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Russian Government to Modernise Healthcare

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, “Overview of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Industry in Russia and CIS,” finds that despite a tumultuous 2009, the Russian healthcare markets will continue exhibiting respectable growth rates. Having shrunk by 6% in USD terms, the pharmaceutical market has grown at 28% in RUB, ...

Advanced Wound-Care Technology Responds to the Growing Market

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Tens of millions of surgical procedures are performed annually, which makes the market for wound closure products and techniques significant. In the US alone more than one hundred thousand surgeries are being performed daily. This market is expected to grow further as an ageing world population creates increased demand for ...

EDMA Presents Market Estimates for IVD Industry in 2008

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_11027" align="aligncenter" width="571" caption="The chart above shows the distribution of the European IVD industry by region in 2008."][/caption] The European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association (EDMA), announced on 15 December that it has published market estimates for the in vitro diagnostic (IVD) industry in Europe for 2008. European sales reached €10,016 million ...

Study Predicts Rapid Growth for the Chinese Medical Device Market

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

The Chinese medical device market has seen constant growth over the last few years, but this trend is expected to accelerate in the near future as a result of increasing demand within the country's borders. According to a new research study titled “China Healthcare Sector Analysis”, the medical device ...

Good Prospects for the Disposables Sector

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Demand for disposable medical supplies in the US will increase by 4.6 percent annually to reach US$59 billion in 2013, according to a new report from The Freedonia Group. The best growth opportunities are expected in intermittent catheters for urinary drainage, dry powder inhalers, prefilled syringes and transdermal patches for ...

Eucomed Survey Suggests European Med-Tech Industry Is Largely Weathering the Current Financial Storm

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

A recent survey conducted by Eucomed of 100 executives at medical technology manufacturers across Europe found that only 20% of respondents reported a significant negative impact on their business. The vast majority are nevertheless anticipating tougher times owing to the downturn and restructuring of healthcare systems. More than 80% of ...

The Top 10 Technologies for Hospitals

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

ECRI Institute’s Top 10 Hospital Technology Issues: C-Suite Watch List for 2009 and Beyond contains its perspectives on complex and high-profile technologies and processes of care that are prominent and will continue to be so in the next few years. The new executive report is intended to help guide healthcare ...

More Evidence of the Strength of the German Market

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The world market for medical technologies is approximately 220 billion euro. Germany is the third largest market, valued at 22 billion euro, after the United States (90 billion euro) and Japan (25 billion euro), states the just published 2008/09 annual report from BVMed, the German industry trade association. Healthcare spending in ...

The Medtech Sector Withstands the Economic Crisis

Friday, March 27th, 2009

To what extent do medtech companies feel the consequences of the economic and financial crisis? To answer this question, industry trade association BVMed conducted an online survey in early March 2009. The results confirm that on the whole the medtech sector is well placed in the German economy: -One fourth of ...

The Popularity of the Insulin Pen

Friday, March 20th, 2009

“The synergies created between pharmaceutical and medical device companies will be a key driver of the insulin pens market in Europe,” notes Kieu Vuong, Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “Another significant factor spurring growth is that insulin pens are more compatible with the fast paced modern environment.” The convenience ...

Ways To Succeed in Eastern Europe

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

The Eastern European High Acuity Areas Monitoring Systems Markets report from Frost & Sullivan (F&S) states that the markets earned revenues of US$160.4 million in 2007 and estimates this will reach US$261.6 million in 2014. “Patient monitoring systems, especially those in high acuity areas, are very well developed and have become ...

Continued Strong Growth in the Home Medical Equipment Market

Friday, February 6th, 2009

The strongest growth opportunities will be in products that reduce the need to treat or monitor chronically ill patients in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and specialised clinics, says the report from the Freedonia Group. Included in this product group are continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines and accessories, peritoneal dialysis ...