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AP Showcases Exclusive Medical Device Park At
Arab Health Expo
In its effort to attract global investments in medical device
manufacturing faculties, Andhra Pradesh is showcasing an exclusive project in
this sector.
"There is a congenial environment prevailing in Andhra
including best industrial policy, 24x7 power supply and 10 lac acres of land
dedicated to industrial purposes," said Andhra Pradesh’s Health Commissioner KV
Satyanarayana.
Gopinath MG, Director of AP Medical Infrastructure
Corporation, said that Andhra being the biggest market for medical devices and
having large number of medical colleges and super specialty hospitals is on its
way to become the biggest medical hub in Asia.
"To achieve this objective we have planned dedicated
infrastructure for medical device manufacturing faculties," he said.
"The recent Central Government announcement of withdrawal of
duty concession on import of medical devices and the concession duty on raw
materials is very timely for success of our project.
"This along with the National Medical Devices Policy on anvil
will be complemented with our State led incentives to help make AP and India
become a medical devices hub in the world," Satyanrayana said.
"We are pleased to be associated with the country’s first
medical device park. Arab Health Exhibition is a great platform to launch this
project. It will assure global attention and interest and will go a long way in
making this unique project a huge success," said Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator,
Association of Indian Medical Device Manufacturers (AIMED).
Over 4000 pharma and medical device companies besides are
taking part in the Dubai exhibition.
Andhra government has earmarked 200 acres near Vishakhapatnam
to build country’s first and among the world’s most advanced medical device
manufacturing park.
In a global first for any manufacturing park, this park will
have a dedicated research, development and incubation centre to ensure that
country becomes a global leader in chosen niche medical device verticals.
(Ref :
http://indiatoday.intoday.in)
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