New Resource Available for Growing Chinese Medical Device Industry

Medical Device Market Research (MDMR), a full service market research company, announces the availability of a comprehensive English-language directory of 9,000 medical device companies located in China, the first of its kind.

(PRWEB) May 4, 2005 -- Medical Device Market Research (MDMR), a full service market research company, announces the availability of a comprehensive English-language directory of 9,000 medical device companies located in China, the first of its kind.

The China Medbook® provides a unique resource for companies who are considering outsourcing or exporting medical devices to the growing China market. The medical device industry supplies doctors and hospitals around the world with tools, implants and support for medical procedures.

"We expect the medical device industry in China to continue its double-digit growth for the next ten years", says Greg Heikes, director of research for MDMR. "Outsourcing is fueling this growth."

"Information is difficult to get in China. This directory offers specific information -- like phone numbers, contact names and addresses of companies active in over 200 medical device categories - that can help companies develop partnerships in this growing market," says Heikes.

The China Medbook® contains up-to-date addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail and web addresses for 8,000 companies in mainland China and 1,000 in Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as information on agencies involved in the regulation of the industry. The directory also contains information on 3,500 companies who are registered with the US Food and Drug Administration.

"Standards are improving in China," says Bill Goodwin, president of Life Sciences Publishing. "Chinas State Food & Drug Administration (SFDA) has mandated all of their medical device manufacturers follow industry-standard processes that will ensure the safety and reliability of their products."

The China Medbook® is being offered to medical device industry professionals by MDMR for $350 dollars, through a partnership between MDMR and Life Sciences Publishing.

"We hope this resource serves as a bridge between our customers and China -- a market we think will become the worlds largest for the medical devices industry," says Goodwin. "If youre a medical device company and youre not already in this market, youre at a competitive disadvantage."

MDMR is a full service market research firm focused exclusively on serving the global medical device sector. Located in Austin, Texas, MDMR provides customized market research and information to medical device companies, designed to improve products and services.

For more information on the China Medbook®, visit www.mdmr.net/china.

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