Meeting with representatives from Medical Equipment and Devices Industry, accompanying Ms Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South East Asia, Africa and the Middle East, US Department of Commerce
August 27, 2008 – ACSA, New Delhi

The American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM) organized a meeting with the visiting delegation consisting of representatives of Medical Equipment and Devices Industry, accompanying Ms Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South East Asia, Africa and the Middle East, US Department of Commerce, on Wednesday, the 27th August 2008 at ACSA, New Delhi.

Mr. Sanjay Banerjee, Chairman, AMCHAM Medical Equipment and Devices Committee, and Managing Director, Zimmer India Pvt. Ltd., welcome the members of the delegation and the participants from the American companies in India. He requested Mr. Ralph F. Ives, Executive Vice President of Global Strategy and Analysis, AdvaMed, to debrief the participants on the discussion he had with Government officials during his visit to India as part of the HTCG delegation.

Mr. Ives briefed the participants about his meetings with the Government. He said that he had good discussion with the Government and there was some clarity in the process forward. The Government of India was closer to formulating pricing policy although there were no clear lines drawn. He said that AMCHAM members should give the Government different models of pricing including ‘best practices’.

He informed that the next meeting of the HTCG which also included medical equipment and devices would be held around 8th of December 2008 in Washington, as proposed by USIBC.

The meeting concluded with a Vote of Thanks to the Chairman.