International Tender Of Medical Devices Starts Year On High Note
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China Tendering and Procurement Index for medical devices designed by Chinabidding.com monitors the public bidding of medical devices to capture the scale and trend of such activities locally. According to statistics compiled, the number of tenders announced in Q1 2008 was 339, up 27.44 percent over the same period last year; tenders approved hit 517 in the quarter, an increase of 21.08 percent over the same period in 2007. Philips leads in color ultrasound equipment for winning almost 30 percent of the total tenders put out. Siemens, Philips, GE and Toshiba together corner 97 percent of CT bids, while GE dominates half of MR projects. (Click here for more - Chinese language)
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