Month: September 2018

Product update

‘Superflexible aerogels are highly efficient absorbents and thermal insulators’ – study

Until now, brittleness has limited the practical application of these delicate solids, which consist almost entirely of air-filled pores. This may now change: In the jour nal Angewandte Chemie, Japanese researchers have now introduced extremely elastic aerogels that are easy to process and can be produced at low cost. Their success relies on a doubly cross-linked organic-inorganic network structure with adjustable network density. Aerogels can be made of a variety of materials, all of which are brittle, which makes processes…

Events

Smart meditech to transform life for UAE’s 1.2 million diabetics

Smart meditech breakthroughs in the US$10.71 billion diabetes monitoring market, will transform life for 1.2 million people in the UAE who live with the disease and will be discussed at leading pharmaceutical event, CPhI Middle East & Africa, 3-5 September at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). The innovations span insulin deliver y systems, glucometers and other areas specifically targeted to address the many complications that arise from the disease. Research published by Frost & Sullivan, expects the diabetes…

Health Destination

Health as an investment in New Zealand

Medical innovation in New Zealand is an outward looking sector as around 90 per cent of the devices and technology solutions developed in New Zealand are exported New Zealand is a developed country and ranks highly in international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, health, education and economic freedom. The country underwent major economic changes during the 1980s, which transformed it from a protectionist to a liberalized free-trade economy. The service sector dominates the national economy, followed…

Technology

GE Healthcare combines ‘Quality and Affordability’ with Vresana Essential

Although the ultrasound devices market has been around for quite a while, the global shares have remained moderately consolidated among a small pool of players, says TMR The TMR report has projected the demand in the global ultrasound devices market to propogate at a CAGR of 5.9 percent during the forecast period of 2017 to 2023. In terms of revenue, the opportunities in this market are estimated to be worth $11 billion by 2023, considerably more than the markets's evaluated…

Features

Global pharma companies eye MENA market

With market value expected to hit $50 billion by 2025, the region is one of the most lucrative markets for global players Be it the expanding population, unmet medical needs, growing middle class population, longer life expectancy, lower mortality rates or rising income levels, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has everything that a pharmaceutical company would want. With the rise in the global demand for quality and affordable medicine and supplies, the future of pharma companies establishing…