Tehran – Iranian knowledge-based companies supported by the development agency for international cooperation in science and technology will take part in Expo MED 2025, which will be held from April 24-26 in Istanbul, Turkey.
To summarise the latest trends and cutting-edge technologies in the medical industry, the exhibition welcomes over 35,000 visitors from over 120 countries.
The event serves as an important platform to showcase not only medical products and services, but also groundbreaking innovations that will shape the future of the industry.
The healthcare giants will join leading decision makers and industry experts at this prominent event.
The exhibition introduces a wide range of product groups including electrical equipment, experimental technology, hospital infrastructure, medical facility management solutions, healthcare consumers, orthopedic surgery, physical therapy, and rehabilitation products, and more, counter (OTC) products, wellness solutions, Chinese herbal medicines, dietary supplements, personal care, delmo sarcoma and natural products.
Medical self-sufficiency, medical devices are a priority
The issue of medical and medical device production and self-sufficiency in these regions is one of the government’s priorities, Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarkandi said.
Medicine and medical devices are two important areas related to people’s health, he said, “We are trying to reach self-sufficiency for the supply of medicine and medical devices,” the IRNA reported.
On January 13, the head of the Iranian coalition of medical device manufacturers and exporters said that about $20 million worth of medical devices are exported to more than 60 countries a year.
The IRNA says it says more than 70% of medical devices and more than 100% of regular hospital beds are made in the country.
He added that more than 95% of certain ICUs and CCU beds and more than 85% of operating room medical devices, such as anesthesia devices and other equipment, are manufactured using cutting-edge technology in the country.
Yaqoubzadeh continues, saying that the country’s need for medical devices is between $3 billion and $4 billion a year, of which $1 billion is imported.
Approximately 600 medical device companies operate domestically and produce about 99% of the drugs supplied to the domestic market.
Domestic medical device manufacturers produce and supply over 10,000 types of medical devices to domestic and foreign markets. Today, various experimental equipment are manufactured at much lower prices than the same foreign product.
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