Doctors will soon conduct their first clinical trial in China using embryonic stem cells. This will be the first time that a clinical trial is conducted using embryonic stem cells for Parkinson’s disease patients. In this procedure, embryonic stem cells will be... Read More
This year, doctors in Thailand have successfully conducted Asia’s first robotically assisted brain surgery. The robotic technology was used to enhance the safety of the procedure and reduce the risk of postoperative complications. By using a robot during surgery, doctors were able... Read More
Introduction In 2016, Malaysia’s economy expanded 5% and the population was at 30 million. The country also has the third highest GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power pairty (PPP) in ASEAN at $27,000, behind only Singapore and Brunei (International Monetary Fund,... Read More
Indonesia, an archipelago of over 10,000 islands, has a population of over 255 million, making it the fourth most populous country in the world. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy, with a GDP adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of over... Read More
There are several steps to consider when entering the Asian medical device market. This presentation covers 10 essential steps to help grow your business in Asia. Case studies will be used to demonstrate key points. To view these presentation slides, please click... Read More
The Malaysian Health Ministry is planning on launching the Malaysian Health Transformation Initiative. The goal of these efforts is to converge public and private healthcare systems together in order to provide a sustainable, affordable, and high quality system to Malaysians. In past... Read More
Japan’s National Diet passed a bill last month in order to use patient records effectively to make more progress in medical research. The law is roughly translated as the next-generation medical infrastructure law, and it will allow anonymous medical big data to... Read More
In order to promote earlier market access of novel medical devices, Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) proposed changes for the “Regulation on Approval/Report/Review, Etc. of Medical Devices”. The proposed changes include: Designation criteria for rare-disease devices will include both... Read More
This article was also published on Medtech Intelligence. Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the world. With a population greater than 4.4 billion (or about two-thirds of the world’s population), there are tremendous medtech opportunities in the region. Nowadays,... Read More
Studies have shown that Asians are at a higher risk of developing type II diabetes than Europeans. As Asia is continuing to develop, lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol are on the rise. About 70% of diabetes patients live... Read More