"Policies that help to add value to the R&D ecosystem are essential to empower Indian medical device sector"
BioSpectrum Asia|BioSpectrum Asia Sep 2023
OMRON Healthcare Manufacturing India (a subsidiary of OMRON Healthcare Corporation Japan) has begun the construction of its new plant in Chennai in May 2023.
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"Policies that help to add value to the R&D ecosystem are essential to empower Indian medical device sector"

Tetsuya Yamada, Managing Director, OMRON Healthcare, India

Being built with an investment of Rs 128 crore, this state-of-the-art facility will mark the company’s debut in the healthcare manufacturing space in India and will further strengthen its presence in the home healthcare device industry in the country as well as its global network of production facilities with locations in Japan, China, Vietnam, Italy and Brazil. In conversation with BioSpectrum Asia, Tetsuya Yamada, Managing Director, OMRON Healthcare India talks about the company’s growth plans in Asia. Edited excerpts:

What are the key global highlights at OMRON Healthcare for FY 2023-24?

OMRON Healthcare, worldwide, strives to work towards empowering people to live life to the fullest by providing them with innovative health monitoring and wellness devices. This endeavour is captured in its vision ‘Going For Zero’ which aims for propagating preventive care to achieve a society where there are Zero cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events, Zero aggravation of respiratory diseases and Zero restrictions of daily activities due to chronic pain. For FY 2023-24, the company’s key initiatives will focus on enhancing the reach and availability of digital BP monitors for hypertension management, coming up with more innovative devices for cardiovascular disease management and also accelerate further expansion in the Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) services domain.

Are you planning to launch new products this year? Are there any new partnerships or investments in the pipeline?

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