French Healthcare meets Indian ecosystem at the Indo-French Healthcare Conference
Business France India has hosted the 2024 edition of the Indo-French Healthcare Conference, a landmark event highlighting the expertise and scope of the French and the Indian healthcare sectors, on 17th September 2024, at the Embassy of France in India. Organized in partnership with the French Institute in India (IFI) and Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) as knowledge partner, this conference was inaugurated by the Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr Thierry Mathou along with Dr. Vinod K. Paul, member of NITI Aayog, as esteemed chief guest of the event.
Dr Vinod K. Paul highlighted the importance of the Indo-French partnership in healthcare and potential ways of collaboration.
Left to Right - Estelle David (South Asia Director at Business France), Thierry Mathou (French Ambassad
This event has seen the participation of about 85 attendees and had the support of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI), CEFIPRA, Invest India, the French Healthcare association and APHP.
The Indo-French Healthcare Conference, which brought together healthcare professionals, medical experts and industry leaders from both France and India, aimed to create dialogues and foster collaborations between leading healthcare companies of the two countries. While the French healthcare system is renowned for its high-quality medical care and universal coverage, India’s healthcare ecosystem is one of the fastest growing in the world with significant investments in healthcare infrastructure. This conference included diverse topics of discussion ranging from new age technologies to medical research and development as well as opportunities for the growing Indian healthcare industry and areas of cooperation in this field between the two nations.
On the occasion of the Indo-French Healthcare Conference, the Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr Thierry Mathou, remarked: “I am delighted to reaffirm France’s commitment to advancing the longstanding collaboration between our two countries in healthcare, which has been exceptional since COVID. France remains a leading global player in healthcare with its cutting-edge research, outstanding training for healthcare professionals, and a vibrant medical ecosystem, all of which complements India's dynamic healthcare landscape.”
Highlights of the Indo-French Healthcare conference:
CEOs of medical devices companies, MedTech, Indian hospitals, prominent researchers’ practitioners from France and India gathered and discussed the following topics:
Emerging healthcare opportunities in India
New areas for healthcare R&D between France and India
Innovations in pharma and biotech- Manufacturing and Retail
How global MedTech companies and hospitals are transforming healthcare innovation & skill development in India
In one of the discussions, Mr. Pavan Choudary, Chairman of Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) said “France has been a pioneer in MedTech inventions like Stethoscope, Incubator, discovery of X rays. India’s provider space today excels in healing. The conference fittingly brought together French MedTech & R&D organizations and top Indian hospitals together to discuss opportunities in the market, and in manufacturing, Innovation & Skilling."
“It was a needle-moving dialogue with Dr. Paul presenting his vision for an Indo-French collaboration on Health & Frontier technology like AI and Ambassador Thierry Mathou responding with a commitment to facilitate a joint Indo-French platform on Innovation."
Institutional partners:
French Institute in India:
The French Institute in India (Institut Français en Inde) is the educational, scientific, and cultural department of the Embassy of France in India. It facilitates academic and scientific exchanges between higher institutes of learning and research, enables student mobility, and promotes the French language as well as artistic and cultural dialogue. Cooperation between India and France takes place through several sectors: Arts and Culture, Books and Ideas, French Language and Education, Study in France programme, Academic Partnerships, Science and Technology, as well as Innovation and Multimedia.
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CEFIPRA: Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA) is a 37-year-old collaborative organization supported by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, and the Ministry for Europe & Foreign Affairs, Government of France, with a mission to enhance Indo-French Science, Technology & Innovation (ST&I) system through various high quality scientific and technical projects, seminars, and workshops in different areas of STEM.
Knowledge partner- Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI)
Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) is a leading association in the MedTech space in India and comprises of a wide spectrum of research-based medical technology companies with global experience in innovation and manufacturing.
MTaI’s main aim is to improve access to affordable & high-quality healthcare for the patient and maintain viability for the industry. By doing so, it aspires to find a space for the MedTech companies commensurate to their contribution to Healthcare in India.
MTaI is recognized as a veritable think tank in the Healthcare space and has consistently collaborated with the government, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to bring cutting edge research and recommendations to the fore.
Participating Companies seeking to enter the Indian market:
2PS: Projection Plasma Système, established in 1988, is a leader in plasma coating for medical implants, including knees, shoulders, and hips. The company specializes in biocompatible and osteoconductive coatings using materials like titanium and hydroxyapatite (HAP). The company operates in various regions such as India, South America, Australia, and Turkey.
Inlog S.A.S: French software publisher and major player in the LMS (Laboratory Management Systems) market, InLog is a European leader in blood transfusion information systems. Their CE-marked medical devices ensure the traceability of blood products, the daily management of operations, and the management of laboratory quality analysis.
Dagard : Specialists in cleanrooms and complex solutions, DAGARD designs, produces, markets and installs complex technical solutions for advanced cold room and controlled environments around the world.
F2D Medical: An innovative start-up, has developed Thermodiag, the 1st non-invasive medical device for continuous monitoring of core body temperature. Using a connected wearable device, Thermodiag is designed to assist in the early detection and monitoring of infections.
The event also saw the participation of the following prominent French subsidiaries in India:
Peters Surgical: Peters Surgical provides state-of-the-art highly reliable healthcare products and solutions mainly into Medical Device space helping care givers delivering better healthcare every day. Peters Surgical is a reference group for many surgical rooms and hospitals.
Vygon: Designs, manufactures and markets high-tech single-use medical devices for healthcare professionals. World leader in the neonatology and vascular management clinical specialties.
BioMérieux: Pioneers, develops, and produces high quality in vitro diagnostics to improve public health worldwide and clinical diagnostic solutions for healthcare professionals to reliably determine a pathology while building innovative, precise technologies.
Air Liquide Medical Systems: As a major world player in home healthcare, an expert in chronic disease follow up at home, and supplier of medical gases for hospitals, its 16,500 men and women support 1.8 million patients at home and 15,000 hospitals and clinics, in more than 35 countries.
In India, the company manufactures ventilators and trade ventilators for intensive care, emergency, transport and home care which are imported from France. We have a nation-wide sales and service network.
Eradicus: Medical devices company dedicated to developing rapid molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases. The company has innovated a proprietary technology that detects DNA/RNA of infectious pathogens in less than 30 minutes. The company has developed a pipeline of over 120 diagnostic assays for over 100 infectious pathogens relevant to human and animal health.
The event was supported by our corporate partner UJA, Business consultant, specialized in accompanying foreign companies to enter the Indian market or already established in India and reciprocatively assisting Indian companies looking to invest abroad. UJA’s International desk hosts French, German, and Italian native experts, working hand in hand with the Indian team.