Highlights of medtech industry

● March 2021 - Transasia Bio-Medical, a Mumbai-based in-vitro diagnostic company, announced plans to invest Rs 150 crore ($21 million) to set up a manufacturing unit at the medical devices Park in Sultanpur, Telangana ● June 2021 - Medtronic India Private Limited announced the launch of Micra AV - a miniaturised, fully self-contained pacemaker that delivers advanced pacing technology to atrioventricular (AV) block

● June 2021 - Wipro GE Healthcare has commenced local production of its Versana Ultrasound range

● June 2021 - Trivitron Healthcare announced the launch of two innovation-driven products for HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c) and Hb variant detection

● June 2021 - AstraZeneca India signed a memorandum of understanding with Docon Technologies, a Bengaluru-based health startup, to digitise 1,000 clinics across India

● July 2021 - Blackfrog Technologies, a startup backed by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), developed Emvólio, a portable, battery-powered refrigeration device

● July 2021 - Abbott launched a pea-sized, lifesaving device for babies with hole-in-the-heart malformations with emphasis on centres having an active neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).