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EU Gateway to Singapore Central Management Unit Singapore Market Study April 2019 Submitted to the European Commission on 04 April 2019 Healthcare & Medical Technologies - Singapore Market Study - Page 3 of 193 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 9 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 10 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................... 14 2. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SINGAPORE? ................................................................................. 17 2.1. POLITICAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.2. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 18 2.3. TRADE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 19 2.4. MARKET ACCESS .................................................................................................................................. 22 2.5. BUSINESS AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 23 3. MARKET OVERVIEW & EU ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN SINGAPORE .......................................................... 25 3.1 THE SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE & MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR........................................................ 25 3.1.1 The Singapore Healthcare System ................................................................................................. 25 3.1.2 The Public Healthcare Infrastructure .............................................................................................. 30 3.1.3 Research & Development ............................................................................................................... 34 3.1.4 Key Associations ............................................................................................................................ 36 3.1.5 Entry Strategies .............................................................................................................................. 37 3.1.6 Challenges & Entry Barriers ........................................................................................................... 40 3.2 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ...................................................................................................................... 41 3.2.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................. 41 3.2.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 47 3.3 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................................. 54 3.3.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................. 54 3.3.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 58 3.4 ICT FOR HEALTHCARE ............................................................................................................................ 67 3.4.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................. 67 3.4.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 74 3.5 TELEMEDICINE AND REMOTE HEALTH MONITORING .................................................................................. 82 3.5.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................. 82 3.5.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 88 3.6 NANOTECHNOLOGY HEALTHCARE ........................................................................................................... 95 3.6.1 Market Overview ............................................................................................................................. 95 Healthcare & Medical Technologies - Singapore Market Study - Page 4 of 193 3.6.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 99 3.7 LIFE SCIENCES / BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH .................................................................................... 104 3.7.1 Market Overview ........................................................................................................................... 104 3.7.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................. 113 3.8 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES .................................................................... 120 3.8.1 Market Overview ........................................................................................................................... 120 3.8.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................. 130 3.9 DENTAL PRODUCTS .............................................................................................................................. 133 3.9.1 Market Overview ........................................................................................................................... 133 3.9.2 EU Entry Opportunities ................................................................................................................. 138 4. REGULATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 144 4.1 GENERAL IMPORT PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................... 144 4.2 MEDICAL DEVICE IMPORT LICENCE ........................................................................................................ 145 4.3 MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATIONS ........................................................................................................... 146 4.4 GOVERNMENT TENDERS ....................................................................................................................... 147 4.5 SINGAPORE CONSUMER PROTECTION (SAFETY REQUIREMENTS) REGISTRATION SCHEME (CPS) .......... 149 5. ANNEX ................................................................................................................................................................ 154 5.1 LIST OF USEFUL CONTACTS .................................................................................................................. 154 5.2 STARTING A BUSINESS IN SINGAPORE ................................................................................................... 158 5.3 USEFUL STATISTICS ............................................................................................................................. 163 5.3 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 186 Healthcare & Medical Technologies - Singapore Market Study - Page 5 of 193 List of Figures Figure 1: Map of Singapore ........................................................................................................ 17 Figure 2: EU-Singapore FTA ...................................................................................................... 20 Figure 3: Singapore has