes Slow but Steady Progress

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

India’s central government is planning regulatory checks on the quality of all medical devices, including diagnostic equipment such as MRI scanners, that are marketed in the country, according to Dinesh Trivedi, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. Addressing a national workshop on medical devices organised by the Federation of ...