Medtech Innovation And Reinvention Is Part Of The Swiss DNA

Switzerland‘s Medtech And Healthtech Footprint is Growing In All Industrial And Research Areas

 
• By Ashley Yeo

Focus On Switzerland – Part 1: Switzerland is a high-tech microcosm of the medtech industry. It is home to the EMEA headquarters of the world’s largest medtech group, Medtronic, and supports a vibrant SME and start-up community, in the example of hybrid soft tissue robotics company Distalmotion. In Vivo interviewed both for this feature on the contribution of Swiss medtech in the advancement of patient care, domestically and globally.

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Swiss medtech is transitioning into the next era of innovation, building on traditional strengths in whole supply chain, discovery, commercial, R&D, production and clinical trials. So says Switzerland Global Enterprise (SGE) director of investment promotion Sirpa Tsimal. “A lot of companies set up a regional headquarters, not just for the Swiss market but also as a hub for Europe or EMEA,” she said.

Medtronic plc is the biggest and probably the most visible example, having moved from Brussels, Belgium to set up an EMEA regional headquarters on the north shore of Lake Geneva in the mid to late 1990s

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