A growing number of nations in Southeast Asia – including Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia – now offer basic medical coverage to their citizens. This trend is leading to fast expanding demand for medical devices, drugs, and diagnostic test kits and reagents,... Read More
More and more Western medical device and diagnostics firms are choosing to conduct clinical trials in Asian countries. This trend is expected to grow over the next decade. Western companies are in particular expanding clinical trial operations to Japan, China, South Korea,... Read More
This article was also published on Medical Device Summit An increasing number of Western device companies have been acquiring or entering into joint ventures with Asian medical firms. Acquisitions and joint ventures with Asian medical companies can provide many advantages for Western... Read More
This presentation provides an overview of the Asian medical device markets and covers important regulatory issues for specific Asian countries, including China, Japan, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. To view these presentation slides, please click on Asia Medical Device Markets Overview Presentation Table of... Read More
The developing world is experiencing more Western diseases as they consume more Western products such as fast food, leading to a rise in the cardiology, orthopedics, and cancer rates. This means that the developing world is seeing a growing demand for devices... Read More
Joko Widodo was inaugurated as the new President of Indonesia on October 20, 2014. One of the tough challenges Widodo’s administration will face is reforming the healthcare system. Indonesia has a complicated, decentralized healthcare system that spreads responsibility from the national level... Read More
There is a wealth of opportunities for healthcare companies looking to expand to the Asian markets. This presentation provides an overview of important business and regulatory issues to consider for medical device companies interested in Asia. To view these presentation slides, please... Read More
Sourcing medical devices in Asia has become a common practice as more companies are taking advantage of the lower overhead, lower labor costs and increasing technical capabilities available in the Asian countries. Medical device companies can buy and manufacture a wide array... Read More
This report on Asian CROs provides a comprehensive list of contract research organizations in Asia. The countries covered include: Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Included for each CRO are contact information, description of... Read More
The ten nations that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- together have a population of over 610 million, almost twice the population of the U.S.... Read More