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Concept Medical Receives US FDA IDE Approval for MagicTouch AVF Indication
The approval covers the use of MagicTouch AVF for stenotic lesions of arteriovenous fistulas.
TekniPlex Healthcare to Open New Production Facility in Madison, WI
TekniPlex Healthcare utilizes advanced materials science expertise and technologies to develop and deliver critical solutions for medical and diagnostic devices, drug delivery systems and healthcare packaging applicat…
Goldstab Organics Expands Capacity with new state-ofthe-art Calcium/Zinc Based PVC Stabilizer Plant
Goldstab Organics Pvt. Ltd. has a stated commitment to the sustainable development of PVC industry. Demonstrating this commitment, Goldstab has made significant investments in a worldclass manufacturing plant for the…
Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd. Opens A New Factory In Ahmedabad
Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd., one of the leading manufacturers of Plastic Auxiliary Equipment in India inaugurated its new fabrication facility in Ahmedabad on 8th Aug 2019. This facility houses ultra-modern fabrication mac…
About Messe Düsseldorf Asia
MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA 2018 : Delivering solutions for the future of medtech Mark your calendar for the 4th Manufacturing Processes for Medical Technology Exhibition and Conference from 29-31 Aug
US Medical Device Makers Call For Trade Action Against India
American medical device companies have written to the US government asking that it suspend or partly or fully withdraw India's benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) "in view of its failure to prov…
Plastics Remain Material Of Choice In Parenteral Packaging Market
Polymer-based packaging forecast to grow by double digits Norbert Sparrow Medical Materials, Packaging July 22, 2016
Global Biomaterials Market For Implantable Devices Driven By Polymers
Biomaterials are either of synthetic or natural origin used in effective treatment of several diseases such as cardiovascular, dental problems, tissue damage, bone cancer and orthopedic injuries. These biomaterials ha…
Medical Device Sterilisation: International Standards
Companies looking to sterilise and validate medical devices need to be familiar with following major standards.
BASF Functional and mechanical components for insulin pen
These medical elastomers can replace thermoset rubber used for tiny plunger tips or seals that prevent drugs in the tube or barrel of the syringe from flowing backward as the plunger is depressed. Their good COF also…
The Bandage - Reinvented for the 21st Century
A sterile bandage, also known as a sterile dressing, is any material that is free from infectious matter and that is used to cover an open wound or injury to help control bleeding and prevent additional contamination…
Plastics In Medical Technology On Course For Further Success
Be it contact lenses, intubation tubes, single-use syringes or cannulas, more than half of all medical products manufactured around the world are made of plastics. But even beyond these mass-produced articles, the pro…
Ferromatik Milacron India’s New Milestone - Dispatch of 7001st Injection Moulding Machine
Leading Injection Moulding Machine Manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron India has set up a new Milestone for Injection Moulding Machinery Industry by handing over its 7001st Injection Moulding Machine on 28th January, 201…
Government Of India Ministry Of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises NATIONAL AWARD - 2011 Quality Products in Micro & Small Enterprises Plastic Medical Disposables
Ltd., Ahmedabad in recognition of Manufacturing outstanding Quality Products in “Micro & Small Enterprises” category (Plastic Medical Disposable) awarded by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government…
Plastics Consumption To Increase In Healthcare & Pharma Sectors
Fuelled by increasing level of plastics usage in pharma, healthcare, automobiles, consumer packaging and impact of increased infrastructure spending, the plastics industry is set to double per capita consumption in th…
Colostomy & Colostomy Bags
Driven by an aging global population, increasing life expectancy, and rising incidence of incontinence diseases, the global market for ostomy and incontinence products market is forecast to reach US$15.7 billion by th…
Mr. Arvind Mehta Inducted In Council Of International Plastics Association Directors (CIPAD)
Council of International Plastics Association Directors (CIPAD) is an international association which represents 64 plastics Association Directors acting in 49 countries from five continents and strives to maintain pe…
Plastic Sleeves That Cures Diabetes
What is the Plastic Sleeve and what does it do?
Synthetic Windpipe
“What makes this procedure different is it’s the first time a wholly tissue-engineered synthetic windpipe has been made and successfully transplanted, making it an important milestone for regenerative medicine”.
Double J Stent
Removal of tumors from either the ureter or the kidney
Drug Eluting Stents & Balloons - A Breakthrough In Interventional Cardiology
In an age of fast cars and fast food, it is little surprise that speedy, minimally invasive treatments have taken centre stage in important treatment arenas. However, unlike care and food, medical treatment, when admi…
Trends and segments for medical devices in the EU market
EU healthcare: stricter reimbursement policies
Ferromatik Milacron India Promotes 2 to Leadership Posts
Company veterans Divgi, Bhalavat to help guide ongoing growth April 18, 2011 – Ferromatik Milacron India Ltd. (FMIL), India’s No. 1 injection molding machine manufacturer, has promoted two individuals to key leadershi…
Gujarat: Leading The Medical Device Sector In India
Apart from being hailed as the pharmaceutical hub of the country, another sector that is fast caching up the frenzy of this industry-friendly state is the medical device sector. Suja Nair shirodkar taps the latest in…
Plümat Acquires Colpitt BV
Plümat is focussed on the design & manufacturing of form fill seal systems for pharmaceutical solutions, whereas Colpitt is a well established specialist for the supply of production equipment for disposable container…
Solvay Advanced Polymers and Secant Medical Announce marketing partnership in biomedical fabrics
SOLVAY Advanced Polymers, LLC, a Solvay Specialty Polymers Company and global supplier of high-performance polymers, along with Secant Medical, LLC, a leading manufacturer of custom biomedical textile structures for m…
William Harvey - By his discovery of the circulation of the blood, Harvey revolutionized physiology which had been based on the assumptions about how materials flow through the blood vessels
He is the first to describe correctly and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart. Many doctors still relied on Galen for much of their knowledge, but Harvey li…
DuPont Opens Integrated Knowledge Center In India
DuPont India, a subsidiary of US-based science-based products and services company DuPont, has opened its integrated knowledge centre - DuPont Knowledge Centre (DKC) - at Hyderabad to provide basic discovery research…
A 'Hospital' That's Run Entirely By Robots
The new $5 million medical and surgical simulation training centre located at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in East Baltimor, which opened in March, has some very unique new staff members - robots.
BD India keen to work with Union govt to train inspectors on medical devices
CMS Computer Ltd., is a leading IT solutions provider in the country with 8000 + professionals worldwide offering wide range of solutions and services across various verticals in strategic IT consulting, Networking, T…
DePuy Launches Software For Knee Replacement Surgery
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc, has announced the launch of computer software designed to significantly enhance the field of computer-assisted knee replacement surgery. The Ci Essential Knee System is computers software that…
US FDA Okays Critical Limb-Saving Vascular Device
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for US marketing a vascular shunt, a medical device that can help save the arms and legs of soldiers critically injured in combat as well as individuals in other traum…
Wockhardt's Surgeons Remove Brain Tumour Through Patient's Nasal Cavity
In a unique path breaking surgery lasting for eight hours, the neurosurgery team at Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore performed a pioneering technique by which, for the first time in the country, a brain tumor was remove…
Bayer's New Contour TS Blood Glucose Monitor Launched
It eliminates miscoding errors which could put people with diabetes at clinical risk
BD Medical Launches Pro-safety IV Catheter To Help Health Workers
BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, has launched the Venflon pro- safety IV catheter with safety features against needlestick injury. The product i…
Borealis Develops Polypropylene BH34MO For Pail Packaging
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, with more than 40 years experience in the polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) business, has created a unique opportunity for pail pac…
Corona Cardiac Cathlab
Tender loving care Hospital visits can be harrowing experiences, but thanks to Design Directions, this cardiac system is not only full of mind boggling science, but it also offers impressive comfort. Although by no me…
Metha Short Stem For Young Arthritis Patients
Bbraun India launched Metha Short Stem - new hip implant with modular neck option to reconstruct anatomical hip joint on August 19, 2007 at P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Sanjay Agarwala, Joint Replacement…
Polymed Medicure Eyeing US Market
Medical device manufacturer Polymed Medicure is eyeing the US market, making it the first Indian company to do so. Once the company’s plant in Faridabad gets USFDA approval, it will start exporting four medical device…
Polymed to buy US co for $20 million
DISPOSABLE medical device manufacturer Polymed is set to acquire an US based medical device company for around $18-20 million. It is learnt that the company is now in the final stages of negotiations and conducting th…
Scientists Harness Mysteries Of Brain
(Ref : Economic Times dated November 30, 2006)
Time Technoplast To Set Up Medical Devices Unit In Baddi
The Mumbai-based Time Technoplast, a technology based company, is setting a new manufacturing facility of disposable medical devices at Thane near Baddi.
Toray Industries Introduces Water Purifier For Dialysis In India
Toray Industries Inc. Japan, global leaders in organic synthetic technology, polymer chemistry and biochemistry materials, is introducing the Torayvino polysulfone hollow fibre membrane filter water purifier for dialy…
Texas develops Innovative Prosthetic Solutions For Arms
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), a world leader in analog, signal processor and Microcontroller (MCU) technologies has developed the world's first thought controlled 'Bionic Arm'.
Chip Sounds Alarm If A Swab Is Left Inside Your Body
A wand waved over patients while they are still on the operating table could put an end to swabs being accidentally left behind. The hand-held scanner could be used by surgeons to check for missing swabs used to mop u…
Asthma Cure Goes To The Wire
In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of Asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Called bronchial thermoplasty, the procedure is t…
Emerging Technology Developments in Fusion Technology for Diagnostic Imaging
Emerging Fusion Technologies Poised to Change the Landscape of Diagnostic Imaging
Bioengineered Tissue Repairs Damaged Knee Cartilages
A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol, UK has found that knee cartilage injuries can be effectively repaired by tissue engineering, and that osteoarthritis does not stop the regeneration process.
Millipore India Invests Rs 25 Lakh For Lab-On-Wheels Project
Millipore India has invested Rs 25 lakh for a lab-on-wheels project. The mobile lab is an initiative of Millipore India, Eppendorf and Micro Devices Metrohm. The state-of-the-art lab-on-wheels and is expected to visit…
Plastindia Foundation:
New Team of Office Bearers for the term 2006 – 2009
Solvay Upgrades Facility In India
Brussels based biopharma major, Solvay group has decided to expand and upgrade its facilities in Panoli in Gujarat.
Laser Takes Needless Out Of Diabetes Test
The new procedure uses a laser to measure spectroscopic signals in blood while the blood is still in the capillaries, allowing abnormal levels of blood components like glucose to be detected without pricking a person'…
Barc Develops BP Monitor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc-India) has developed a patient-friendly, low-cost non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) module to be used for monitoring blood pressure in operation theatres and intensive care units.
IISc Inks Pact With Cardiff University For Science & Technology
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Cardiff University, Wales in UK, have entered into a collaboration to encourage cooperation in the fields of science and technology, which includes biotechnology and pharmaceutic…
Facility For Electroretinography In Mumbai (India)
Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna recently inaugurated Mumbai's first multifocal electroretinogram & VEP at Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital in Mumbai.
Technological Innovation In Cataract Surgery
As the treatment of cataract is now witnessing technological innovation with improved results and outcomes, the new technologies introduced by the world's largest eye care company, Bausch & Lomb, has moved a step furt…
DGFT Eases Import Norms For Medical Items Not Covered Under Drugs Act
According to a recent notification, DGFT has amended section 2.50 of the Handbook of Procedures to clarify that "DGFT may also issue, on application, Free Sale and Commerce Certificate for export of items not covered…
Diabetes Related Foot Amputation Rise To 50,000 A Year In India
India has the largest number of diabetic patients in the world with latest figure crossing 33 million and out of that as many as 50,000 patients losing their legs every year according to a latest study made by Diabeti…
IVTPL launches latest DES-COSTER for coronary heart disease
IVTPL (Interventional Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) has launched COSTAR, the latest generation drug eluting stent (DES), to treat Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). COSTAR is a product of ConorMed USA. The product makes use of "…
Medical Devices Bill : Before Parliament Soon
The draft Bill seeking to introduce a regulatory system for medical devices used in clinical applications will be introduced in the parliament soon. The Bill with certain key provisions, was discussed by the Drug Tech…
Motherson To Acquire German G+S
Delhi based Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd has reached an agreement with German insolvency administrators to acquire a running plastics injection molding company, G+S Kunststofftechnik Gmbh (G+S), located near Stuttgart i…
Relisys To Initiate Int'l Registry For New Version DES
The Hyderabad based Relisys Medical Devices is initiating an international multi-centre registry to create data on its new version of Drug Eluting Stent (DES). The new version consists of a cobalt-chromium stent, coat…
Telemedicine Network Linking 30 Private Hospitals In TN Taken Off
Four Chennai-based hospitals, in association with the Space Hospitals, a division of Space Computers and Systems Ltd., are jointly establishing a dedicated telemedicine network linking private hospitals in remote area…
Trinity opts biodegradable stents for Indians with narrow arteries
The Bangalore based Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation has now opted for use of biodegradable stents for patients who have smaller arteries. The interventional cardiologists have found that Indians, who are genetic…
Bodies that don't bleed : Virtual patients to train doctors and nurses
New Jersey : The days of new doctors practising on real patients may be numbered.
India turns to Gulf to sell healthcare services
With UK failing to live up to initial promise of a fertile ground for attracting patients for Indian healthcare service providers, attention is now shifting to the Middle East. A CII delegation of top corporate hospit…
Hope for heart with drug-coated stent
A new breakthrough in the treatment of coronary artery disease promises to reduce the need for open heart bypass surgery. Medical scientists have come up with a drug-coated stent which, once inserted after clearing a…
Medtronic announces first implant of fourth generation heart failure device
Meditronic, Inc. announced the first implant of the InSync Marquis system, the company’s fourth generation heart failure device and its second to treat patients who also need the protection of an implantable defibrill…
India needs 35,000 dialysis machines, it has only 1,000
It is a country where an estimated 20 lakh suffer kidney afflictions every year. Of which, 10% are put on dialysis or need to have their kidney transplanted. And, the numbers, according to nephrologists, are alarmingl…
Industry News Page 1 of 2
Ahmedabad Medical Disposables Manufacturers’ signs MoU with Italian Cluster, CONSOBIOMED
Industry News Page 1 of 2
Plastic waste offer profitable means of disposal
Idleinventory.com Signs Partnership Agreement
medisourceasia.com & medicalplasticsindia.com
Industry News Page 1 of 2
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has identified Gujarat as an important cluster location for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Industry. A number of support activities will be carried out b…
Industry News Page 1 of 2
The Indian unit of US-based healthcare major, Becton Dickinson, would invest $ 30 million to hike production at its plant in India, and said it was open to acquiring healthcare companies in the country.
Industry News Page 2 of 2
According to him, the company aims at marketing 1.5 million bags by March 2000, which is expected to bring in Rs.7.5 crores. The global demand is around 70 million
Portal on Medical Technology adn Markets in Asia Launched
The site medisourceasia.com is aimed at creating a virtual techno-commerical information resource for medical devices / equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, marketing companies and users including hospit…
Goldstab Organics Expands Capacity with new state-ofthe-art Calcium/Zinc Based PVC Stabilizer Plant
Goldstab Organics Pvt. Ltd. has a stated commitment to the sustainable development of PVC industry. Demonstrating this commitment, Goldstab has made significant investments in a worldclass manufacturing plant for the…
Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd. Opens A New Factory In Ahmedabad
Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd., one of the leading manufacturers of Plastic Auxiliary Equipment in India inaugurated its new fabrication facility in Ahmedabad on 8th Aug 2019. This facility houses ultra-modern fabrication mac…
About Messe Düsseldorf Asia
MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA 2018 : Delivering solutions for the future of medtech Mark your calendar for the 4th Manufacturing Processes for Medical Technology Exhibition and Conference from 29-31 Aug
US Medical Device Makers Call For Trade Action Against India
American medical device companies have written to the US government asking that it suspend or partly or fully withdraw India's benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) "in view of its failure to prov…
Plastics Remain Material Of Choice In Parenteral Packaging Market
Polymer-based packaging forecast to grow by double digits Norbert Sparrow Medical Materials, Packaging July 22, 2016
Global Biomaterials Market For Implantable Devices Driven By Polymers
Biomaterials are either of synthetic or natural origin used in effective treatment of several diseases such as cardiovascular, dental problems, tissue damage, bone cancer and orthopedic injuries. These biomaterials ha…
Medical Device Sterilisation: International Standards
Companies looking to sterilise and validate medical devices need to be familiar with following major standards.
BASF Functional and mechanical components for insulin pen
These medical elastomers can replace thermoset rubber used for tiny plunger tips or seals that prevent drugs in the tube or barrel of the syringe from flowing backward as the plunger is depressed. Their good COF also…
The Bandage - Reinvented for the 21st Century
A sterile bandage, also known as a sterile dressing, is any material that is free from infectious matter and that is used to cover an open wound or injury to help control bleeding and prevent additional contamination…
Plastics In Medical Technology On Course For Further Success
Be it contact lenses, intubation tubes, single-use syringes or cannulas, more than half of all medical products manufactured around the world are made of plastics. But even beyond these mass-produced articles, the pro…
Ferromatik Milacron India’s New Milestone - Dispatch of 7001st Injection Moulding Machine
Leading Injection Moulding Machine Manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron India has set up a new Milestone for Injection Moulding Machinery Industry by handing over its 7001st Injection Moulding Machine on 28th January, 201…
Government Of India Ministry Of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises NATIONAL AWARD - 2011 Quality Products in Micro & Small Enterprises Plastic Medical Disposables
Ltd., Ahmedabad in recognition of Manufacturing outstanding Quality Products in “Micro & Small Enterprises” category (Plastic Medical Disposable) awarded by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government…
Plastics Consumption To Increase In Healthcare & Pharma Sectors
Fuelled by increasing level of plastics usage in pharma, healthcare, automobiles, consumer packaging and impact of increased infrastructure spending, the plastics industry is set to double per capita consumption in th…
Colostomy & Colostomy Bags
Driven by an aging global population, increasing life expectancy, and rising incidence of incontinence diseases, the global market for ostomy and incontinence products market is forecast to reach US$15.7 billion by th…
Mr. Arvind Mehta Inducted In Council Of International Plastics Association Directors (CIPAD)
Council of International Plastics Association Directors (CIPAD) is an international association which represents 64 plastics Association Directors acting in 49 countries from five continents and strives to maintain pe…
Plastic Sleeves That Cures Diabetes
What is the Plastic Sleeve and what does it do?
Synthetic Windpipe
“What makes this procedure different is it’s the first time a wholly tissue-engineered synthetic windpipe has been made and successfully transplanted, making it an important milestone for regenerative medicine”.
Double J Stent
Removal of tumors from either the ureter or the kidney
Drug Eluting Stents & Balloons - A Breakthrough In Interventional Cardiology
In an age of fast cars and fast food, it is little surprise that speedy, minimally invasive treatments have taken centre stage in important treatment arenas. However, unlike care and food, medical treatment, when admi…
Trends and segments for medical devices in the EU market
EU healthcare: stricter reimbursement policies
Ferromatik Milacron India Promotes 2 to Leadership Posts
Company veterans Divgi, Bhalavat to help guide ongoing growth April 18, 2011 – Ferromatik Milacron India Ltd. (FMIL), India’s No. 1 injection molding machine manufacturer, has promoted two individuals to key leadershi…
Gujarat: Leading The Medical Device Sector In India
Apart from being hailed as the pharmaceutical hub of the country, another sector that is fast caching up the frenzy of this industry-friendly state is the medical device sector. Suja Nair shirodkar taps the latest in…
Plümat Acquires Colpitt BV
Plümat is focussed on the design & manufacturing of form fill seal systems for pharmaceutical solutions, whereas Colpitt is a well established specialist for the supply of production equipment for disposable container…
Solvay Advanced Polymers and Secant Medical Announce marketing partnership in biomedical fabrics
SOLVAY Advanced Polymers, LLC, a Solvay Specialty Polymers Company and global supplier of high-performance polymers, along with Secant Medical, LLC, a leading manufacturer of custom biomedical textile structures for m…
William Harvey - By his discovery of the circulation of the blood, Harvey revolutionized physiology which had been based on the assumptions about how materials flow through the blood vessels
He is the first to describe correctly and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart. Many doctors still relied on Galen for much of their knowledge, but Harvey li…
DuPont Opens Integrated Knowledge Center In India
DuPont India, a subsidiary of US-based science-based products and services company DuPont, has opened its integrated knowledge centre - DuPont Knowledge Centre (DKC) - at Hyderabad to provide basic discovery research…
A 'Hospital' That's Run Entirely By Robots
The new $5 million medical and surgical simulation training centre located at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in East Baltimor, which opened in March, has some very unique new staff members - robots.
BD India keen to work with Union govt to train inspectors on medical devices
CMS Computer Ltd., is a leading IT solutions provider in the country with 8000 + professionals worldwide offering wide range of solutions and services across various verticals in strategic IT consulting, Networking, T…
DePuy Launches Software For Knee Replacement Surgery
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc, has announced the launch of computer software designed to significantly enhance the field of computer-assisted knee replacement surgery. The Ci Essential Knee System is computers software that…
US FDA Okays Critical Limb-Saving Vascular Device
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for US marketing a vascular shunt, a medical device that can help save the arms and legs of soldiers critically injured in combat as well as individuals in other traum…
Wockhardt's Surgeons Remove Brain Tumour Through Patient's Nasal Cavity
In a unique path breaking surgery lasting for eight hours, the neurosurgery team at Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore performed a pioneering technique by which, for the first time in the country, a brain tumor was remove…
Bayer's New Contour TS Blood Glucose Monitor Launched
It eliminates miscoding errors which could put people with diabetes at clinical risk
BD Medical Launches Pro-safety IV Catheter To Help Health Workers
BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, has launched the Venflon pro- safety IV catheter with safety features against needlestick injury. The product i…
Borealis Develops Polypropylene BH34MO For Pail Packaging
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, with more than 40 years experience in the polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) business, has created a unique opportunity for pail pac…
Corona Cardiac Cathlab
Tender loving care Hospital visits can be harrowing experiences, but thanks to Design Directions, this cardiac system is not only full of mind boggling science, but it also offers impressive comfort. Although by no me…
Metha Short Stem For Young Arthritis Patients
Bbraun India launched Metha Short Stem - new hip implant with modular neck option to reconstruct anatomical hip joint on August 19, 2007 at P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Sanjay Agarwala, Joint Replacement…
Polymed Medicure Eyeing US Market
Medical device manufacturer Polymed Medicure is eyeing the US market, making it the first Indian company to do so. Once the company’s plant in Faridabad gets USFDA approval, it will start exporting four medical device…
Polymed to buy US co for $20 million
DISPOSABLE medical device manufacturer Polymed is set to acquire an US based medical device company for around $18-20 million. It is learnt that the company is now in the final stages of negotiations and conducting th…
Scientists Harness Mysteries Of Brain
(Ref : Economic Times dated November 30, 2006)
Time Technoplast To Set Up Medical Devices Unit In Baddi
The Mumbai-based Time Technoplast, a technology based company, is setting a new manufacturing facility of disposable medical devices at Thane near Baddi.
Toray Industries Introduces Water Purifier For Dialysis In India
Toray Industries Inc. Japan, global leaders in organic synthetic technology, polymer chemistry and biochemistry materials, is introducing the Torayvino polysulfone hollow fibre membrane filter water purifier for dialy…
Texas develops Innovative Prosthetic Solutions For Arms
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), a world leader in analog, signal processor and Microcontroller (MCU) technologies has developed the world's first thought controlled 'Bionic Arm'.
Chip Sounds Alarm If A Swab Is Left Inside Your Body
A wand waved over patients while they are still on the operating table could put an end to swabs being accidentally left behind. The hand-held scanner could be used by surgeons to check for missing swabs used to mop u…
Asthma Cure Goes To The Wire
In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of Asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Called bronchial thermoplasty, the procedure is t…
Emerging Technology Developments in Fusion Technology for Diagnostic Imaging
Emerging Fusion Technologies Poised to Change the Landscape of Diagnostic Imaging
Bioengineered Tissue Repairs Damaged Knee Cartilages
A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol, UK has found that knee cartilage injuries can be effectively repaired by tissue engineering, and that osteoarthritis does not stop the regeneration process.
Millipore India Invests Rs 25 Lakh For Lab-On-Wheels Project
Millipore India has invested Rs 25 lakh for a lab-on-wheels project. The mobile lab is an initiative of Millipore India, Eppendorf and Micro Devices Metrohm. The state-of-the-art lab-on-wheels and is expected to visit…
Plastindia Foundation:
New Team of Office Bearers for the term 2006 – 2009
Solvay Upgrades Facility In India
Brussels based biopharma major, Solvay group has decided to expand and upgrade its facilities in Panoli in Gujarat.
Laser Takes Needless Out Of Diabetes Test
The new procedure uses a laser to measure spectroscopic signals in blood while the blood is still in the capillaries, allowing abnormal levels of blood components like glucose to be detected without pricking a person'…
Barc Develops BP Monitor
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc-India) has developed a patient-friendly, low-cost non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) module to be used for monitoring blood pressure in operation theatres and intensive care units.
IISc Inks Pact With Cardiff University For Science & Technology
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Cardiff University, Wales in UK, have entered into a collaboration to encourage cooperation in the fields of science and technology, which includes biotechnology and pharmaceutic…
Facility For Electroretinography In Mumbai (India)
Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna recently inaugurated Mumbai's first multifocal electroretinogram & VEP at Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital in Mumbai.
Technological Innovation In Cataract Surgery
As the treatment of cataract is now witnessing technological innovation with improved results and outcomes, the new technologies introduced by the world's largest eye care company, Bausch & Lomb, has moved a step furt…
DGFT Eases Import Norms For Medical Items Not Covered Under Drugs Act
According to a recent notification, DGFT has amended section 2.50 of the Handbook of Procedures to clarify that "DGFT may also issue, on application, Free Sale and Commerce Certificate for export of items not covered…
Diabetes Related Foot Amputation Rise To 50,000 A Year In India
India has the largest number of diabetic patients in the world with latest figure crossing 33 million and out of that as many as 50,000 patients losing their legs every year according to a latest study made by Diabeti…
IVTPL launches latest DES-COSTER for coronary heart disease
IVTPL (Interventional Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) has launched COSTAR, the latest generation drug eluting stent (DES), to treat Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). COSTAR is a product of ConorMed USA. The product makes use of "…
Medical Devices Bill : Before Parliament Soon
The draft Bill seeking to introduce a regulatory system for medical devices used in clinical applications will be introduced in the parliament soon. The Bill with certain key provisions, was discussed by the Drug Tech…
Motherson To Acquire German G+S
Delhi based Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd has reached an agreement with German insolvency administrators to acquire a running plastics injection molding company, G+S Kunststofftechnik Gmbh (G+S), located near Stuttgart i…
Relisys To Initiate Int'l Registry For New Version DES
The Hyderabad based Relisys Medical Devices is initiating an international multi-centre registry to create data on its new version of Drug Eluting Stent (DES). The new version consists of a cobalt-chromium stent, coat…
Telemedicine Network Linking 30 Private Hospitals In TN Taken Off
Four Chennai-based hospitals, in association with the Space Hospitals, a division of Space Computers and Systems Ltd., are jointly establishing a dedicated telemedicine network linking private hospitals in remote area…
Trinity opts biodegradable stents for Indians with narrow arteries
The Bangalore based Trinity Hospital and Heart Foundation has now opted for use of biodegradable stents for patients who have smaller arteries. The interventional cardiologists have found that Indians, who are genetic…
Bodies that don't bleed : Virtual patients to train doctors and nurses
New Jersey : The days of new doctors practising on real patients may be numbered.
India turns to Gulf to sell healthcare services
With UK failing to live up to initial promise of a fertile ground for attracting patients for Indian healthcare service providers, attention is now shifting to the Middle East. A CII delegation of top corporate hospit…
Hope for heart with drug-coated stent
A new breakthrough in the treatment of coronary artery disease promises to reduce the need for open heart bypass surgery. Medical scientists have come up with a drug-coated stent which, once inserted after clearing a…
Medtronic announces first implant of fourth generation heart failure device
Meditronic, Inc. announced the first implant of the InSync Marquis system, the company’s fourth generation heart failure device and its second to treat patients who also need the protection of an implantable defibrill…
India needs 35,000 dialysis machines, it has only 1,000
It is a country where an estimated 20 lakh suffer kidney afflictions every year. Of which, 10% are put on dialysis or need to have their kidney transplanted. And, the numbers, according to nephrologists, are alarmingl…
Industry News Page 1 of 2
Ahmedabad Medical Disposables Manufacturers’ signs MoU with Italian Cluster, CONSOBIOMED
Industry News Page 1 of 2
Plastic waste offer profitable means of disposal
Idleinventory.com Signs Partnership Agreement
medisourceasia.com & medicalplasticsindia.com
Industry News Page 1 of 2
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has identified Gujarat as an important cluster location for Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Industry. A number of support activities will be carried out b…
Industry News Page 1 of 2
The Indian unit of US-based healthcare major, Becton Dickinson, would invest $ 30 million to hike production at its plant in India, and said it was open to acquiring healthcare companies in the country.
Industry News Page 2 of 2
According to him, the company aims at marketing 1.5 million bags by March 2000, which is expected to bring in Rs.7.5 crores. The global demand is around 70 million
Portal on Medical Technology adn Markets in Asia Launched
The site medisourceasia.com is aimed at creating a virtual techno-commerical information resource for medical devices / equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, marketing companies and users including hospit…