medical devices

New Delhi, March 31 Pharma major Lupin Ltd announced on Tuesday that it has received tentative approval from the US health regulator for its generic version of Sugammadex injection, used for reversing the effects of muscle relaxants administered during surgery.The tentative approval by the US...

New Delhi, March 27 India and the US have agreed on a framework for an interim trade agreement, and this framework is designed to "protect domestic sensitivities" while creating new export opportunities, the government informed Parliament on Friday.Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti...

London, March 18 A new generation of drug delivery vehicles could deliver chemotherapy directly to surgical sites for patients with a rare form of brain cancer (glioblastoma), as well as those suffering from severe inflammatory skin diseases or difficult-to-treat fungal infections, thanks to a...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The Odisha government on Tuesday approved 23 investment proposals worth Rs 4,510.65 crore, with the potential to create employment for 10,122 people, officials said.The project proposals were approved during a meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority...

New Delhi, March 17 Zydus Lifesciences announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a licensing and supply agreement with Lupin to expand access to the diabetes treatment drug Semaglutide Injection (15 mg/3 ml) with a patient-friendly, reusable pen device in India.The agreement aims to...

New Delhi, March 15: India's medical device exports exceeded $4 billion in FY25, as the country aims to achieve a $30 billion medical devices market by 2030, leveraging its significant domestic market for growth, according to senior government officials.India's medical devices sector has...

New Delhi, March 14 India needs to move beyond its image as the "Pharmacy of the World" to become a global hub for medical technology manufacturing, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Saturday.He also emphasized the broader goal of achieving a $30 billion medical devices market by 2030...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched several development projects worth approximately ₹11,000 crore in Ernakulam, Kerala, today. Mr. Modi laid the foundation stone for the Polypropylene Unit at the Kochi Refinery of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). The investment in this project is...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Health Ministry has launched the Strategy for AI in Healthcare in India (SAHI) and the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH) to promote the secure and evidence-based deployment of artificial intelligence in the country's healthcare ecosystem, the...

New Delhi, March 10 Global healthcare company Abbott announced on Tuesday the launch of its drug-eluting stent in the country, claiming that it would be helpful in treating complex heart blockages.The new device, XIENCE Skypoint, is designed to be more flexible, easier to guide through the...

Jaipur, March 8 In a first for government hospitals in the state, an artificial intelligence-based smart cochlear implant has been implanted in the ear of a three-year-old girl at the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences here.The girl is stable after the nearly three-hour-long successful...

Gandhinagar, March 7 – The number of medicines and surgical items provided free of cost in government hospitals across Gujarat has doubled in the last two years, increasing from 717 to 1,479 following the addition of 150 new drugs to the state’s Essential Drugs List (EDL).Reacting to the...

Jaipur, March 2 Cochlear implants have played a significant role in altering the lives of several individuals with hearing impairments in Rajasthan, enabling them to hear and establish distinct identities through determination and hard work.The implants are performed in government hospitals...

Lucknow, February 25 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday for a visit aimed at attracting investments and industrial cooperation, officials said.Adityanath was received in the capital city by Yamanashi prefecture vice governor Junichi Ishidera and members...

Mumbai, February 24 "Affordable, world-class healthcare for all" should be everyone's mission, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday.She was speaking after inaugurating the "Saving Lives and Building a Healthier Bharat" campaign, organized by P D Hinduja Hospital, at an event in Mumbai's...

Mumbai, February 17 The Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited (AMTZ), a medical technology park, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a five-year agreement with the non-profit organization, Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS), to expand the development and production of affordable, high-quality...

The pharmaceutical sector has welcomed the Interim Trade Agreement reached between India and the United States of America. R.S. Tanwar, Chairman of the Export Promotion Council for Medical Devices, stated that the agreement will help India establish itself as a global manufacturing hub with...

New Delhi, February 13 Alkem Laboratories Ltd reported a 1.9 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 653.03 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2025, due to the impact of new labour codes.The company, which had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 640.79 crore in the...

February 11, Kohima: The Health & Family Welfare Department of Nagaland has directed all optical shops and establishments in the state to apply for registration by June 30. In an order issued today, the authority stated that registration is required under Rule 87 A(2) of the Medical Devices...