Medical Devices Today

China’s First Medical Devices Innovation Base To Set Up In Chongqing

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - March 09, 2009

China's Ministry of Science and Technology has reached an agreement with Chongqing municipal government to set up an independent national innovation industry base for medical devices.

Reports On Defective Medical Devices In Heifei City Increase By 20 Times In One Year

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - March 02, 2009

The Heifei City FDA recently announced progress in its monitoring reports on defective medical devices.

Asahi Kasei Acquires U.S.-based Device Maker TechniKrom; Seeks ¥18 Billion in Sales

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - February 18, 2009

TOKYO - Asahi Kasei Medical, a unit of Japan's Asahi Kasei, has reached an agreement to fully acquire TechniKrom, a bioprocess equipment manufacturer, in a merger that the company hopes will spark growth between its filtering technology and the U.S. firm's bioprocess equipment systems for biopharmaceutical manufacturing materials, the Japanese parent company announced Feb. 16.

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - February 18, 2009

Medical Device Makers Drive Australia’s Biotech Sector Gains

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - January 22, 2009

The medical device sector of Australia's biotech industry is the most successful sector, as demonstrated by AtCor Medical's report of a 76 percent increase in interim sales.

MHLW Outlines Measures To Speed Up Medical Device Approval

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - January 8, 2008

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare outlined measures to speed up medical device approval process on its Web page. The measures include tripling the number of current review staff in five years and consolidating human resources on new product reviews.

Reform In Japan: Reviewers And Fees Go Up; Will Approval Times Go Down?

Full article reprinted from "The Gray Sheet" - December 22, 2008

Find out how U.S. device manufacturers hope an "action program" adopted by the Japanese government Dec. 17 and tied to increased industry user fees will significantly speed device approval times there.

American Chamber of Commerce Pinpoints Delays In Japan’s Medical Device Commercialization

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - December 15, 2008

American Chamber of Commerce of Japan released results of a survey Dec. 8 that compares drug commercialization timelines in the U.S. and Japan.

MHLW Revises GCP For Medical Devices, Collects Public Comment

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - November 24, 2008

Find out how the Food and Drug Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revealed a draft of revisions to guidance for medical device good clinical practice.

Sekisui Chemical To Dissolve And Transfer Medical Device Subsidiary

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - November 17, 2008

Find out how Sekisui Chemical announced Nov.13 the dissolution of Sekisui Medical Electronics, a medical device manufacturer subsidiary.

Medical Device Giants Fight For Basic-Level Market

Full translation summary from PharmAsia News - November 10, 2008

At the recent 60th China International Medical Equipment Fair in Suzhou, medical device giants gave emphasis to products suitable for small and medium health care institutions.