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
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
The past several months have seen several announcements by the Malaysian Medical Device Authority (MDA). First launched in mid-2013, the online Medical Device Centralized Application System (MEDCAST) was expanded to support in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device submissions in May 2014. The MDA... Read More
在过去的几个月，马来西亚医疗器械管理局（MDA）发布了几条消息。2013年年中，首次网上推出，医疗器械集中式应用系统（MEDCAST）。于2014年5 月支持在体外诊断（IVD）仪器的申请。 MDA公布了体外诊断试剂的12步注册程序。 另外2014年5月，MDA的颁布5项新政策，进一步落实医疗器械法： Read More
Malaysia's pharmaceutical market is valued at over $3 billion and has a double-digit annual growth rate. Thanks to an increasingly affluent and expanding middle class, an aging population, urbanization and higher quality healthcare and medicines, Malaysians spent about $400 per person on... Read More
A country of 15 million people, Cambodia’s 2013 GDP was about $15.5 billion with growth around 7%. As the Cambodian economy develops, healthcare spending has been expanding throughout the country. Though still smaller and more difficult to do business in than many... 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
It is projected that infectious diseases in South and Southeast Asia will increase in the future, as rapid economic growth has led to rising air travel and urbanization — with growing people-to-people and people-to-animal interactions. SARS, bird flu and swine flu are... 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