COVID-19 brought intense focus on healthcare industry and its leaders and achievers. It was they who led their teams to drive new innovation, implement new technologies, all with the end state of urgent patient care in mind. Anoop Kumar Chebrol is one such prominent figure in the healthcare sector, who transitioned from a career in Armed Forces to Healthcare industry with ease and is now serving as the Managing Director of Transcath Medical Devices. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and served as a helicopter pilot in the Indian Air Force for almost three decades before founding a medical device manufacturing startup. He has since been instrumental in driving innova tion and growth for the company.
Strategic Thinker in Medical Devices
Indian healthcare industry has always struggled with the belief that only imported medical devices achieve excellence, and indigenous manufacturing cannot compete with China’s pricing and scalability. These myths have led to total dependence on foreign products and hindered domestic growth. Anoop challenged the belief that ‘imported medical devices are superior to domestically manufactured ones’. In an environment saturated with trading options, he embarked on the least trodden path of indigenous manufacture of Catheters, as a direct challenge to the near total ‘import bias’ in this category.
Transcath’s success has helped bust the myths around import dependence and reaffirmed value of indigenous manufacturing. Under Anoop's leadership, Transcath has achieved several milestones, involving complete indigenization of Central venous and Hemodialysis catheter variants which were never manufactured in India earlier. Eyeing a global footprint, Transcath is now pursuing CE certification and FDA registration for its products. “My growth strategy for Transcath, is to focus on making world-class products and let the quality of the products drive the company’s evolution and success”, says Anoop.
As the founder of Transcath, Anoop has dedicated himself to the pursuit of excellence in medical device manufacturing in India. Displaying strength in research and development, Transcath Catheters match European/ American counterparts in clinical outcomes. Due to his commitment to innovation and indigenous manufacturing, Transcath has established Pan-India presence with its products being recognized for a desirable combination of high quality and cost effectiveness, across India.
The company continues to expand its product portfolio, making high-quality medical devices more accessible to patients in India and around the world. “The company stays up-to-date with the constantly evolving medical device sector through publications and interactions with peers, and more importantly through constant interaction with end users to innovate and improve”, he says.
Anoop's military background has been instrumental in equipping him with the perseverance and quest for quality, needed to overcome challenges of a medical device manufacturing startup. He credits the value system and ethos of the Indian Air Force for his success in a new field. His approach emphasizes humility, constant learning, pursuit of excellence, and open communication with his workforce. His vision and guidance have helped the company stand out with a high quality and innovative product range which not only matches but also surpasses global standards.
Unwavering quest for perfection & core values imbibed from the indian air force form the foundation for transcath’s success
Anoop’s vision is to establish Transcath as a global leader in catheter manufacturing. To achieve this, he has focused on developing a culture of excellence, innovation, collaboration within the organization and developing an eco-system by channelizing existing local tech expertise. Consequently, Transcath has successfully challenged the cost competitiveness of Chinese products while embodying international quality standards and is on track to become a preferred OEM destination for catheters in India. As Transcath continues to grow and expand, Anoop remains committed to upholding international quality standards concurrent with affordability for the Indian healthcare recipient.
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