11-May-17 Following the price-cap placed on stents, the Indian government wants to put more medical devices under price control and proposes to change the Indian Medical Council Act to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe generic medicines. [image: ET Healthworld]

08-May-17 Patent applications in the Korean medical device sector have increased 30% since 2013. In 2016, 9,163 medical devices were patented, up from 6,997 in 2013. Biometrics measurement devices showed the biggest jump. [image: Business Korea]

02-May-17 India's demand for quality medical devices continues to increase, due to medical tourism, an increase in population, higher life expectancy and an increase in lifestyle diseases. However, the domestic industry is not able to meet this demand. [image: Messe Düsseldorf]

29-Apr-17 Medical-technology companies plan to tell Indian officials that further price control measures would risk future investments. The lobbying effort by Abbott, Boston Scientific, J&J and others comes after the government set a cap for stents, slashing prices by 75 percent. [image: ET Healthworld]

20-Apr-17 As China develops, it struggles to deal with wrenching healthcare challenges. It produces few breakthrough innovations in medicine and healthcare technology. New investments and policy reforms, however, could transform China into one of the top R&D hubs. The Chinese government recently enacted new programs to stimulate entrepreneurship, bolster domestic research institutions, and promote innovative approaches to upgrading the healthcare system. [image: Techonomy / Shutterstock]