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The impact of the U.S.-China trade war on medtech

September 24, 2019 By Sean Whooley

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 […]

Intuitive Surgical’s India distributor targets $135m in annual sales

June 7, 2016 By Brad Perriello

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

May 17, 2016 By Mark Hollmer

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

May 28, 2015 By MassDevice

(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.