How do you operate
in Asia and
particularly in India?
plastic and reconstructive
surgeons, oral and
maxillofacial surgeons,
orthopaedic surgeons,
ENT surgeons and
thoracic surgeons.
For each case, we create
tailored implants. For
example, if there is a
tumor in sternum, you
have to cut the ribs to
remove it. In order to
create the replacement
structure back in place, we
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We have been selling only
the cranial implant
products in India so far.
Custom cranial implants
have been sold in Indian
market for the last 3-4
years since we started with
a distributor based in New
Delhi. The business in
India has been small for
us. We haven’t entered
into the market with other
products yet as the
primary market of focus
has been united states,
Europe, New Zealand,
create a product with
Australia and couple of
titanium alloy and a mix of other countries in Asia
poly-carbonate and other
including Singapore,
materials to suit the
Malaysia and Hong Kong.
requirement. Another
But now having
example is of a
established the Asian
maxillofacial surgery or
headquarters at
what is called the plastic
surgery in which instead of Singapore, we plan to
build our operations in
using silicon, we use
India and other countries
polymeric material.This
in Asia. Within next 2
ensures that the patients
years, we will build up the
don’t have to go back
capability in Singapore
again to the doctor after
and also devise a business
six months.