Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Air Liquide Medical Systems Pvt. Ltd.(ALMS), the medical equipment subsidiary of Air Liquide Healthcare, celebrated, in the presence of the Ambassador of France in India, H.E. François Richier, their 7th year of manufacturing activities in India. On this occasion, ALMS unveiled their new Orion G ventilator, the first CE marked ventilator to be manufactured in India for both domestic and international markets.
The launch of this new ventilator falls within Air Liquide Medical Systems (ALMS) strategy to bringhigh-technology devicesto the domestic Healthcare Sector. Orion G is indeed the latest of a complete range of 7 types of ventilators in India proposed by ALMS in India. Besides ventilators, ALMS also manufactures CE marked Medical Air Compressors in India which are now exported to various countries.
Orion G ventilator, developed with the support of ALMS teams in France will meet the requirements of ventilators in ICU, emergency and post-operative wards.It will feature color touch screen and battery backup. Orion G will be manufactured at the ISO 13485 certified ALMS plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, will be in conformity with the latest European norms.
“We strongly believe in empowering our teams in India in order to develop our manufacturing and R&D activities also with the objective of exporting certified devices worldwide” said Mr. Jean-Marc Giner, Managing Director of Air Liquide Medical Systems.
About Air Liquide Group:
Air Liquide Healthcare supplies medical gases, home healthcare services, hygiene products, medical equipment and specialty ingredients. In 2014, it served over 7,500 hospitals and 1,2 million patients at home throughout the world. The Group’s Healthcare business reached € 2,570 million in revenues in 2014, with the support of its 12,000 employees.
Air Liquide Medical Systems Pvt Ltd is a company of the Air Liquide Group and has been present in India for the past 34 years with sales and services facilities in more than 20 cities. Along with these manufacturing activities, ALMS also provides extensive services to its clients and maintains about 6,000 ventilators all over the country. ALMS has an efficient in house R&D department which specializes in hardware, software, medical design and plastics.
About Business France:
Business France is the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, responsible for fostering export growth by French businesses, as well as promoting and facilitating international investment in France. It promotes France’s companies, business image and nationwide attractiveness as an investment location, and also runs the V.I.E international internship program.Founded on January 1, 2015 through a merger between UBIFRANCE and the Invest in France Agency, Business France has 1,500 personnel, both in France and in 70 countries throughout the world, who work with a network of public- and private-sector partners.
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Company Contact
S. Sivakumar,
Managing director, Air Liquide Medical Systems PVT Ltd.
Plot No.36, Annai Indira Nagar | OkkiyamThoraipakkam | Chennai 600097| INDIA
Tel: +91 (0) 44 4385 11 16/17 | Fax: +91 (0) 44 2458 00 43 |
Web: www.airliquidemedicalsystems.in
Press contacts:
Purva Marwaha,
Trade Officer, Business France, New Delhi
01143196306-08376895005/purva.marwaha@businessfrance.fr
