Business France India hosted the 2024 edition of the Indo-French Healthcare Conference, a landmark event highlighting the expertise and scope of the French and the Indian healthcare sectors, on 17^th September 2024, at the Embassy of France in India.

Organised in partnership with the French Institute in India (IFI) and Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) as knowledge partner, this conference was inaugurated by the Ambassador of France to India, Thierry Mathou along with Dr Vinod K. Paul, member of NITI Aayog, as esteemed chief guest of the event.

Dr Vinod K. Paul highlighted the importance of the Indo-French partnership in healthcare and potential ways of collaboration.  

This event saw the participation of about 85 attendees and had the support of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI), CEFIPRA, Invest India, the French Healthcare association and APHP.

The Indo-French Healthcare Conference, which brought together healthcare professionals, medical experts and industry leaders from both France and India, aimed to create dialogues and foster collaborations between leading healthcare companies of the two countries.

This conference included diverse topics of discussion ranging from new age technologies to medical research and development as well as opportunities for the growing Indian healthcare industry and areas of cooperation in this field between the two nations.

CEOs of medical devices companies, Indian hospitals, prominent researchers’ practitioners from France and India gathered and discussed topics such as Emerging healthcare opportunities in India; New areas for healthcare R&D between France and India; Innovations in pharma and biotech- Manufacturing and Retail; and How global MedTech companies and hospitals are transforming healthcare innovation & skill development in India.

Participating companies seeking to enter the Indian market included 2PS, Inlog S.A.S, Dagard, and F2D Medical. The event also saw the participation of prominent French subsidiaries in India namely Peters Surgical, Vygon, BioMérieux, Air Liquide Medical Systems, and Eradicus.