Create Medic Expands to India

Create Medic has opened its India headquarters in Chennai and is preparing a local factory as it shifts from distributor-led sales to a direct presence. (newindianexpress.com) The Japanese company announced the India push on April 15, 2026, with an initial ₹5 crore investment for the Chennai office and a longer-term ₹100 crore plan for a manufacturing facility. (thehindubusinessline.com) Create Medic said Chennai will be its India base, with additional sales offices planned in Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad over the next five years. Managing director Katsuaki Yamane said the company is targeting ₹20 crore in near-term India revenue and ₹100 crore over the longer term. (dtnext.in) The company makes disposable medical devices, including silicone catheters and feeding-tube products used in urology, gastroenterology and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy care. It currently manufactures in Japan, China and Vietnam, and imports those products into India. (thehindubusinessline.com) (createmedic.co.jp) India has been part of Create Medic’s market before this launch. The company had sold through Medinippon since 2017, and Medinippon helped launch Create Medic’s Cliny PEG gastrostomy kits in India in August 2023. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (gncorporation.com) The new setup gives Create Medic its own subsidiary on the ground. Corporate filings show Create Medic India Private Limited was incorporated in Chennai on April 7, 2026, as a foreign-owned subsidiary with ₹5 crore in paid-up capital. (planetexim.net) Company executives said the planned factory is meant to supply India, neighboring countries and African markets, not just local hospitals. Osamu Imazawa, Create Medic’s president, said the site and timing are still under discussion. (thehindubusinessline.com) Create Medic said its India customer list already includes Tata Memorial Hospital, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre and Christian Medical College. The Chennai office turns that customer base into a permanent operating foothold as the company weighs local production. (newindianexpress.com)