Opportunities In India: Strategies For Medtech Success

1. India Introduces Sweeping — And Welcome — Device Regulations 5/17/2017

   Since 2002, American companies have lobbied for clearer oversight of medical device sales and manufacturing in India. As of January 2018, they will have their wish. 

2. The New Hotbed For Device Startups: Bangalore 8/15/2016

   Despite global medtech giants’ domination of India’s medical device industry and unfavorable domestic regulations, local startups hope to make lifesaving medical technology more accessible in a country where high-quality, affordable healthcare is scarce. Their products and ideas stand ready to impact markets across Africa, low-income countries in South America, Asia, and even Eastern Europe.

3. India Scraps Proposed Law Affecting Medical Devices 6/28/2016

   Some interesting medical device news came out of the world’s fastest growing major economy, India, last week.

4. Understanding India’s Hospital Ecosystem — A Guide For Medical Device Companies 12/1/2015

   When foreign device makers approach the market in India, they often make assumptions that its healthcare ecosystem might be just like China or the United States or Europe, and this can lead to disappointing sales. This article is meant to provide device companies with an insider’s overview of India’s hospital ecosystem to help frame a successful market entry or expansion strategy.

5. Pot Of Gold Or Fool’s Gold? Opportunities In India’s Medical Device Ecosystem 3/9/2015

   Resolving the paradoxes in India's medical device ecosystem is the key to American and European companies finding success in the country. In this article, Gunjan Bagla and Rajnish Rohatgi of consulting firm Amritt Inc. discuss three areas that foreign medical technology companies need to focus on when developing their strategy for the Indian market.

6. 4 Reasons Why Device Makers Should Pay Close Attention To India 5/20/2014

   As American medical device companies look overseas for new opportunities, they see exports languishing in Russia due to political risks and Brazil’s economy slowing. Most manufacturers have invested heavily in understanding China, and many have already established a direct presence in Shanghai, Beijing, or Hong Kong. This leaves India as the last frontier among the so-called BRIC countries, and an especially attractive one after last week’s elections, in which a strong, pro-business prime minister was chosen in an unprecedented mandate. By Gunjan Bagla and Rajnish Rohatgi, Amritt Inc.