Archive for October, 2010
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 ...
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Established in 2002 at Ghaziabad, Druflon International supplies PTFE insulated wires and cables, sleeves, tubing and other parts. In just a few short years, the company has established an international reputation and demand for its products is growing exponentially.
The company’s products are suitable for miniature high-performance and high-temperature electronic and ...
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Helvoet Pharma recently broke ground on a new production facility in India that is scheduled to begin operation in 2012. It will supply local and global manufacturers with components for primary packaging for parenteral pharmaceutical and diagnostic drugs.
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
A 180-kHz ultrasonic nozzle developed by Sono-Tek Corp. enables medtech manufacturers to use less material to coat stents than is possible with previous generations. The nozzle produces a median drop size of 13 µm (with water) and is compatible with the company’s MediCoat DES 1000 and MediCoat II anti-restinosis stent coating systems.
The ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Private healthcare expenditures in countries such as Australia, India and Indonesia are expected to experience double-digit growth rates during the next few years—significantly higher than predicted growth in the United States, writes Terumo Americas President and CEO Kazuaki Kitabatake in the Pulse of the Industry report published by Ernst & ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
“We are here to try and understand the future," Guy Lebeau, MD, Company Group Chairman, EMEA, Johnson & Johnson, and Eucomed Chairman, told attendees of the Eucomed MedTech Forum in Brussels earlier this month. “One thing is for certain: what drove our industry in the past 20 years has nothing ...
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