India’s National Cancer Grid (NCG) has sparked industry interest with its innovative approach to drug procurement. The pilot project, involving 23 cancer centers within the NCG network, successfully negotiated prices... Read More
On January 1, India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) put forth a new NSWS program and portal to help monitor and administer healthcare products that it regulates. Drugs, medical... Read More
1. Overview The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) functions as India’s primary regulatory authority overseeing pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cosmetics. The CDSCO is also responsible for supervising the Drugs... Read More
As noted in our July newsletter, the Indian authorities required all non-notified Class C and D devices to be registered by October 1. Such devices could include certain X-ray products,... Read More
...leading countries for sourcing and manufacturing medical products. Technical and quality standards are improving quickly with India’s mature medical education system. Medical products made in India are oftentimes cheaper than... Read More
The Indian government issued the National Medical Device Policy 2023 to help develop more locally-made medical devices in India. Currently, India imports about 82% of their medical devices and the... Read More
In 2020, India promulgated their Medical Device Rules Act. This act increased medical device registration requirements in India. Before the act, only about 35 device categories required registration. After the... Read More
Two weeks ago, India’s Union Cabinet, the top decision-making body in India, authorized a new medical device policy to increase its domestic device production. Currently, India only makes about 1%... Read More
...drug suppliers, etc. Friend shoring is the notion of moving supply chains to countries where political relationships are better. In contrast to China, India is a friendly country to the... Read More
...to improve healthcare in India. One of their suggestions is to lower import taxes on medical devices that cannot be made in India yet. The MTaI has proposed lowering custom... Read More