AnonyMo at 17:32, 8 January 2026

2026-01-08T17:32:14Z

New page

{{Short description|Technology park in Nadupuru, Visakhapatnam, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ)
| image =
| foundation = 19 August 2016
| location_city = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| locations =
| key_people = Dr Jitendra Sharma (Managing Director Founder CEO)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-behind-healthcare-innovation-interview-dr-ceo-zone-silberzahn-2jnxe|title=The people behind healthcare innovation: Interview with Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)|work=www.linkedin.com|author=LinkedIN}}</ref>
| area_served =
| industry = Medical
| products =
| services =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees = 300
| parent =
| owner = Ap government
| divisions =
| subsid =
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.amtz.in}}
| dissolved =
| footnotes =
| nickname =
}}
{{coord|17.627469|83.161453|display=title}}
[[File:Amtz Campus 2022.jpg|thumb|AMTZ Campus]]
[[File:AMTZ Administrative office.jpg|thumb|AMTZ Administrative office]]

'''Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone''' '''(AMTZ)''' is the medical technology park with Common Manufacturing Facilities & Common Scientific Facilities located in [[Nadupuru]] village area of [[Visakhapatnam]], adjacent to the [[Visakhapatnam Steel Plant]]. The AMTZ is spread over an area of 270 acres and it has over 10 manufacturing units.

It currently houses the Bio Valley Incubation Council, funded by the [[Department of Biotechnology]], and the [[Kalam Institute of Health Technology]]. In April 2020, the AMTZ has started making rapid testing kits for [[COVID-19]] and planned to start the manufacture of ventilators.<ref name="Hindu 9 April 2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/medtech-zone-out-to-play-a-key-role-in-fight-against-covid-19/article31302975.ece|title=Medtech Zone out to play a key role in fight against COVID-19|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 April 2020|last=Patnaik|first=Santosh}}</ref><ref name="BT 8 April 2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/pharma/made-in-andhra-pradesh-covid-19-testing-kits-launched/story/400492.html|title=Andhra Pradesh starts manufacturing coronavirus test kits, ventilators|newspaper=Business Today|date=8 April 2020}}</ref>

It Established as the country’s first such facility, it played a significant role during the COVID-19 pandemic by supplying equipment including oxygen concentrators, ventilators, and RT-PCR kits. The initiative is led by its founder CEO, Jitendar Sharma.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gopal |first=B. Madhu |date=2024-12-31 |title=A.P. MedTech Zone poised to become a global manufacturing centre of medical equipment |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/ap-medtech-zone-poised-to-become-a-global-manufacturing-centre-of-medical-equipment/article69043522.ece |access-date=2025-08-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==History ==
Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone was first conceptualized in November 2015 as India's first medical device park . Decision to establish was taken after a meeting with representatives of Indian medical device industry, state and union govt officials. In 2015 medical device industry is worth 60,000 crores of crore of this 23,000-crore worth of medical device were imported. To reduce import bill. increase exports and to foster industrial growth by employment generation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETHealthworld.com |title=India's first dedicated Medical Device Park to come up in Andhra Pradesh - ET HealthWorld |url=http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/medical-devices/indias-first-dedicated-medical-device-park-to-come-up-in-andhra-pradesh/49724999 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=ETHealthworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Hosting World Class Labs ==
The key USPs of the campus are its Common Scientific Industrial Laboratories such as the center for [[Electromagnetism|Electromagnetic]] compatibility and safety testing, Center for [[Biomaterial|Biomaterial Testing]], Center for [[3D printing|3-D printing]], Centers for Lasers, [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI coils]], [[Ionizing radiation sterilization|Gamma Irradiation]], Moulding, and many other industrial service centers.

When the pandemic outbreak happened, there were no standard specifications for the essential products for the fight against the pandemic, and India was majorly dependent on imports for [[ventilator]]s, [[Personal protective equipment|PPE Kits]], [[N95 respirator|N-95 Masks]] and so on. Today when the nation has emerged as the second-largest PPE manufacturer in the world and has grown self-sufficient in ventilators and N-95 masks, the role played by AMTZ is unique and crucial.

=== BIOME: Centre for biomaterial testing ===

* The state-of-the-art laboratory for Biomaterials at AMTZ, is operated by service provider M/s TUV Rheinland has the following testing capabilities

# Sterility Evaluation
# Histopathology Evaluation
# Physiochemical Evaluation
# Accelerated Aging
# Package Validation

* This facility is primarily intended for medical device industry for physio-chemical evaluation as well as biological evaluation of sample.
* Industries like Chemical, Polymer and Pharmaceuticals etc. can also avail this facility to evaluate the characteristics of materials using spectroscopic and imaging modalities like SEM, TEM etc.
* Number of days for completion of construction is 178 days.<ref>{{Cite news|title=CII AMTZ Startup Day held at Kalam Convention Center|work=expresshealthcare|url=https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/cii-amtz-startup-day-held-at-kalam-convention-center/410433/}}</ref>

=== ELECTRA: Centre for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) & safety testing ===

* This facility is operated by M/s TUV Rheinland for EMC and Safety testing and certification of medical devices

[[File:Cobalta.jpg|thumb|COBALTA - Center for Gamma Irradiation]]

=== COBALTA: Center for Gamma Irradiation ===

* The centre for [[Ionizing radiation sterilization|Gamma Irradiation]] at AMTZ is first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh and the surrounding states and would cater to 15% (INR 4500 Crore) of the Indian Medical Device market.

[[File:Diode - AMTZ.jpg|thumb|DIODE: Super Conducting Magnet]]

=== DIODE: Super Conducting Magnet ===
The [[superconducting magnet]] is the largest and most expensive component of an MRI system. [[Magnetic resonance imaging|Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)]], a powerful medical diagnostic tool, is the largest commercial application of [[superconductivity]]. The magnet configuration is determined by competing requirements including optimized functional performance, patient comfort, ease of sitting in a hospital environment, minimum acquisition and lifecycle cost including service.

DIODE would be the first facility in India to manufacture an MRI superconducting magnet.
[[File:Think 3D – 3D Printing Facility.jpg|thumb|Centre for medtech innovation and rapid prototyping facility]]

=== ADDIT: Centre for medtech innovation and rapid prototyping facility ===

* Centre for MedTech Innovation and Rapid prototyping facility is operated by M/s T3D labs Private Ltd (Think 3D) and is primarily intended for medical device development and customized implants.
* Number of days for project completion is 184 days.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Indian 3D Printing Industry – Highlights of the Year 2021|work=manufactur3dmag|url=https://manufactur3dmag.com/indian-3d-printing-industry-highlights-of-the-year-2021/}}</ref>

== Kalam Institute of Health Technology (KIHT) ==
[[Kalam Institute of Health Technology]] (KIHT) is a Government of India project supported by the [[Department of Biotechnology]], strategically located at [[Visakhapatnam]] within AMTZ. The mandate it serves is aimed at promoting and supporting innovations in medical technologies through research and development, industry promotion, policy-making and knowledge repository. It comprises 5 cells: 1) Cell for Health Technology Assessment (CHTA) 2) Cell for Technology Transfer (CTT) 3) Cell for Product Realization (CPR) 4) Cell for Market Intelligence and Trade (CMIT) and 5) Cell for Supply Chain Management (CSCM).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Yamuna Expressway authority's team visits Medtech Zone in Vizag|work=hindustantimes|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/yamuna-expressway-authority-s-team-visits-medtech-zone-in-vizag-101614360299377.html}}</ref>

In the year 2022, KIHT became the world only [[World Health Organization collaborating centre|WHO Collaborating centre]] [https://kiht.in/whocc/ for Health Innovation.]

=== Cell for Health Technology Assessment ===
CRD works towards channelizing the national research funding for critical components by identifying medical devices specific for Indian needs based on the disease burden and high import dependency. The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Public- Sector Enterprise of DBT, is also collaborating with KIHT to identify the core areas for focused funding for research initiatives in medical technology.

=== Cell for Technology Transfer ===
The CTT team supports MedTech transfers(e-Auction) and facilitates rapid industrial promotion.

=== Cell for Product Realisation(CPR) ===
The CPR team provides critical component knowledge to relevant institutions for focused research & development and also facilitates core scientific facilities in developing core medical device technologies.

=== Cell for Market Intelligence and Trade ===
The CMIT team acts as knowledge repository for export and import data on medical devices and an advisory board on all matters relating to medical device sector. This cell also tracks foreign direct investments via different routes in the Indian medical device ecosystem and gives strategical recommendations to various incubated start-ups at AMTZ.<ref>{{Cite web|title=KALAM INSTITUTE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Project)|url=https://kiht.in/|url-status=live|website=KALAM INSTITUTE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722211431/http://kiht.in:80/|archive-date=22 July 2017 }}</ref>
[[File:WTC-AMTZ.jpg|thumb|WTC-AMTZ]]

== World Trade Centre-AMTZ ==
[https://www.wtca.org/world-trade-center-amtz?locale=en WTC-AMTZ] fosters trade and collaboration facilities to its partners and businesses around.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Trade Centers Association |url=https://www.wtca.org/locations/world-trade-center-visakhapatnam/news/wtc-visakhapatnam-opens-its-interim-office |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.wtca.org}}</ref>[[File:I HUB.jpg|thumb|iHUB: House of Medivalley & Biovalley incubation Center]]

== MediValley ==
Medi Valley is the incubation arm of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) to Develop Artificial Organs through 3D Bioprinting|page=https://manufactur3dmag.com/andhra-pradesh-medtech-zone-to-develop-artificial-organs-through-3d-bioprinting/|work=manufactur3dmag|url=https://manufactur3dmag.com/andhra-pradesh-medtech-zone-to-develop-artificial-organs-through-3d-bioprinting/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=MedicalTech Innovation Forum to address integral challenges faced by the Indian medical devices industry|work=expresshealthcare|url=https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/medicaltech-innovation-forum-to-address-integral-challenges-faced-by-the-indian-medical-devices-industry/431507/}}</ref>
[[File:Medivalley.jpg|thumb|Entrance Lounge of iHUB]]

== BioValley ==
The Bio-Incubator Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies (BioNEST) Incubator "Bio Valley Incubation Council (BVIC)", is funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Biovalley set to put printing devices for biotech use|work=thehindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/biovalley-set-to-use-printing-devices-for-biotech-use/article30722088.ece}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
On 14 February 2017, AMTZ was awarded as "Innovative Medtech Zone" by the World Health & Wellness Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldhealthcongress.com/world_health&wellness_award_winner.html|title=World Health & Wellness Congress|website=worldhealthcongress.com}}</ref>

On 27 February 2017, AMTZ was included in the list of 25 fastest growing medical technology companies in India in 2017 by ''The CEO'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.readwhere.com/read/1096009/The-CEO-Magazine/The-CEO-Magazine-February-Issue#dual/26/1|title=Indiamanthan|newspaper=The CEO Magazine|date=6 February 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Kalam Institute of Health Technology]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ehealth.eletsonline.com/2017/05/amtz-to-host-first-help-desk-on-new-medical-devices-rules/ AMTZ to host first help desk on new medical devices rules]

{{Visakhapatnam}}

[[Category:Infrastructure in India]]
[[Category:State agencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Economy of Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone - Revision history

AnonyMo at 17:32, 8 January 2026