Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is planning to transfer regulatory control of drug products, currently regulated under the Medicines Act and the Poisons Act, to the Health Products Act. The HSA believes that this will help update, clarify and streamline Singapore’s existing... 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
For Class B, C, and D medical devices (see Classification of General Medical Devices in Singapore), there are two submission routes in Singapore: the abridged submission route and the full evaluation route. The abridged submission route is only for medical devices that... Read More
For more information about Singapore’s regulatory framework, please see Singapore Medical Device Regulations. You are welcome to use or share this infographic online or in your presentations and papers, as long as you include credits to Pacific Bridge Medical (www.pacificbridgemedical.com) and, if possible, a link... Read More
亚洲人心脏衰竭发生的平均年龄在61岁 Read More
Asians develop heart failure at an average age of 61, approximately a decade earlier than patients in the U.S. and Europe. Because many Asian patients do not understand the disease or the early stage symptoms, the five-year survival rate is very low.... 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
2014年不包括日本在内的亚洲经济增长将接近6%。同期欧盟增加1.5%，美国增加2.5%。 在亚洲，中国的增长最快，其增长率超过 7%。预计印度，菲律宾和越南的经济增长约6%，印度尼西亚紧随其后，为5.5%。 Read More
Economic growth in Asia will be almost 6% in 2014 (excluding Japan), compared with 1.5% in the EU and 2.5% in the U.S. Asia's growth will be led by China, which is expected to expand over 7% this year. The economies of... 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