From Editor's Desk

It is a matter of immense satisfaction and pleasure that with this issue, our magazine is now in the 32nd year of publication.

As always, we remain grateful to numerous Industry leaders and professionals for their kind support, continued co-operation and guidance. Also their generous contribution by way of sharing their insight and vision about current and future scenarios.

Along with the magazine, through our other activities namely Conferences, Technology Show Exhibitions, Information Portals, Training Programs etc, our mission is to create a knowledge sharing platform for Medical Device Industry through interaction with materials / machinery / technology, services providers as well as academic and research organizations.

Mr. D.L. Pandya

Editor

Our successful completion of 31 years’ service to the Medical Plastics / Medical Devices sector has been possible because of generous support from all the stakeholders.

Medical Device Manufacturing: Importance of Supply Chain

The supply chain as mentioned above plays a vital role for the growth of Medical Device Industry in India. A well-managed supply chain is the key to quality, efficiency, innovation, availability and affordability. The cover story gives overview on supply chain challenges that can impact operations and overall success of Medical Device Companies. Contract manufacturing is an important component of supply chain. In an article titled, “Medical Device Manufacturing Fot Mature Markets“, Mr Manoj Bhardwaj, Managing Director, SMC Ltd , shares his knowledge and long experience regarding supply chain management and the key requirements of contract manufacturers.

“Medical Devices : Quality System Regulation Amendment” by US FDA

US FDA has recently amended Quality Management System Regulation to harmonize with requirements used by other regulatory authorities including ISO 13485. As summarized by Mr Bhupesh Soon, CEO, SEC GLOBAL in his article, this will result in not only cost saving for Medical Device Industry, but result in “ quicker access to newly developed medical device to patients leading to improved quality of life of the consumers.”

This issue also introduces Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide ( VHP ) as the latest Medical Device Sterilization alternative.

Safe Production and Essential Role of PVC in Healthcare

PVC is the single most used polymer in Medical Devices with global market share of 26%. As per a recent report by ECHA made for PVCMed Alliance, no alternative material has been identified that can replace PVC in all its medical applications and there is no Life Cycle Assessment ( LCA ) data to substantiate the claim that alternatives are environmentally preferable to PVC. Along the major applications, facts & figures regarding market share of PVC vs Other Polymers used in Medical Devices are given in this issue.

This issue includes our regular features including Industry & Regulatory News, Global Trends & Markets, Product Gallery and more....

D.L. Pandya