With the use of 3D-printed medical devices expanding rapidly in Singapore, government health authorities have released a set of guidelines for their regulation. Released in draft form in late January by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA), the guidelines are designed to ensure... Read More
A host of rehabilitative technology companies are entering the Asian market in force, driven by the needs of the region’s aging population for exercise and rehab equipment to combat immobility, muscular atrophy, and the epidemics of heart disease, hypertension, stroke, osteoarthritis, and... Read More
Following the lead of the United States, the European Union, China and other countries, Singapore is establishing a Unique Device Identification system for medical devices. The system is scheduled to be required first on high-risk implantable devices beginning in 2022, and on... Read More
Sales of diagnostic mammography equipment in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to rise significantly over the next eight years, according to two recently published studies. The reports by Globalcan and GlobalData vary in their specific findings. But both project compound annual growth... Read More
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), a fast-developing technology that uses radio waves to collect and transfer data, is increasingly being adopted in healthcare markets across the Asia Pacific region and around the globe. A study by Precedence Research found sales of the technology,... Read More
This article was originally published on Medtech Intelligence Fueled by an urgent need for diagnostic testing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) market is experiencing explosive growth across Asia and around the globe. Already expanding for the past... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence China In China, where the vast medical device market was valued at more than $40 billion in 2019, authorities have moved to secure the safety and efficacy of medical devices while at the same... Read More
This article was originally published on Medtech Intelligence Some Asian countries are racing to ease import restrictions for needed goods that could save lives. Also, the Asian private sector is unveiling a raft of new artificial intelligence, telehealth and data privacy technologies,... Read More
Showing flexibility in the face of the needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities in Singapore are facilitating the approval of medical devices used to decontaminate respirators. In establishing the provisional authorization pathway for the Class C devices, the Health Sciences... Read More