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“Private Sector, Government Need To Work Together To Make Healthcare Accessible In Rural India”

For the first time National Heath Policy is talking about the preventive healthcare and wellness. From the statement point of view, it is really a commendable thing but now it has to be translated on to the ground. Harish Pillai COO, Indus Health Plus in an interaction with BioSpectrum India talks about why preventive healthcare is the need of the hour and how it can be successful.

Make In India' - A Major Boon To Medical Technology Industry

Having a solid expertise in research and development, Trivitron manufactures and distributes exceptional medical technology products to 165 countries for the last 20 years. Today, Trivitron Healthcare, through successful inorganic synergies with local and global firms, has a revenue turnover of Rs 750 crore. BioSpectrum India spoke to Dr GSK Velu, Chairman & Managing Director, Trivitron Healthcare Group of Companies to about the status of medical technology market in India and competition coming from Chinese medical devices.Excerpts of the interview

Association Of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED) Recommendations

Association Of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED) Recommendations

Medical Devices Rules, 2017 Opens Up Enormous Opportunities

The new Medical Devices Rules, 2017 seek to remove regulatory bottlenecks to make in India, facilitate ease of doing business while ensuring availability of better medical devices for patient care and safety. The rules will also regulate a much larger set of medical devices under a framework customized for medical devices. The stakeholders are hoping that the system will be industry friendly and will indeed create an ecosystem that will enable to boost medical technology innovation and manufacturing in the country.

Natco Pharma Plans API Expansion With More Investment

Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma is planning to expand its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and intermediates manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The company is looking at investing in its existing facility, in Thiruvallur District.

IP In Start-Up Ecosystem

In this age of innovation and technology, Intellectual Property (IP) is an essential element for an organization to sustain and flourish over long periods of time. This is particularly applicable for organizations which rely heavily on R&D to develop technology based solutions for existing problems, and the biotech startup community is no different.

India To Bounce Back As Clinical Research Hub

India was considered as an all-time favoured destination for clinical trials. Most of the outsourced studies are phase III studies where India has a diverse pool of patients. After 2010 there was major setback in the CRO industry in India. Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approvals were delayed and multinational sponsors stepped back outsourcing studies to India. But slowly post 2016 DCGI has been generous enough in proving approvals and online application system has brought a lot of difference. Indian Clinical Trial market and clinical trial services is expected to grow significantly along with trends.