Med-Tech Innovation January 15, 2024
Duncan Hand, director of the Medical Device Manufacturing Centre explains why an integrated ecosystem, combined with natural innovative spirit, are essential to the future of Scotland’s medical device manufacturing sector.
The global medical device manufacturing market was valued at $489 billion in 2022 and the UK’s market was projected to reach $17.5 billion by the end 2023. Now, it is simply not realistic to suggest that Scotland can become the leading global player on this stage but if we look across the sea to Ireland, a similar sized country, there is great cause for optimism.
By engaging with industry, healthcare professionals and patients, Galway has now firmly emerged as an internationally recognised medtech hub, mentioned in the same breath as...