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Some of the
current and past professional activities are :
Partial List of
Projects Completed :
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I. V. Fluid
Manufacturing ( Flexible Bags ) For An Africa based Company.
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I. V. Fluids And
Medical Disposables ( India ).
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I.V. Sets ,
Urine Bags and related Medical Disposables Manufacturing.
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Catheters &
Other select critical care Medical Devices Manufacturing.
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Manufacturing Of
Injection Molded Plastic Medical Components.
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Identification
of product mix for existing organized sector Medical Device
Company for expansion / diversification.
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Sourcing and
vendor development of raw materials / components for a new
Medical Device Company for critical care cardiology product.
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Creation Of
Medical Device Parks including common facilities including R &
D Centre, Product Development Centre, Testing Facilities ,
Incubation Center etc.
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Planning &
Implementation For Medical Devices Cluster Development
Programs.
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Market Research
& Industry Surveys.
Other Services
Provided To Medical Device Industry
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To monitor and
advise existing medical disposable company for Market /
Business Development and establishing marketing Distribution
Channels.
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To help existing
critical care product Company to establish new infrastructure
as per FDA Regulation.
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Academic :
Visiting faculty and examiner for Plastics and Biomedical
Engineering courses.
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Editing a
publication ( Magazine ), "MEDICAL PLASTICS DATA SERVICE" and
three medical technology internet portals,
www.medisourceasia.com , www.medicalplasticsindia.com and
www.healthcareindustryindia.com
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Authorised
Representative For European Companies Manufacturing And
Marketing Machineries to India For Medical Device Industry
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Co-ordinator In
India for The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from
developing countries ( CBI ) , an agency of the national Dutch
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Previous Important
Projects / Services Rendered
Consultant To
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for
Cluster Development Programme for Medical Plastics
Devices/Disposables Industry Cluster in Gujarat State.
Projects Include :
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Quality
Upgradation Related Projects
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Marketing /
Market Development Related Projects
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International
Linkage Related Projects.
o Invited as expert for R&D projects related to Biomedical
Engineering by
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
o Edited 4 different technical publications related to plastics
industry.
o Published a Book ,"Biomedical Technology : Tips & Techniques"
( With
forward from Dr R A Mashelkar, Director General CSIR and
Secretary, Govt.
of India, Department Of Science & Technology )
Following is the
list projects completed as consultant to UNIDO (United Nations
Industrial Development Organisation) and carried out under the
Cluster Development Program for Medical Device companies of
Gujarat state ( India ).
- Quality
Upgradation Related Projects
- Marketing / Market Development Related Projects
- International Linkage Related Projects.
A. Quality
Upgradation Related Projects.
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Creation of a
group of 5 firms in medical disposables and related fields for
quality certification: ISO 9001: 2000/ CE Mark
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Providing of
industry level technical input for creation of an equipment by
CIPET (Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology)
for improvement of productivity and quality.
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Co-ordinating
with the industry for organizing three Specialised Training
programme on Quality Control & Testing of I.V. Set & Other
Medical Disposable Products.
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Selection of 7-8
firms and launching of training programme cum quality
upgradation - Phase I
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Selection of
another 7-8 firms and launching of training
programme-cum-quality upgradation - Phase II
B. Marketing /
Market Development Related Projects
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Identification
of appropriate marketing channel(s) and returns thereof for
the I.V. sets.
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Quantification
of investment required for providing professional input,
training, quality consciousness, management culture and vision
to reach the appropriate marketing channel(s) and identify the
gaps thereof for the Ahmedabad based firms.
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Quantify the
economics for group marketing network for I.V. sets and
identify the parameters for group formation.
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Arriving at
appropriate strategy and constitutional requirements for Group
Marketing Network.
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Identifying
appropriate professional agency and monitoring a study which
would cover:
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Identification
of existing marketing channels for medical disposables with
special focus on I.V. Sets including limited field research.
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Identifying
appropriate marketing channel suitable for proposed Group
marketing network.
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Arriving at
appropriate strategy and constitutional requirements for Group
marketing network.
C. International
Linkage Related Projects.
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Organising a
delegation to Singapore of 7 firms in medical disposables and
related fields.
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Provision of
international linkages to 10 firms and associations through
information search, communication, mach-making, etc.
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Creation of
Healthcare Industry Think Tank / Forum / consortium /
Organisation, etc.
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Interaction with
CONSOBIOMED, Mirandola, Modella, Italy.
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