28-Jul-16 With hopes of breaking into the Japanese medical industry one day, trading house Mitsui will deepen its hospital management experience by investing USD101 mn in a 16% stake in Columbia Asia, the largest hospital operator in Asia serving middle-class patients. Columbia Asia specializes in outpatient and simple treatments, and owns 28 medical facilities in four countries. [image: W3LiveNews]

20-Jul-16 Zimmer Biomet announced a collaboration with the Indo UK Institutes of Health that will increase the capacity of India's healthcare infrastructure. The first phase involves establishing the Zimmer Biomet Institute of India, a medical training and education facility in Andhra Pradesh which will help improve the delivery of and access to high-quality healthcare by training over 1,000 orthopaedic surgeons annually. [image: Zimmer Biomet]

22-Jul-16 Hkable Biological 3D and the China’s Fengdu County government have signed an agreement which will see them build China’s first 3D printing factory for medical products. The factory will be located in the municipality of Chongqing, Southwest China. [image: 3ders.org]

21-Jul-16 Australia's Dexus Property Group is making a move into the AUD172 bn (USD128 bn) healthcare sector, forging a partnership with Ramsay Health Care. The property giant has joined forces with the private healthcare provider to build a 128-bed private hospital in Sydney’s St Leonards that will help consolidate the precinct as the country’s primary medical hub. [image: Richard Polden]

21-Jul-16 Singapore's biggest healthcare provider Raffles Medical Group will spend SGD1 bn (USD737 mn) over the next three years to set up hospitals and clinics in Asia, group chairman and co-founder Loo Choon Yong said. About SGD600 mn will be used to spur growth outside Singapore, particularly in China, where an ageing population and reforms are expected to boost demand. [image: Raffles Medical Group/ST File]