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
Together, the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have a combined GDP of $2 trillion and a population of more than 600 million. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam made up... Read More
The Thai pharmaceutical market is the largest in Southeast Asia, with a value of more than $4 billion in 2012. At its current rate of growth, it should more than double in size by 2020, when it is expected to reach a... Read More
The forthcoming ASEAN Medical Device Directive (AMDD) will cover harmonization for a Common Submission Dossier Template (CSDT) and will govern requirements of product registration. Read More
On April 19, 2013, a special committee, chaired by the Industry Ministry’s permanent secretary Mr. Vitoon Simachokdee, approved the plan for a medical industrial park in Thailand. The allotted zone will be divided into 500 rai (200 acre plots). It will include... Read More
With more than 600 billion people and a combined GDP of $2.3 trillion, the ten nations that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are already experiencing dramatic economic growth. This is especially true of the medical device market, which... Read More
Thailand's medical device market was worth more than $850 million in 2012 and is set to expand at 7.5 percent annually over the next several years. The medical device market in Thailand continues to boast strong economic growth, even in the face... Read More
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) recently released a draft of the ASEAN Medical Device Directive (AMDD) for comments in August 2012. This draft aims to enhance and harmonize medical device regulations among member countries. ASEAN plans to implement the Directive by... Read More
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to introduce the ASEAN Medical Devices Directive (AMDD), a uniform set of regulations that will cover all 10 of its member states. The AMDD will be written based on the Global Harmonization Task... Read More
Although still heavily reliant on drug imports, Thailand's domestic pharmaceutical market is steadily growing. The Thai pharmaceutical market is currently valued at about $4.3 billion. The Thai generic sector is expanding as the government is encouraging the use of generic drugs over... Read More