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Excellent Atmosphere at the MEDICAL FAIR INDIA
2015 in New Delhi
Medical Trade Fair registers in excess of 10,400 Trade Visitors
In excess of 10,400 international trade visitors, i.e. some 2,400 more than at
the previous event, visited the Pragati Maidan exhibition centre to learn
about product innovations in the Indian health care sector from 21 to 23March. However, the MEDICAL FAIR INDIA 2015 not only scoredoutstanding results in terms of visitor attendance. Exhibitor figures have also
been on the constant rise over the past few years. At this event 447exhibitors from 18 countries presented a comprehensive product portfolio onnet exhibition space that has now risen to over 5,250 m². 289 exhibitorsfrom abroad underscored the international importance of the MEDICALFAIR INDIA, which is held alternately in New Delhi and Mumbai every year.
”Medical Fair India is a one of its kind medical and healthcare event offering
an ideal international platform to the medical and healthcare industry. It ison its way to becoming the most successful and exceptional exhibition toshowcase medical technologies,” summed up Rajiv Nath, Chairman ofAIMED, the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry.
This year the medical trade fair focalised the new segment “HospitalInfrastructure” and kicked off with an accompanying technical conference on
the focal themes “Hospital Infrastructure & Planning” and “Medical Device &Technology”. Comprising high-calibre lectures and panel discussions theconference

agendaoffereddecision-makers

fromclinics,medicalprofessionals, retailers and industry and healthcare agents an ideal platform
to learn about trends and network with experts. In addition to theconferences independent workshops allowed the exhibitors to present
themselves to the visitors of the MEDICAL FAIR INDIA 2015.

The event benefited from the booming Indian health market which experts
expect to grow to US$ 280 billion by 2020. Especially in the innovationdriven and export-oriented field of medical device technology India isdeveloping a key position to which the Government reacted by drafting a
new bill on standards in medical device technology.

Dr. Pradeep Bhardwaj, CEO of the Six Sigma Accreditation Board company
from Delhi, praised the importance of the event for the Indian healthbusiness: “Nice to see the power of the 21st Medical Fair – 2015 in NewDelhi, India. Really, this medical fair was an international platform, which
has opened up new opportunities in the healthcare industry. The entire
medical fair including awards, conferences and exhibitions was highly usefulfor every hospital, medical device company and diagnostics. I am proud ofseeing this event as one of the largest medical fair in healthcare.”

The leading trade magazine for medical professionals in India, Medgate
Today, for the first time recognised particularly excellent enterprises,
hospitals and physicians as part of the 21st MEDICAL FAIR INDIA. The
renowned MT India Healthcare Award was awarded to fourteen Indiancompanies and individuals. Trade fair visitors included numerous top
opinion-leaders from healthcare as well as well-known personalities such as
Prof. Dr. Wali, Physician to the President of India, Shailendra Kumar,
Director of the Ministry of Health & Family, Government of India, Prashant
Kumar, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Governmentof India, Jürgen Maerschand, Government of Flanders, T.S. Srinivasan,
Embassy of Belgium and Jan Luykx, Ambassador of the Kingdom ofBelgium.

The MEDICAL FAIR INDIA 2015 was supported by national associations
such as admi, Association of Diagnostics Manufacturers of India, AHPI,Association of Healthcare Providers India, MSAHITA, Medical Surgical andHealthcare Industry Trade Association, Indian Association of Sports
Medicine, Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation andthe hospitals Apollo Hospitals Group and Fortis Healthcare Limited.
The international partners attending included abhi, Association of British
Healthcare Industries, CCCMHPIE, China Chamber of Commerce for Import2

& Export of Medicines & Health Products, Federal Ministry of Economic
Affairs and Energy (BMWi), GHE, German Healthcare Export Group,JETRO, Japan External Trade Organization, KMDICA, Korea MedicalDevices Industrial Coop. Association, MIRDC, Metal Industrial Research &Development Centre from Taiwan, MREPC, Malaysian Rubber Export
Promotion Council, SAMD, Shenzhen Association of Medical Devices,SPECTARIS as wellas

ZVEI, German Electrical and Electronic

Manufacturers’ Association.

The trade fair comes with the MEDICAL FAIR brand that has beensynonymous with well-established medical trade fairs organised by Messe
Düsseldorf Group abroad. The growing success is also fuelled by the close
cooperation with the Düsseldorf-based MEDICA, World Forum for Medicine,which paved the way for dialogue with other important target groups for theIndian market.
The next MEDICAL FAIR INDIA will be held in Mumbai from 11 – 13 March2016. For further information go to: http://www.medicalfair-india.com
Contact in Germany:
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Stephan Küppers
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Phone: +49 (0) 2 11 45 60-7715 / Fax: +49 (0) 2 11 45 60-7470
Contact in India:
Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd.
Guru Prasath
PrasathG@md-india.com
Phone: +91 (0) 22 6678 9933 / Fax: +91 (0) 22 6678 9911

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