Vivo takes US healthcare into China
Tria is a US-based company that manufactures a hair removal laser designed for use in the home or in the office. Approved by the Federal Drug Administration and already sold in the US, Canada, the UK, Japan and Korea, the device is now being primed for entry into China.
It is one of a number of US firms Vivo Ventures is supporting as they seek to expand their footprint overseas. Frank Kung, the VC firm's managing director, sees consumer medicines - ranging from Botox...
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