If a foreign medical device company does not have its own office in China and does not want to let their distributor register their product there, registration can be done by an independent third-party company (agent) located in China. In all three cases,... Read More
INTRODUCTION With incomes rising among its rapidly aging population of 96.7 million, Vietnam is a booming market for pharmaceuticals. Long one of the least-developed pharmaceutical markets in Asia, with relatively low per capita spending on drugs, Vietnam has tremendous potential. According to... Read More
A Malaysian law requiring companies that manufacture or market medical devices in the country to register with the government goes into full effect this month, six years after it was first passed. The 2012 law was designed to bring Malaysia, which imports... Read More
Unlike the other Asian countries, in Indonesia, an independent, third party entity in-country cannot register foreign devices. According to Indonesian law, devices can be registered via the foreign company’s Indonesian distributor or the foreign company’s subsidiary operation in Indonesia. To get around... Read More
Cancer is growing very quickly in China. At the same time, Chinese citizens are becoming wealthier and demanding higher quality medical products and services. Thus, Western medical device companies marketing their cancer products in China are seeing rapidly increasing demand. Western medical... Read More
For more information about Chinese in-country representatives, please see Local Agent Representation for Medical Products in China. 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... Read More
Across Asia, rapid economic growth has fueled the growth of a new middle class. These people -- from China to India to Indonesia -- are spending more and more money on healthcare. Medical device markets across Asia have posted average growth rates... Read More
As profit margins in Western markets plummet, multinational pharmaceutical companies are targeting emerging markets like China for future revenue growth. China is set to become the worlds second-largest pharmaceutical market by 2016. It currently ranks third, with an estimated value of $70... Read More
Like many other Asian countries, Hong Kong is developing a more regulated, harmonized system for medical device manufacturers and importers. Though registration is currently voluntary, manufacturers will soon be required to register their products. Get a head start by viewing our webcast... Read More
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has been working for several years on gradually establishing a medical device registration system. In February 2005, they announced the Medical Device Voluntary Establishment Registration program, abbreviated MeDVER. Implemented in January 2006, this is a system where... Read More