South Asia's First Medical Technology Park
Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.K.Stalin inaugurates the 25 – acre Park at Irungattukottai, near Chennai for Indigenous manufacture of world-class medical devices. Technology products at the park to offer international quality yet cost effective solutions to healthcare providers.
Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin (Centre) along with Dr. G.S.K. Velu, Founder & MD , Trivitron (right) at the Aloka Imagine Lab.Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin (Centre) along with Dr. G.S.K. Velu, Founder & MD , Trivitron (right)…
Deputy Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin (Centre) citting the ribbon of the Trvitron Medical Technologies Park. Dr. G.S.K. Velu, Founder & MD , Trivitron (left) and Dr. Pratap C. Reddy, Chairman Apollo Hospitals Group (right).Deputy Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin (Centre) citting the ribbon of the Trvitron Medical Technologies Park….
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, January 25, 2010 /India PRwire/ — “It’s a proud moment for all of us. We are exhilarated that Trivitron has set up the first medical technology park in the region to manufacture an indigenous line of products designed specifically for Indian markets. This is yet another feather in the cap of Tamil Nadu’s healthcare system.
Tamil Nadu, as you are all aware, is the leader in healthcare delivery in the country and is the choicest destination for international medical tourism”, said M. K. Stalin, the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. “It is an idea whose time has certainly come. With healthcare costs becoming prohibitive by the day, it is imperative that initiatives like this one be promoted aggressively”, he added.
He was speaking at the inauguration of South Asia’s first medical technology park at Sriperumbudur near Chennai on Monday. The setting up of the park at Chennai is in line with the government of Tamil Nadu’s initiative of promoting Chennai as a manufacturing hub.
Chennai has also been chosen in view of its reputation as a medical tourism hotspot. Its healthcare infrastructure, which includes among other things the clinical expertise on offer, has often come in for praise. What’s more, it has the added advantage of having an eastern seaport and a well-established airport.
Spread over 25 acres and designed to house 10 international medical technology manufacturers, the Trivitron Medical Technologies Park is an initiative of Trivitron Healthcare Private Ltd, one of the leading medical technology companies in India.
The park aims to bring cutting edge medical technology to medical professionals across the country at affordable costs. A range of products including Ultrasound systems, Colour Dopplers, X – ray machines, C-arms , in-vitro diagnostic reagents and instruments, cardiology diagnostic instruments, critical care instruments, modular operating theatres, operating theatre lights and tables and implantable medical devices will be manufactured at the park.
It is expected that the manufacture of world-class medical devices within the country will bring down the overall healthcare costs dramatically.
The first of the various facilities to be set up at the park was also inaugurated on Monday. Inaugurated by Dr. Prathap. C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo group of Hospitals, the Aloka Trivitron Medical Technologies facility is a joint venture between Aloka, a Japan based company credited with pioneering the diagnostic ultrasound technology globally and Trivitron.
The facility designed by Aloka Ltd’s Japanese production team, boasts of a fully ESD tiled production area of 12,000 sq. ft (ESD helps in the discharge of electrical charges from the human body, ensuring that the calibration of surrounding instruments does not get affected). Other areas of the facility, adding upto a total of approximately 20,000 sq. ft and including internal corridors, raw material storage area, material IN & UT areas have an epoxy coated flooring. The production area has an open design, which ensures a complete view from all sides of the goings – on inside. The facility itself has CCTV cameras installed everywhere. Measures have been taken to ensure that the facility is eco- friendly with ample usage of natural light and good water harvesting capacity.
Expected to reach maximum functional capacity soon, the facility the will engage in the manufacture of ultrasound machines, high end colour dopplers and advanced imaging systems.
“For quite some time now there has been a felt need of making quality healthcare not only available but also affordable. With the setting up of this park this need will certainly be met.
Indigenous manufacture of world class medical devices in collaboration with the best medical technology companies and research institutes in the world will spawn a new era in the spread of life saving medical technology across the country”, said Dr. Reddy.
In his address Mr. Minoru Yosizumi, President Aloka Ltd, Japan emphasized that the products manufactured at the facility will adhere to international standards such as ISO 9000 – 2001, ISO 13485, CE, US FDA and Japan MITI certifications.
In his keynote address Dr. G.S.K.Velu, Founder and Managing Director, Trivitron Group of Companies expressed hope that the setting up of the park will catalyze the rapid spread of medical technology across the country.
“The setting up of this park is a dream come true. With this we plan to put India on the global map of medical technology manufacturing. The fact that this initiative will eventually help bring down healthcare costs, facilitating the spread of advanced medical technology across the country is a source of great satisfaction for me”, he said.
Trivitron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. is looking at setting up more facilities at the park very soon. To this end, the company has already signed joint ventures with leading international medical devices manufacturers. These include Brandon Medical, UK, ET, Cardioline, Italy, Johnson Medical, Sweeden and Biosystems, Spain.
V.K.Subburaj, Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Tamil Nadu hailed the setting up of the park as a giant stride towards self – sufficiency in medical devices manufacture. He said that this unique initiative will go a long way in ensuring that quality healthcare becomes widely available. A reduction in the manufacturing costs of medical devices, he said, will in turn reduce the overall healthcare costs significantly.
Prominent among others who spoke were Dr. T. K.Parthasarty, Director Trivitron Healthcare Private Ltd and V.R.Venkatachalam, Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Medical University who also felicitated the chief guest.
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