Wipro GE Healthcare expects INR 800 crore revenues from project

The Indian sales and marketing arm of GE Healthcare, the world

ECIL to soon introduce digital radiology system

ECIL has drawn up an ambitious plan to introduce the digital radiology system aimed at providing cost effective health care solutions to rural masses.

Philips, Artemis tie up for research in diagnostic devices trials

The firms plan on using advanced technologies to find cheaper ways to discover blockages in the heart, tumours

Donated blood could cost up to 70% more if Govt approves plan

India is considering a proposal to hike costs of obtaining blood via tranfusion by up to 70% as part of a plan to revise service charges to help pay for more advanced testing and storage of blood.

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[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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India’s policies hurting medical tourism boom

Tough immigration norms among other policies by the Indian government are proving to be major blocks in the path of India becomming a major medical tourism hub.

Ranbaxy may dilute 60% in new R&D unit

Ranbaxy Laboratories may dilute up to 60% stake in its new research company, which will be formed by hiving off its R&D unit into a separate entity in 2008.

e-Kendras in Kerala to impart medical transcription training

Kerala’s networked multipurpose community technology centres, known as Akshaya e-Kendras, will launch a training programme on medical transcription in Malappuram district, by the end of this month.

Needle-free insulin soon in India

Biotechnology company Shreya Lifesciences has entered into an in-licensing agreement with US-based Generex Biotechnology Corp to market Oral-lyn, the country

Five big hospitals to come up in Health City, Visakhapatnam

Plots have been allotted to four big hospital groups including Apollo and CARE in the Health City project coming up at Adarshnagar in Visakhapatnam.

Public Healthcare Delivery finally getting the midas touch (of tech)!

[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Trivitron to set up INR 2.5 billion medical tech park

Chennai-based medical technology company Trivitron Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd. will get a funding of USD 11 million (INR 433 million) from ePlanet, a venture capital and private equity firm and wholly owned subsidiary of the HSBC Asian Ventures Fund 2 Ltd.