Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone Limited

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ANDHRA PRADESH MEDTECH ZONE LIMITED (AMTZ)
Public
IndustryMedical Device Manufacturing Zone
Founded30 April 2016;3 years ago (2016-04-30)
Headquarters
Visakhapatnam
,
India
Key people
Jitendar Sharma (MD & CEO) [1]
Number of employees
1 - 50
Website https://amtz.in/

Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited (popularly known as AMTZ) is an enterprise under the Government of Andhra Pradesh to promote medical device manufacturing in India. AMTZ's foundation was laid on Aug 19, 2016 [2] and inaugurated by N. Chandrababu Naidu then chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Dec 13, 2018 . [3]

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AMTZ Administrative office

Timeline

30 April 2016Incorporation of Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone Ltd.
19 August 2016AMTZ Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony by chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu &

AMTZ Investors' Summit 2016

22 September 2016Scientific Technology & Commissioning Roadmap (AVISHCAR) launched with AMTZ, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics

Engineering & Research (SAMEER), and Directorate of Medical Education, AP (DME) as partners

2 October 2016Bookings open for India's first Integrated Medical Devices Manufacturing Zone.

AMTZ Green Investors’ Summit organized at AMTZ Construction Site

20 January 2017AMTZ inks MOU with QCI for ICMED Certification [4]
23 February 2017Kalam Institute of Health Technology formally registered

Project Construction Agency for AMTZ selected

20 October 2017Induction of AMTZ into the BRICS working Group on Manufacturing
6 January 2018AMTZ holds Directorate of Radiation Safety office in its campus
18 January 2018Health Technology Assessment Cell formed after MoU signed between Kalam Institute of health Technology and Department of Health research
16 February 2018AMTZ formed Indian Biomedical Skill Consortium jointly with Quality Council of India (QCI)
21 June 2018Office of Principal Scientific advisor to Government of India designated KIHT as Program Analysis Unit (PAU) for healthcare related projects
1 October 2018Former Indian Cricketer Virendar Sehwag becomes good will ambassador of AMTZ
13 December 2018Inaugurated and dedication of AMTZ to the nation by chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu [5]

Medical device regulatory facilitation

Directorate of radiation safety

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) signed an MOU with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to set up Directorate of Radiation Safety at AMTZ to regulate the functioning of diagnostic radiology facilities utilising X-ray units. Once fully functional, this Directorate may extend its services to neighbouring states also.

As of January 2018, there are 1536 registered and 2140 unregistered medical diagnostic X-ray equipment; 169 licensed and 319 unlicensed Computed Tomography (CT)/ Cath X-ray equipment in Andhra Pradesh).

The DRS in AMTZ would help the owners/users of medical diagnostic X-ray equipment placed in hospitals /medical image centres of the state of Andhra Pradesh in complying with Radiation Safety Standards and in obtaining licence/ registration from AERV at the earliest.

The DRS at AMTZ facilitates to obtain type approval certificate from AERB. The facility once fully operational would be a great boon to the industry as it can reduce the time for testing with a low testing service charge for the product, leading to the reduction in costs and gain market access. Separately, AMTZ is also in the process of creating a regulatory structure for the non-ionising radiation equipment, in consultation with the Ministry of Electronics and IT.

Medical device experience center

Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) partnered with Medikabazaar, India's largest and pioneering online B2B platform for medical supplies and established India's first Medical Device Experience Center.

Awards and recognition

On 14 February 2017, AMTZ was awarded as "Innovative Medtech Zone" by the World Health & Wellness Congress. [6]

On 27 February 2017, AMTZ was included in the list of 25 fastest growing medical technology companies in India in 2017 by The CEO magazine. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.gad.ap.gov.in/notifications/notices/2020gad_rt194.pdf
  2. ↑ "Cm Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation stone for AP MedTech zone in Vizag". ANDHRA PRADESH MEDTECH ZONE LIMITED (AMTZ). Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Bureau, Our. "CM inaugurates AP Medtech Zone". @businessline. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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  6. ↑ "World Health & Wellness Congress". worldhealthcongress.com.
  7. ↑ "Indiamanthan The CEO Magazine epaper dated Mon, 6 Feb 17".

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