Healthcare

HMD launches single-use Dispojekt safety needle to prevent injuriesHindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd. (HMD) has recently launched single-use safety needles in technical collaboration with U.K based Star Syringes, with sharps injury prevention feature under the brand name Dispojekt Needle. These can be mounted on to a standard Dispo Van single use syringe or a KOJAK Auto Disable safety engineered syringe that disables automatically after injection to prevent any...

Schmersal India organises Covid-19 Vaccination Drive for Its Employees and Family MembersSchmersal India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schmersal Group, has been successfully keeping Covid-19 at bay since the inception of the pandemic. Schmersal India has proactively implemented several steps such as RT-PCR and antigen testing at the plant, distribution of Covid 19 protection kits and raising awareness about social distancing and importance of face masks. To further safeguard...

QCI launches Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme The Quality Council of India (QCI) and the Association of Indian Manufacturers of Medical Devices (AiMeD) have added further features to the ICMED, the Scheme that had been launched for Certification of Medical Devices in 2016. The ICMED 13485 PLUS, as the new scheme has been christened, will undertake verification of the quality, safety and efficacy of medical devices.  The...

HCL Provides 17 Ready-to-Use Oxygen Plants in Delhi HCL announced that it has provided 17 ready-to-use oxygen plants to the Delhi government. These plants have been imported from France and are now deployed across seven hospitals in the city. The total combined capacity of the 17 plants is 7300 liters per minute (LPM). The plants were inaugurated today, in a virtual ceremony, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind...

Kerala Tops Again In NITI Aayog Sustainable Development Index, Bihar Last Kerala has retained the top rank in NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, according to a report released by the government think tank.The SDG index evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters. As per the report, Mizoram, Haryana, and Uttarakhand are...

Set up Oxygen Cylinder at home with DesignTech’s AR based AppDesignTech Systems announced the launch of a free Augmented Reality (AR) based App for Covid-19 patients and families to set-up oxygen cylinder at home. This ‘Oxygen cylinder setup guide’ app will specifically help people install and administer oxygen at home for Covid patients. At critical times when the families are having to administer the oxygen to Covid-19 patients at home,...

Former Mahindra MD Pawan Goenka joins Bosch and Sun PharmaPawan Goenka, former managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra, retired on April 1 from the company, has joined the board of technology and engineering company Bosch as an independent director and board of pharma major Sun Pharmaceutical as an additional independent director. “Based on the recommendations of the nomination and remuneration committee and subject to the approval of shareholders, the Board...

igus unveils 168 motion plastics innovations igus increases the pace of innovation despite the pandemic: high investments in digitalisation, logistics and remote consulting increased online sales by 30 per cent in 2020 and mitigated the decline in sales by 4.8 per cent. The motion plastics specialist is also breaking new ground in terms of sustainability and product innovation, and will be presenting more innovations than ever before with 168 tribo-polymer...

India’s Neuberg Diagnostics launches its first Laboratory in USNeuberg Diagnostics, a global laboratory testing group, announced the start of its clinical laboratory operations in North Carolina in the USA. The laboratory, known as NCGM, Inc. (Neuberg Centre for Genomic Medicine), will focus on genomic and molecular testing based on new generation sequencing techniques. It also runs an extensive network of labs in India, South Africa, and the UAE as...

Maharashtra starts electrical inspection of Covid hospitalsIn the wake of recent fire incidents in hospitals, Maharashtra’s energy department has started safety inspections and audit of electrical installations in government as well as in private Covid hospitals, an official statement said. It adds, “The major area of the inspection and safety audit would be ICUs, AC system and lifts.” Taking cognisance of recent fire incidents in hospitals, the state energy minister...

India to setup 16 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients manufacturing plantsThe Indian government on April 13 approved Rs 350 crore to set up 16 manufacturing plants for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) in the country under the production-linked incentive scheme.According to the Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry, the government will invest the funds in the setting of these plants which will make the country self-reliant with respect to these bulk drugs. The commercial...

Siemens Healthcare India names Vivek Kanade as MDSiemens Healthcare Private Limited (SHPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Siemens Healthineers AG, named Vivek Kanade as the Managing Director effective 1st April. Vivek will continue to lead the business for Siemens Healthineers India including, manufacturing, sales and distribution, strategy for “Zone India”, comprising of neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives. During his association with Siemens for over 27 years, he has...

Danfoss introduces Climate Solutions segment; announces merger of its heating & cooling verticals Danfoss has introduced Climate Solutions segment while announcing merger of its heating and cooling verticals.The new segment called Danfoss Climate Solutions will focus on developing integrated energy efficient solutions to engineer a better and sustainable future. “The merger is backed by the company’s strong growth in 2020, despite Covid-19 challenges, with a bullish approach and high investment...

Firstsource partners with IntelliH to deliver turnkey telehealth solutions RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company Firstsource Solutions, a provider of Business Process Management (BPM) services today announced that IntelliH, a multi-disease, patient engagement and remote monitoring company, as its technology partner to deliver turnkey remote patient monitoring solutions to health plans and provider organizations in the U.S.The combined offering will focus initially on areas of critical need, including proactively managing Congestive Heart...

Philips, openDoctor team up for radiology schedulingPhilips announced a partnership with US-based openDoctor to deliver an integrated radiology patient engagement platform that leverages openDoctor’s real-time online appointment scheduling services as part of Philips’ newly launched Patient Management Solution. With the combined offering, Philips Patient Management Solution and openDoctor enable a transformation in patient radiology scheduling, contactless registration and automated communications and education, all from the convenience of any connected mobile...