Advances in digital health technologies, from simple access to online medical reports to the ability to conduct surgeries via remote controls, are revolutionizing health care in China. Across the country, surgeons have over the past year manipulated surgical instruments from afar to... Read More
As a shortage of hospitals, an aging population and a dearth of healthcare workers take a toll on the quality of healthcare in Taiwan, the country is increasingly turning to smart technology, including artificial intelligence, to help route adequate health options to... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Driven by rising obesity, lack of exercise and excessive alcohol use, heart disease has become a major health threat in China. That is propelling a need for more diagnostic tests, new devices to treat... Read More
The Japanese government is beginning to ease restrictions on drug imports – speeding the review and approval of new products, improving the transparency of the process and widening access to medical data. A streamlined Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approval... Read More
Spending in Vietnam on medical equipment and pharmaceuticals is growing at a historic pace, and is projected to reach $22.7 billion by 2021. As the demand for quality health care rises with incomes, health care expenditures are rising by more than 12%... Read More
Leveraging the emerging powers of artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan’s medical device companies are developing smaller, more portable medical devices to provide better, more accessible care to the elderly – in a country where hospitals are in short supply. The devices in development... Read More
This article was originally featured on Medtech Intelligence. As Asia’s prostate cancer burden grows, so do opportunities for Western medical device companies with products to diagnose and treat the disease. Leading Western medical device firms are moving into markets across the Asian... Read More
Three years into a national push to incorporate artificial intelligence and other leading technologies in health services, Japan has had tremendous success. Effectively using big data, healthcare providers in the country are providing support for diagnoses and more effectively using innovative drugs... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. The global market for personalized medical treatment is growing, and the companion diagnostics market is no exception. Western companies offering companion in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests are growing in Japan, where regulators, physicians, and... Read More
With Singapore continuing to attract top pharmaceutical companies, clinical research and biomedical manufacturing opportunities abound. Indeed between 2000 and 2015, the number of clinical research programs conducted in Singapore jumped by 30%. Today, six out of the top 10 drugs produced globally... Read More