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kidney disease in asia

Diseases of the Kidney on Rise Across Asia

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Kidney disease, a growing public health problem around the world, is on the rise with particular ferocity across Asia, ramping up the need for pharmaceuticals, dialysis... Read More

trump tarriff effect, china medtech industry

Trump’s Tariffs: Effects on the Medtech Industry

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. On March 1, 2018, the Trump Administration announced new tariffs, including 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% tariffs on imported aluminum. The tariffs are, in... Read More

medical software regulation in asia

Medical Software Regulations in Asia 2017

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Medical software has emerged as a significant gray area in the medical regulatory landscape. Traditionally, most medical software products have been marketed in conjunction with other... Read More

asia neurology market

Asia’s Neurology Market

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Neurological disorders are steadily increasing in Asia. Despite being home to 60% of the world’s population, Asia only has around 20% of the world’s neurologists and... Read More

trump medtech policy

What Will President Trump’s Medtech Policies Be?

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. During his campaign, President Trump ran on an “America-first” platform, vowing to protect American workers and industry. President Trump promised to completely overhaul the United States’... Read More

asia R&D growth

Staying Competitive Amid Rapid R&D Growth in Asia

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. From 1970 to 2000, the United States, Europe and, to an extent, Japan dominated the medtech research and development (R&D) world. During this time period, the... Read More

china tissue bank market

Tissue Bank Market in Asia: 2016 Status

By Ames Gross, President and Founder of Pacific Bridge Medical This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Tissue banks are facilities where the tissues of deceased donors are stored together and securely processed. When these tissues are given to a patient in need... Read More