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A series of seminars was funded under the Hong Kong SAR SME Development Fund project supported by the HKSAR government for enhancing the awareness and capability of local medical device industries on ISO13485:2016 implementation. Late July, HKEIA in collaboration with HKPC, organized a seminar on the importance of traceability in electronic component manufacturing, as required […]

11-13 July 2018 ASEAN economy has maintained its robust growth trajectory with healthcare as a priority sector. The community identified massive instantaneous demands for updates and skill advancements for the healthcare professionals, to advance and keep up to world and its ever changing technology. Medical Devices ASEAN (MDA) 2018 has inaugurated its first event on

In 2015, the ASEAN Medical Device Directive (AMDD) agreement was signed in by all the 10 ASEAN countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The agreement is to be fully implemented by 2020. The purpose of the agreement is to harmonise medical device regulations and common technical documents to

The award-winning innovfest unbound – which took place on 5-6 June 2018 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre – is the anchor event of Smart Nation Innovations, a week-long series of events that showcase Asia’s most innovative developments. In 2018, over 12,000 entrepreneurs, brands, corporates, investors and tech start-ups from 100+ countries met and shared

On January 11, 2018, the China Food and Drug Administration released the “Technical Guidelines for Accepting Data on Overseas Clinical Trials of Medical Devices”.   PURPOSE These guidelines aim to provide technical guidance for applicants to declare the registration of overseas clinical trial data of medical devices and to supervise the review of such clinical

  Some of the greatest challenges in the medical technology industry for organisations are regulatory compliance, business partnership, and quality. Hear what we have to say about them   Challenge #1 – Regulatory Compliance – The Proverbial Itch Behind a Company’s Back   Companies are already facing an uphill task to innovate products and workflow

The start of the year was highlighted with the Talent Mobility Workshop organised by Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. This is the 2nd year running, and the Workshop aims to bridge the gap between the researchers and the industry by enabling knowledge, experience sharing, and talent nurturing through the various organisations – hence enabling the “mobility of