Mindray acquires Zonare for $101 mn cash

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Medtech firm Mindray Medical has acquired Zonare Medical Systems, an ultrasound technology leader in the high-end radiology segment pursuant to the terms of the previously announ...Read more

AtCor Medical product gets US FDA approval

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Australia-based AtCor Medical, the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor system that noninvasively measures central aortic blood pressures and arterial stiffness, has received...Read more

Zecotek increases and closes non-brokered private placement

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2013

Singapore: Canada-based Zecotek Photonics, a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, has announced that the company has increased th...Read more

A*Star, Veredus launch Lab-on-Chip

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Apr, 2013

Singapore: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Veredus Laboratories have launched VereTrop, the first biochip in the molecular diagnostics market that can identify 13 d...Read more

Korean patent nod for BioElectronics pain device

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 Jan, 2013

Singapore: BioElectronics received patent allowance from the South Korean Intellectual Property office. The patent was allowed for a self contained medical device that is affixed to the bod...Read more

BabyLance safety heelstick receives EU patent

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Aug, 2013

Singapore: US-based MediPurpose, a master distributor and manufacturer of medical products, has announced an addition to its expanding portfolio of lancet patents. The medical product comp...Read more

3D dental printing now in South Korea

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Jan, 2013

Singapore: US-based Stratasys, a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, has appointed Medicodi and PD Dental as new channel partners i...Read more

Japan approves LivaNova's full body MRI system

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2016

Tokyo: London-based medical technology company LivaNova PLC has received approval for its new generation of full body Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) conditional pacemakers by PMDA in Japa...Read more

China to surpass Japan as 2nd largest medtech market

MedTech |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 Apr, 2013

Singapore: As the world's largest population, prospects for medical device spending in China is huge. Government healthcare reforms are a major driving force behind China's healthcare secto...Read more

Singapore starts medtech site to address investment queries

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Jun, 2013

Singapore: Singapore has launched medtech portal, www.medtech.sg, that aims to address international investors' queries on relevant and accurate information to evaluate medtech investment p...Read more

Boston Scientific embolization tech gets FDA nod

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Nov, 2013

Singapore: Boston Scientific has received the US FDA's clearance and CE Mark approval for its Direxion Torqueable Microcatheter, bolstering its portfolio of peripheral embolization technolo...Read more

Singapore launches A*Star Nanoimprint Foundry

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 30 Sep, 2013

Singapore: The pioneer initiative brings together nanotechnology suppliers and manufacturers to speed up productization of nanoimprinting, which imbues ordinary surfaces with unique propert...Read more

Implementation of policy is the key

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2014

Singapore: A rapidly emerging middle class and an ageing population in Asian countries, coupled with growing affluence and increased instances of lifestyle diseases is necessitating smart...Read more

Robust regulations needed

MedTech |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2014

Singapore: The Asia Pacific (APAC) medical device market touched an estimated $54.5 billion at the beginning of 2012. This growth was primarily led by the population size, an ageing popu...Read more

Medtronic to help rebuild hospital in Japan

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 May, 2012

Singapore: Medtronic Foundation will partner with Project HOPE to rebuild the Yamada General Hospital in Japan's northern coastal town of Yamada. The hospital was destroyed in the earthquak...Read more

India gets another CyberKnife cancer center

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Nov, 2012

Singapore: India's specialty institutes Medanta (Medicity Cancer Institute) and the Roentgen-BLK super speciality hospital have acquired CyberKnife VSI System, the premier solution for full...Read more

Tablet coating inspection technology developed in Japan

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 25 Sep, 2012

Singapore: Sumitomo Electric Industries and Kwansei Gakuin University have jointly developed a tablet coating inspection technology and a polymeric organic material inspection technology, ...Read more

Medical devices market in India may grow to $5.8 billion by 2014: Report

MedTech |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Oct, 2013

Mumbai: The Indian medical device and equipment market is expected to grow to around $5.8 billion by 2014 and $ 7.8billion by 2016, growing at a CAGR of 15.5 percent, according to an indust...Read more