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| Industry | Medical |
|---|---|
| Founded | 19 August 2016 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Dr. Jitendra Sharma (Managing Director Founder CEO)[1] |
| Owner | Ap government |
Number of employees | 300 |
| Website | www |
17°37′39″N 83°09′41″E / 17.627469°N 83.161453°E
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.[2][3]
- ^ LinkedIN. "The people behind healthcare innovation: Interview with Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)". www.linkedin.com.
- ^ Patnaik, Santosh (9 April 2020). "Medtech Zone out to play a key role in fight against COVID-19". The Hindu.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh starts manufacturing coronavirus test kits, ventilators". Business Today. 8 April 2020.