James McGregor doesn’t believe the trade war is just another trough in the up-and-down relations between the United States and China. In fact, he doesn’t believe the present state of affairs is properly called a trade war at all. “It’s a technology war more than a trade war,” Shanghai-based McGregor said yesterday at the MedTech […]
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Intuitive Surgical’s India distributor targets $135m in annual sales
The exclusive distributor in India for Intuitive da Vinci robot-assisted surgery device is reportedly looking to reach annual sales of $135 million there by 2020. Vattikuti Technologies founder Raj Vattikuti told the Press Trust of India, according to the Economic Times. “We plan to install a total of 100 da Vinci robots in India by […]
India updates patent policies for medical devices and drugs
India took a step toward modernizing its approach toward intellectual property, encouraging news for both the medical device and drug development industries. India had announced a new intellectual property policy meant to speed up online registration of trademarks and patents. As part of the change, India’s Dept. of Industrial Promotion & Policy will regulate the country’s intellectual […]
China jacks up registration fees for medical devices, drugs
(Reuters) — The China Food & Drug Administration steeply raised the fees required to register medical devices and drugs in the world’s 2nd-biggest pharmaceutical market, as a lack of resources and expertise hinders its ability to process a rising number of applications.
Report: Medtronic looks longingly at China
India to roll out adverse event medical device monitoring
India’s health ministry said this week that it’s forming a program in the next 3 months to monitor adverse events in medical devices across the country, PharmaBiz.com reported.
Guided Therapeutics eyes China with $775k share sale
Boston Scientific buys stake in Chinese endoscopy maker Frankenman Medical
HemCon enters Chinese wound care market
HemCon Medical Technologies gained Chinese regulatory approval to start selling wound care products in the world’s largest nation.
HeartWare wins Health Canada nod for BTT heart pump
