Japan's Device Makers Look To Emerging Markets For New Sales
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Japan's medical-device makers are looking to developing countries for possible sales to substitute for declining prospects in Japan, Europe and the United States. Fujifilm Holdings has begun new sales in India, Hitachi Medical is opening an office in Cairo, and is still adding sales representatives in Latin America. Toshiba Medical Systems is assigning sales agents to provide maintenance service in emerging nations, beginning with agents taking on technicians in India, Latin America and Turkey for its CT scanners, along with doctors and specialists to provide guidance on the use of the devices. (Click here for more - a subscription may be required
You may also be interested in...
EU Regulatory Assessors Get AI Boost In Reaching Scientific Decisions
The European Medicines Agency is training scientific staff working for the European medicines regulatory network in how to use a new AI-powered search engine that allows them to easily retrieve information on regulatory precedents.
EU Parliament Stricter Than Council On Medicines And Medical Devices Packaging
The EU Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee takes a compromise position with regards to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. Medicines and medical devices should be exempt, but only until 2035, at which point the European Commission should check whether the development of materials and the recycling process have progressed, and may adjust this exemption accordingly.
Stay Or Exit? Global Health Players Ponder New China Trajectory
It's again the time of year when global CEOs descend on China's capital to discuss strategies. This year, however, the mood is different.