Medical Technology In India Said To Lag Pharma By 20 Years
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
India's medical technology today is at a development point occupied by the nation's pharmaceutical industry 20 years ago, a manufacturer says. G.S.K. Velu, managing director of Trivitron Group, said the Indian government has been focusing on the drug industry to the detriment of the medical technology industry, accounting for the lag. His industry, he said, has enjoyed no large-scale initiative such as that provided the drug industry, leaving the market to multinational companies free to trade in India without an Indian presence. (Click here for more