Editorial

“MEDICAL PLASTICS DATA SERVICE” : Now in the 31st year of publication.

Our journey of successful and consistent 30 years’ service to the Indian Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Plastics Sectors has been possible because of generous support from all the stakeholders. We are grateful to numerous Industry leaders and...

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Cover Story

About Safety of Materials Used in Medical Devices

Manufacturers have to perform an evaluation of their device to determine if there is a potential adverse biological response resulting from contact of the device's materials with the body and whether the associated risks are acceptable...

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Quality

(SCTIMST)-Your Partner For Testing And Bilogical Evaluation Of Medical Devices & Biomaterials

Sandhya C G, Scientist F, SCTIMST

In the selection of materials to be used in device manufacture, the initial consideration is the fitness for purpose with regard to characteristics and properties of the material, which include chemical, toxicological, physical, electrical, morphological and mechanical properties...

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MedTech Start-Ups

SCTIMST-TIMed : Catalyse Your MedTech Ideas

S. Balram, CEO, SCTIMST-TIMed

TIMed extends incubation support to startups and entrepreneurs who are involved in medical device or healthcare technology development. Incubatees are provided with mentoring support on various aspects including idea validation, technology and technical assessment, business plan development, preparation for fund raising, pitch deck preparation and also providing clinical, industry and vendor connects...

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Materials

KLJ Group: Rolling out Total Solutions for Plasticizers & Polymer Compounds

Jagdish Parmar, DGM- Sales & Technical, KLJ Group, Mumbai, India

KLJ Group is a multi-product and multi-locational business conglomerate, with a turnover of INR 109 billion (US$ 1.40 billion) having manufacturing capacity of over 1.40 million tpa and a 2200+ dedicated and qualified personnel persistently pursuing Innovation, Development and Growth...

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KRAIBURG TPE offers innovation and superior support for medical and pharmaceutical TPE Applications

Aditya Purandare, Managing Director, India. Kraiburg TPE Pvt. Ltd.

When selecting any materials for medical device and pharma packaging applications, the primary focus should be on the choosing the right materials to accomplish the application requirement, complemented by reducing the risk to a minimal...

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Market Selection - Global Market

Marketing Strategies By The Indian Medical Devices Exporters: A Detailed Study

Mr. Amit Dave, M. Pharm, MBA, Former CEO – Brazil Operations / Vice President Export - Zydus Cadila /Claris Lifesciences

The study finds very useful information about promotion models, distribution set ups and pricing strategies followed by the Indian medical device exporters....

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Global Trends

Liability Risks faced by Polymer Suppliers and its negative impact on downstream innovation in medical implants

Liability laws designed to compensate for harms caused by defective products may also affect innovation. The study mentioned above examined this issue by exploiting a major quasi-exogenous increase in liability risk faced by US suppliers of polymers used to manufacture medical implants...

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AiMeD & Regulatory Updates

• Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi Appointed As The New Drug Controller General Of India

• DCGI Calls For Medical Devices Testing Laboratories To Register With Its Network Of Laboratories

• Gujarat FDCA Starts Issuing RCs To Medical Devices Manufacturers As Part Of Transitioning To New MD Regime

• Medical Devices Industry Seeks Clarity On Misbranded And Adulterated Medical Devices In New Drugs Bill

• NCC-MvPI Identifies 119 New MDAEM Centres In Various States To Report Medical Device Adverse Events

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Industry News

• Syringe Cos Feel The Pain As Vaccination Rate Dips

• Central PSU HLL Launches Menstrual Cups

• Berry Invests In Indian Healthcare Market With New Facility

• Mandaviya Urges Medical Device Entrepreneurs To Reduce Import Dependency

• Med-Tech Sector Scouts For Export Incentives Under RoDTEP To Boost R&D Ecosystem

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Press Release

• Qosina Appoints Lee Pochter as Executive Vice President

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Did You Know?

• About Making Medical Plastics Sector More Sustainable

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