Taiwan Government, EMPI Institutions partner to promote health-tech through strategic partnerships – ETHealthWorld Feedzy

Mumbai: India andTaiwanhave embarked on a new collaboration to develop and promote innovative solutions for the health-tech sector. The International Trade Administration, Government of Taiwan andCommerce Development Research Institute(CDRI) as executing arm of the Taiwan Government have partnered withEMPI Institutionsand itsAtal Incubation Centre-EMPIas India partner to organise a series of B2B meets and strategic partnerships between Indian and Taiwanese health tech companies. The programme is supported by the Taiwan Government under the WoW! Taiwan Project.

Yu-Chi Chen, Director, Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India mentioned that India is a crucial economic and trade partner for Taiwan. To enhance India’s understanding of Taiwan’s capabilities in the health-tech sector, Wow! Taiwan Project has gathered some of the finest Taiwanese companies to present three major solutions tailored to India’s health-tech needs, which include ‘Medical Equipment & Solution’, ‘Assistive Devices’ and ‘Telemedicine’.

Pankaj Saran, President, EMPI Institutions believes that India and Taiwan are natural partners in building 21st-century health-tech innovation.

Leading medical device manufacturers from Taiwan joined the event. CEOs/MDs/Directors of various Indian reputed healthcare and medical device manufacturers/distribution networks and other healthcare business representatives across India participated in the B2B meet. The chief guest, Jayant Kumar, Deputy Drug Controller (India), West Zone welcomed the initiative, as very timely and spoke about India’s focus on medical devices with opportunities to Make in India.

The event saw participation from corporations, research bodies, innovators and start-ups. The event provided an international business platform for collaborative opportunities with Taiwanese start-up companies. Senior leaders from leading health-tech corporates like Meril’s Mr Amit Gosiya and formerly Tata Digital Health’s Rajeev Srivastava gave the keynote addresses on ‘The Indian Medical Devices Sector-Trends & Opportunities’ and ‘Emerging Trends of Telemedicine in India & aim of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)’.

The delegation also met the Indian Medical Association, Western region, where they met the President, Vice President, Secretary, and other top doctors who explained India’s needs for health-tech, especially affordability.