About MTaI
MTaI is an association of research-based medical technology companies who have made remarkable investments by setting up large number of R&D centres and manufacturing plants in India. MTaI represents a wide spectrum of the medical device and equipment industry with global experience in innovation and manufacturing.
All the time stressing on the three hallmarks of healthcare – Quality, Consistency and Patient Safety, we want to be a responsible voice of the industry. We are committed to improving access to affordable and quality healthcare for patients… Read More
A Cautious Approach To GST Would Catapult India To High-Ranking Economies Of The World
GUEST POST WRITTEN BY Sanjay Bhutani Mr. Bhutani is the India head for Bausch & Lomb and founding member of the Medical Technology Association of India. GST, the biggest tax reform in independent India, is on course to implementation and is set to change the way...
Makers, hospitals conspire to fleece stent recipients
Apprehensions of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) about the creation of an artificial shortage in stents appear to have come true. Major stent companies have been withdrawing the more expensive brands from hospitals claiming that they are doing it...
Medical device industry is disappointed with some of the points in the draft gazette notification of Medical Device rules
PavanChoudary, Director General, MTaI says, “We are disappointed that some points on which the Health Ministry had agreed to are not reflected in the draft rules. We are optimistic that continuing in the inclusive & consultative tone set by the ministry...
Govt’s latest set of medical devices rules fail to impress industry
This time united by cause, the otherwise divided medical device industry, has reacted similarly and negatively on government’s new set of rules. Perhaps it is for the first time that medical device industry which generally has been fragmented into Indian and foreign...
Medical devices regulation 2.0 draws industry’s ire
The second draft of the medical devices regulations, which were notified by the Union health ministry on Wednesday, four months after the first draft was issued, have once again drawn industry flak. The fresh rules, while dividing the medical devices into four groups...
Industry leaders respond to PM Modi’s Ayushman Bharat speech on Independence Day
On Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of Ayushman Bharat,now Jan Aarogya Abhiyan covering 50 crore people. The mission is to give access to the country’s poor to quality and affordable healthcare. Around 10 crore families will get...