The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), is organizing the 9th edition of India Medical Device 2026 on August 7-8, 2026, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The conference theme is "Towards Viksit Bharat: Advancing India as a Global Hub for Quality Medical Devices" and aims to bring together policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, healthcare institutions, academia, innovators, and global stakeholders to deliberate on the future roadmap of India's medical devices and MedTech sector.
Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, will address the event on August 8, 2026, on the topic "Atmanirbhar MedTech: Accelerating India's Journey towards Viksit Bharat" to outline the government's vision for building a globally competitive and innovation-driven medical devices ecosystem. Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, will also address the conference. Other key participants include Shri Manoj Joshi (Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals), Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava (Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi (Drugs Controller General of India), Dr. M. Srinivas (Member (Health), NITI Aayog), and senior government officials, policymakers, CEOs of leading medical device companies, industry experts, start-ups, and representatives from healthcare institutions and academia.
The conference will feature high-level deliberations on critical sector issues including localisation of medical device component manufacturing, strengthening testing infrastructure and quality assurance, building technology leadership in high-impact and high-volume medical devices, leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), enhancing clinical evidence generation and regulatory pathways, expanding India's medical device exports, strengthening service and maintenance ecosystems, and exploring reimbursement frameworks for innovative therapies in support of Universal Health Coverage.
India's medical devices industry is currently valued at over USD 15 billion and has emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments of the healthcare sector. This growth has been supported by several transformative policy initiatives including the National Medical Devices Policy 2023, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, development of Medical Device Parks, strengthening of regulatory frameworks, and sustained focus on research, innovation, and quality manufacturing.
The event aims to further strengthen India's position as a global MedTech destination by fostering meaningful dialogue and partnerships across the medical devices value chain, promoting investment, technology collaborations, innovation, and adoption of global best practices while showcasing emerging technologies and start-up innovations that can accelerate the growth of India's medical devices ecosystem aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.