Two decades of dedication, coupled with massive advances in Taiwan’s domestic IT and the service industry has created Asia’s best procurement platform and physical exam center in Asia.
Co-hosted by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Formosan Medical Association, MEDIPHAR TAIPEI 2008 takes place Nov. (6-9) at Taipei World Trade Center. MEDIPHAR TAIPEI. Not only is this event the sole professional medical software/hardware exhibition in Taiwan, it also provides a vital platform where the medical industry across Asia can exchange ideas and conduct procurement.
At this year’s 20th anniversary MEDIPHAR TAIPEI 266 exhibitors will use 541 booths to show their best. Its areas include “Medical Use IT and Communication Products, Medical Publications,” “Diagnostic Equipment, Medical Equipment, Instruments & Hospital Supplies,” “Biotech Products and Pharmaceuticals,” “Rehabilitation, Health-care Products, Mobility Aids, Beauty Care & Anti-aging Medical Products,” “Medical Services,” “Overseas Exhibits,” and “Cross Strait Medical & Healthcare Exhibition.”
MEET MEDICAL GREATS FOR THE BEST SOURING & BUSINESS
The past two decades have see MEDIPHAR TAIPEI offer huge business opportunities, particularly in the fields of medical equipment/service suppliers, both at home and abroad. This event lets the industry move toward further consolidation by offering cutting edge service/equipment giants. And for those in the field of mobile assistive device it’s a critical venue. That’s why all the top names are here including leaders like Pihsiang (represented by its Taiwan agent Heir Li Hsin), Chienti, Apex Medical, Taiwan An I, Wu’s Tech, top-ten blood glucose meter exporters such as Apex Biotech, Taidoc, Bionime, Taishin, stethoscope heavyweights Long Yue, and Chin Kou.
Academic research institutes participating in MEDIPHAR TAIPEI 2008 include the Cycling & Health Tech Industry R&D Center, Footwear & Recreation Technology Research Institute, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre, Incubation Center of Yang Ming University, National Health Research Institutes, and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
To offer international buyers a better understanding of Taiwan’s medical service/equipment industries, in terms of global contenders, the organizers of MEDIPHAR TAIPEI 2008 have invited 70 important potential buyers from 25 countries from around the world. These include: Italy’s largest producer/distributor of medical equipment and pharmaceutical products Artsana SPA Group (annual sales US$1.8bn), South Korean medical instrument exporter/importer Samsung C&T Corporation (grossing US$9.7bn a year), British medical testing equipment trading company Unipath, Australian medical equipment trading company Resmed, Japanese medical/care-taking supplies trading company As One Corporation, Brazilian medical supplies vendor Sociedade Beneficente Israelia Brasileira, US surgical and medical instrument vendor ACCURAY, and Bangladesh top three medical equipment/supplies importer Tradesworth.
INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS SELECTED TO HONOR DESIGN INGENUITY
Once again at MEDIPHAR TAIPEI, the most innovative products will be selected to showcase Taiwanese medical service/hardware providers’ ability to think outside the box. This year, out of 39 products entered by 27 exhibitors, 15 have been selected after having been created largely upon applying Taiwan’s edge in electronics. These include the CPAP system, blood pressure kits, blood glucose meters, and bedside teaching aids.



