page_title: Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone
section_title: Geography and history
hierarchical_section_title: Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone / Geography and history
caption_attribution_description: English: AMTZ Administrative office
context_page_description: Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone is a medical devices manufacturing park near Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India, set up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Established in 2016, the park is intended to house research & development institutions and testing labs as well as serve as an incubation centre for start-up companies. It currently houses the Bio Valley Incubation Council, funded by the Department of Biotechnology, and the Kalam Institute of Health Technology. In April 2020, the AMTZ has started making rapid testing kits for COVID-19 and planned to start the manufacture of ventilators.
context_section_description: It is located in Nadupuru village area of Visakhapatnam, adjacent to the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The AMTZ is spread over an area of 270 acres and its is proposed to have 200–250 pre-built manufacturing units
  The AMTZ is an intiative of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu and the Association of Indian Medical Device Manufacturers (AIMED). Its foundation was laid on 19 August 2016 and inaugurated on 13 December 2018.
caption: AMTZ Administrative office
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