Recognizing that women in 90% of the developing world don't have access to early detection of breast cancer, Mumbai-based startup UE Lifesciences developed iBreastExam (iBE), a handheld, mobile connected, and completely wireless device which can detect tumor tissues as small as 1/8 of an inch (3-5 mm) while emitting no harmful...
GE’s High-Quality, Low-Cost CT Scanner “Made in India”
GE's R&D center in Bangalore is its largest outside that in the U.S. and one of its mandates is to produce quality products that are priced significantly lower than imported equivalents. The Times of India reports that the latest device developed by the company is the computed tomography (CT) system,...
GE Healthcare Funds University Innovation
GE Healthcare has funded a three year $150,000 project to develop affordable medical technologies in the areas of cardiovascular care, oncology and maternal and child healthcare. The project will identify, assess and evaluate appropriate technology solutions and then, create equipment accordingly. Professor Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Head, Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC),...
Innovative partnership to Address Cancer Treatment Market in India
GE Healthcare is jointly investing $130 million with Pennsylvania based Cancer Treatment Services International (CTSI) to set up a chain of 25 cancer detection and treatment centers across India. GE will provide equipment while CTSI, which set up the 250-bed American Oncology Institute in Hyderabad in 2012, will take care...
GE Healthcare's India revenues exceed $400 million
In a press interview, Terri Bresenham, President & CEO, GE Healthcare India, who arrived in-country in December 2011, made some interesting revelations. " India is the first country to have a large number of multinational healthcare providers. There are seven-eight very active MNCs. It opens a whole host of opportunities...