What brought global medtech CEOs, Indian innovators, and senior executives together in Boston? One increasingly important market: India.
At The MedTech Conference (#MTC2026) in Boston last month, AdvaMed hosted its first-ever India Meetup. I was delighted to help make it happen.
For companies such as Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, and Stryker, India is already an important market. But the opportunity goes far beyond selling medical devices to 1.4 billion people. India is emerging as a destination for medtech innovation, engineering talent, product development, manufacturing, and global partnerships.
Two things at the conference convinced me that India is attracting attention at the highest levels of our industry.
First, global CEOs showed up.
Senior leaders from Smith+Nephew, embecta (formerly part of Becton Dickinson), Karl Storz USA, and Hollister took time from their busy conference schedules to mingle at the India Meetup. (See photo.) When executives at this level make time for an informal gathering focused on one country, it sends a signal.
Second, India showed up in force.
Despite the conference coinciding with the important Indian festival season, the largest-ever delegation from India made the long journey to Boston to participate in the three-day event. Their presence demonstrated a growing appetite for international collaboration.
I had the pleasure of persuading Ambassador S. Raghuram, India’s inaugural Consul General in Boston, to join us. He not only attended but stayed to mingle with executives and entrepreneurs. I also helped encourage Indian companies to participate in the conference and had the honor of introducing the Consul General at the Meetup.
The turnout extended well beyond our invited guests, with many other conference attendees joining the conversation.
Credit for bringing the event to life goes to AdvaMed EVP Ray Briscuso and his terrific team, including my longtime friend Aileen Nandi and Los Angeles-based Kara Nelson. They turned an idea into a memorable gathering.
For me, the most exciting part wasn’t the attendance. It was the possibilities created by the conversations.
American and European medtech companies are looking for new markets, faster innovation, capable partners, global supply chains and international competitive talent. Indian companies are increasingly ready to engage with them. Bringing those two groups together can create opportunities that neither side could easily pursue alone.
At Amritt, helping medtech companies turn these cross-border possibilities into actual business is what we do.
We are already looking forward to something even more ambitious at next year’s MedTech Conference in San Francisco.
Meanwhile, why wait until next year? If your medtech company is exploring India for sales growth, engineering, manufacturing, or strategic partnerships, I’d welcome a conversation. India’s medtech opportunity is not something to watch from the sidelines. It’s something to participate in.
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