23-Sep-15 GE Healthcare has announced a new business unit, Sustainable Healthcare Solutions, that will develop high-value, low-cost technologies and healthcare delivery solutions, investing USD300 mn as part of a multi-phase effort to develop a more robust affordable healthcare portfolio for its customers. The unit will combine GE Healthcare’s operations in India, South Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia. [image: GE Healthcare]

21-Sep-15 Compumedics has further strengthened its Asian footprint with a A$1 million three-year sleep diagnostic and monitoring systems contract in China. The deal with long-term Shanghai-based distribution partner ZhiNuo will result in deployment of Compumedics technology in and around Shanghai. [image: Compumedics]

25-Sep-15 GN ReSound, a leader in hearing technologies, has inaugurated a manufacturing and distribution facility in Johor, Malaysia. “The search... included a number of factors, including a favourable economic and political climate, a modern infrastructure that provides easy access to global markets, a well-educated and high performing workforce," the company said. [image: ScandAsia]

11-Sep-15 Australia’s third-largest for-profit hospital operator, Healthe Care, and cardiac testing firm Cardioscan, say that a tough operating environment in Australia means successful operators could expand more profitably overseas. Cardioscan recently introduced its myPatch Holter wireless heart monitor to Hong Kong. Healthe Care, which is set to be put up for sale, says it could work well with a Chinese owner. [image: The Australian]

02-Sep-15 The Chinese Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of 3D printed hip implants, which fall into the highest regulated group of medical devices in the country. The approval is expected to be a major breakthrough for 3D printing technology within the medical field. The technology will help in lowering costs. [image: 3ders]