Indian-Made Noninvasive Scanner Enables Low-Cost Anaemia Screenings

Mumbai-based Biosense, a medical device company focussed on developing and commercialising screening and diagnostic tools appropriate for the developing world, is fine tuning its noninvasive haemoglobin scanner for a commercial launch in the Indian market. At present, the device is  being used by a handful of clinics in India. The company is planning to scale production from batches of 30 to 40 devices to more than 1000, said Myshkin Ingwale, co-founder of Biosense. Read more…

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India, Sweden Invite Scientists to Submit Collaborative Medtech-Related Research Projects

In an effort to stimulate scientific advances in medical and other arenas, the Indian government’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA) and Swedish Research Council (SRC) have invited eligible scientists from the private and public sectors in both countries to submit joint applications for collaborative research and innovation projects. Read more…

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Indian Manufacturers Make Mark in Global Stent Market

Indian stent manufacturers are increasing their visibility in the global stent market. The latest entrant is Maharashtra-based Meril Lifescience Ltd, which has direct sales representation in Germany and Brazil, as well as in India, and a strong distribution network in more than 40 countries across several continents. According to an article in dnaindia.com, Meril’s international sales are growing at 40% annually. Read more…

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Nipro Inaugurates India’s First Dialyser Production Plant

Nipro India Corporation Pvt. Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the Japan-based maker of medical devices and pharmaceutical consumables, has inaugurated a greenfield facility at Shirwal near Pune. The first Indian-made artificial kidney (dialyser) will be manufactured at the plant along with other medical devices.

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Phoenix Cardiac Devices Begins BACE Clinical Trial in India and Europe

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Hyderabad-based Phoenix Cardiac Devices has enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial aimed at achieving the CE mark to market the product in Europe. The trial will assess the safety and efficacy of the BACE device, an adjustable band that is placed around the heart to support mitral valve leaflets, ensuring that they close properly to prevent back flow of blood into the heart. Known as mitral regurgitation, the leakage of blood into the left atrium contributes to the development of congestive heart failure. Read more…

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Medical Materials Supplier Offers Development Support in India

Foster Corp., a supplier of custom polymer formulations for medical device and drug-delivery applications, has introduced regional technical service and product development support in Asia Pacific. Amar Nilajkar, a 10-year veteran of the company, will support medical device and pharmaceutical customers sourcing medical materials from a newly established office in India.

The uptick in catheter production in Asia Pacific has resulted in a nearly 300% increase in sales of the company’s medical-grade polymer compounds. Products include radiopaque, antimicrobial and low-friction polymers for minimally invasive catheters, laparoscopic devices and surgical instruments. Read more…

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US, European Suppliers to Medtech Industry Weigh Opportunities in Indian Market

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The sheer size of India’s market and double-digit growth in its healthcare sector are two reasons that foreign manufacturers of medical devices and suppliers of medtech-related assembly systems and components are investigating business opportunities in the country. Another is the inability of domestic manufacturers to keep up with demand, writes Satnam Singh on plasticsnews.com. Singh spoke with a number of companies exhibiting at the recent MEDTEC India exhibition and conference in New Delhi. Read more…

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German Engineering Puts Mumbai-Based Maker of Inhaler Systems on Fast Track

Just nine months after placing the order, Jay Precision Products India Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of medical products based in Mumbai, is running an inhaler assembly system developed and built by German company Pfuderer Maschinenbau GmbH (Ludwigsburg, Germany). The devices are fitted with a built-in dose counter, which made the project challenging, according to Pfuderer, because assembly and testing of the tiny parts requires extereme precision.

The requirements profile for the assembly system included reliable testing of the counter and ejection of defective components while maintaining high throughput. “The challenge was to arrange and integrate four test camera stations correctly within a system having a total of 28 stations,” explains Ulrich Traffa of Pfuderer. The machine, which was installed at the Mumbai site in September 2012, currently runs at 60 cycles per minute. Jay Precision Products has already signaled interest in the purchase of more assemblies, according to Pfuderer.

Pfuderer is specialised in developing and building fast-cycling cam-controlled ring and linear transfer systems for automated production. The company was acquired in 2011 by the teamtechnik Group, a supplier of assembly and test systems, which played a key role in securing the contract with Jay Precision Products.

— Norbert Sparrow

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New Delhi’s MedTech Row Is Ready for Its Close Up

A medtech ecosystem that specialises in affordable healthcare, which is defined by innovators and investors as low-cost medical services for the 835 million people in India who earn less than 250 rupees (US$4.50) per day, has sprung up in New Delhi. The cluster, known as MedTech Row, was recently profiled by Jyoti Pande Lavakare on India Ink, a blog site produced by the New York Times and International Herald Tribune. Read more…

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Medical Devices and Plastic Disposables Event Announced

Medical devices and plastic disposables will be front and centre at a conference and exhibition organised by Classic Computer Services under the Indian Medical Device Industry monicker. Scheduled for 9 and 10 January 2013 at the J.B. Auditorium in Ahmedabad, the event features more than 20 presentations by industry professionals and researchers focused on best practices and current regulatory and market developments. The overarching theme of the show is described as “strengthening India’s medical device industry ecosystem for innovation, growth and sustainability.”

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