Brasil Tech 2008 to showcase Brazilian medical products sectorThe Medical-Dental Products industry is one of four key trade sectors that will come under the spotlight at Brasil Tech 2008, to be held on 27 and 28 May at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Hosted by ApexBrasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Agency, Brasil Tech comprises a forum, workshops and business-to-business (B2B) meetings, and is designed to share knowledge, foster trade partnerships and showcase Brazilian technology and products (full programme available on www.tradeprojects.net ). With Brazil's public spending on health now standing at US$35 billion per annum, for a population of 190 million, it is plain to see why this industry has enjoyed such tremendous success in the past five years in particular. The products at the heart of the growth in this country's industrial sector include medical equipment and supplies, dental equipment and supplies, implants and prostheses, radiology equipment and supplies and lab equipment and reagents. Among the companies representing the Medical Products industry at Brasil Tech, will be: Airsys: ICU equipment - Ventilators, compressors, flow and pressure analysers Editorial contact Leigh Angelo or Abbi Bridge on Tel: + 27 (011) 450 2477 or email |