19/10/2023
https://empi.ac.in : India-Taiwan Business Meet on Health-tech was conducted in Mumbai in JW Marriott Hotel, Juhu, by EMPI Institutions and it’s Atal Incubation Centre in collaboration with the International Trade Administration, Government of Taiwan and Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI) as executing arm of the Taiwan Government with the objective of developing and promoting innovative solutions for the health-tech sector. The programme was supported by the Taiwan Government under the WoW! Taiwan Project. 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.
Ms. Yu-Chi Chen, Director, Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center 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." Mr. Pankaj Saran, President, EMPI Institutions who has been a proponent of innovation through various national impact initiatives across various sectors, believes that Indian and Taiwan are natural partners to build 21st century health-tech innovation.
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 widespread participation from Corporates, Research bodies, Innovators and start-ups who were invited to the event to provide them an international business platform for collaborative opportunities with Taiwanese start-up companies. Distinguished senior leaders from leading Health Tech corporates like Meril’s Mr. Amit Gosiya, Head-Corporate Affairs and formerly Tata Digital Health’s Mr. 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)” respectively.