Pacific Bridge Medical

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Pacific Bridge Medical (PBM) was founded in 1988 to help international medical companies solve their most complex problems while doing business in Asia. Since then, PBM has assisted hundreds of healthcare companies with business development and regulatory issues in Asia.

We provide our services to all types of medical firms, including medical device, IVD, pharmaceutical, API, biotechnology, OTC, consumer healthcare, cosmetic, and veterinary companies.

In addition to our expert staff in the D.C. area, we have our own offices in China, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. We also work with strategic affiliates throughout Asia, each of which has been carefully selected for its expertise and track record of successfully assisting international medical companies in Asia. Our affiliates in India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam help us to develop business and regulatory strategies, register products, increase sales, perform market research, and more.

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Location

United States, Maryland, Bethesda

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11-50

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+1 301-469-3400

Founded date

1988

Mentions in press and media 22

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Dec 3, 2024	Asian Drug Registration: A Guide to Key Markets and Processes	Share Tweet Share Share Email In the rapidly growing pharmaceutical markets, drug regulatory processes in Asia are critical for ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of medications available to the public. This process is vital not onl...
Dec 14, 2017	Risk-based IVD regulations: What do they mean for the global IVD industry?	Although the scheme outlined in the discussion paper is not enforceable, the risk-based framework remains. Existing LDTs on the market would be “grandfathered” in, subject only to serious adverse event and malfunction reporting. New LDTs wo...
Oct 23, 2014	Japanese elder care market: 4 key medical device segments	By Ames Gross, President, Pacific Bridge Medical There are 30 million Japanese over the age of 65, accounting for almost 25% of the Japanese population. Japan also has a purchasing power parity GDP per capita close to $40,000, and Japanese ...
Sep 16, 2014	Q&A on the Chinese cancer market	With Asia Medical Market Expert Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical Q1. Is cancer a big issue in China? A. Cancer is the #1 cause of death in China. More than 3.5 million Chinese develop cancer every year – and cancer causes more than 2.5 mi...
Jul 30, 2014	Q&A on Japan’s mixed medical treatment reforms	With Asia Medical Market Expert Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical Q: What is a mixed medical treatment? A: A mixed medical treatment combines 2 treatments. One of the treatments is a pharmaceutical or medical device that has been approved ...
Feb 10, 2014	China Simplifies Medical Device Re-registration in 2014	By Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical On December 17, 2013, the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) announced a streamlined device registration renewal process that took effect on January 1. The updated process will reduce the burden ...
Jan 10, 2014	Indonesia introduces updates to medical device accessories rules, e-registration system	By Ames Gross, Pacific Bridge Medical Indonesia has introduced updates to its electronic registration platform for medical devices, in preparation for its integration with the regulatory system of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...
May 16, 2013	Japan tops Q1 growth estimates	A key market for the medical device industry showed some strong signs of life today, following sobering economic news out of Europe yesterday. Japan, the world’s 3rd-largest economy and 2nd-largest medical device market, reported that its g...
Aug 30, 2012	The Healthcare Market in Singapore	By Ames Gross Singapore boasts one of the highest GDP per capita in the world at $59,000 and this places ahead Singapore ahead of the US, Germany, UK and Japan. More importantly, the Singaporean economy is still growing strongly despite the...
Aug 29, 2012	China’s Hospital Market	By Ames Gross Introduction The 2009 Chinese healthcare reform has been a catalyst for high growth in the hospital industry in China. Almost one-third of the reform proposals were aimed towards constructing new medical facilities. As a resul...
Aug 28, 2012	Overview of the Asian Cardiovascular Devices Market	By Ames Gross Introduction Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in Asia. According to the WHO, more than 57% of the 16.5 million people who die annually from cardiovascular diseases are from Asia. Cardiovascular dise...
May 1, 2012	NEW 2012 Korea Medical Device Regulatory Changes Webcast (Sponsored Message)	The Korean FDA has been revamping its medical device regulatory system and has implemented many significant changes. In 2012, there are new regulations for pre-market approval, classification, GMP certification, exemptions of KFDA review, e...
Aug 3, 2011	Asian regulatory update: China’s new five year plan shifts focus to domestic medical devices	China’s 12th Five-Year Plan outlines three initiatives with respect to medical devices: 1. Increase the development of China-made medical equipment. 2. Implement centralized procurement 3. Purchase domestic medical devices. The health care ...
Apr 20, 2011	Asian regulatory update: Medical devices in Malaysia to register with Health Ministry	Medical devices in Malaysia to register with Health Ministry Malaysia will soon introduce its Medical Devices Act by the end of 2011. This Act is expected to be established when the current Medical Devices Bill 2008 is presented to the Mala...
Mar 3, 2011	Asian regulatory update: Asia-Pacific medical device market gets healthier	Asia-Pacific medical device market gets healthier The Asia Pacific (APAC) medical devices market will grow more than 10 percent over the next three years. This is higher than the projected global sector growth of 6 percent. APAC’s growth in...
Dec 13, 2010	Asian regulatory update: India’s medical device market to grow 17% by 2015	India’s medical device market will experience a compound annual growth rate of 17 percent over the next five years. The market will expand by 150 percent in 2015, reaching a value of $2 billion. The homecare and handheld devices sector will...
Oct 5, 2010	Asian regulatory update	Hong Kong’s government currently does not strictly regulate most medical devices. However, in late August 2010, Hong Kong’s Medical Device Control Office proposed a framework for comprehensive and mandatory regulation of medical devices and...
Aug 9, 2010	Asian regulatory update: Singapore’s HSA updates medical device Technical Specification	Singapore’s HSA updates medical device Technical Specification Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) included secondary assembly activity guidelines in its medical device Technical Specification 01 (TS-01) in early July 2010. Manufact...
Jul 6, 2010	Asian regulatory update: China’s SFDA chief dismissed	China’s SFDA chief dismissed The deputy chief of China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), Zhang Jingli, has been removed from his post and is being investigated by an anti-corruption body, the Party of China Central Commission for...
Jun 7, 2010	Asian regulatory update: Japan, Singapore to exchange regulatory information	Medical regulatory information to be exchanged between Japan and Singapore The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore and the Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) together with the ...
	Risk-based IVD regulations: What do they mean for the global IVD industry?	In 2013, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announced that the agency was looking to establish a risk-based framework for regulating lab-developed tests (LDTs) and released a draft guidance document to the public in October 2014. This set of...

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When was Pacific Bridge Medical founded?

Pacific Bridge Medical was founded in 1988.

What has the press written about Pacific Bridge Medical?

Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning Pacific Bridge Medical, among them “Asian Drug Registration: A Guide to Key Markets and Processes” (Dec 3, 2024) and “Risk-based IVD regulations: What do they mean for the global IVD industry?” (Dec 14, 2017).

Is Pacific Bridge Medical still active?

Yes, Pacific Bridge Medical is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 8, 2025.