India's NITI Aayog explores policies to boost medical and dental device manufacturing

The Economic Times reports that NITI Aayog met manufacturers, officials and researchers to consider regulatory, infrastructure and financial measures for India's medical and dental device industry. Industry group AiMeD called for a dedicated medical devices law, simpler approvals and financial support. It says Indian manufacturers face a 10–15% cost disadvantage due to high capital and energy costs, logistics expenses, limited risk capital and inadequate testing and research infrastructure.