Life sciences industry, which comprises companies and organizations in the biotech, pharma, medical technology, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and food processing sector. They are concerned with research and development and manufacturing of products to improve human lives.
Medical device companies in Finland export their equipment to countries like the US, Germany, Sweden. Medical technology exports stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, amounting to 63% of all health technology exports in Finland. The imports amounted to $781 million in the same year. The Finnish Medicines Agency (known as FIMEA) regulates the approval, licensing, … Read more
Norway imports medical devices from the US, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, etc. Top medical device companies in Norway include Laerdal Medical, Medistim As, Pre Diagnostics, GE Healthcare AS, Pavisus AS, Vingmed As, Photocure, CardiNor, CardioMech, etc. The medical device market is expected to grow from 2021 to 2026 at a CAGR of 4.4%, while expenditure … Read more
Portugal imports medical devices from the US, Germany, Japan, and France. Major multinational medical device companies in Portugal include 3M, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, Medline, Alcon, Edwards Lifesciences, Boston Scientific, BD, Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, Siemens and Philips. There are about 200 medical device distributors in Portugal, mostly small-scale to medium-scale businesses. The … Read more
The medical technology market in Belgium has a market size of $3.71 billion and is expected to grow to 5.8 per cent between 2021 and 2026. Though there are over 250 medical device companies in Belgium, about 50 are involved in manufacturing products. Around two-thirds of medical device exports are made to other EU countries. … Read more
Poland exports medical devices mainly to Germany, the US, France, Denmark, and the UK. The total exports amounted to €5 bn in 2022. The major exports from medical device companies in Poland include orthopaedic equipment, apparatus, prostheses, and hearing aids. The country is one of Europe’s top ten medtech industries, in terms of market size … Read more
Denmark remains one of Europe’s largest medtech employers and exporters of medical technologies when measured per capita. Denmark and Sweden are the largest medtech industry in Scandinavia. The medical technology sector in Denmark is valued at USD 10 billion, with an estimated growth rate of 4 to 6%. There is heavy investment in R&D totalling … Read more
Top medical device companies in Switzerland include Roche Diagnostics, J&J Medtech, Medtronic, Zimmer Biomet, Ypsomed, Straumann, Alcon, Dentsply Sirona, B. Braun, and Sonova AG. Switzerland has a reputation for manufacturing high-quality medical devices due to its strong focus on precision engineering. Major medical device segments include dental technology, orthopaedics and implants, rehabilitation, prosthetics, orthotics, mobility … Read more
With over 1500 medical device companies in France, the country is Europe’s second-largest medical technology market, after Germany. It ranks among the top five largest medical device markets globally. Most companies are SMEs (92%) operating majorly consumables, in vitro diagnostics, orthopaedics, disposable medical equipment, minimally invasive surgical equipment, medical imaging, MRI scanners, optical technologies, surgical … Read more
Italy is Europe’s fourth largest medical device market after Germany, France, and the UK, ahead of Spain. Top medical device companies in Italy include Bracco, Amplifon, DiaSorin, and Lima Corporate. There are over 4500 medical device companies in Italy, consisting of manufacturers, distributors, and service providers. The manufacturers are mostly small and micro businesses and … Read more
Spain is Europe’s fifth largest medical device market, behind Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. 90% of the medical device companies in Spain are small and medium-sized, while 10% are large multinational companies. 80% of all medical equipment sales in Spain are made in Madrid and Catalonia. Spain imports medical devices mostly from the … Read more