Medical Devices To Draw Big Pharma Into India As Sector Poised To Double By 2012 - PwC Report
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
MUMBAI - India's medical device market is set to nearly double to around $5 billion by 2012 from $2.75 billion in 2008, spurred by improving healthcare infrastructure including new hospitals, clinics, and laboratories, along with new approaches to healthcare delivery like telemedicine
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