2012 Baja California Medical Device Supplier Day
By Adina Moloman
Source: Baja Medical Device
Baja Medical Device Cluster, the State Government of Baja California and Tijuana’s Economic Development non profit organization are making all the arrangements for the next edition of Baja California Medical Device Supplier Day, which will take place next month on June 13th, 2012, at Tijuana Border town with San Diego. This year event it is expected to be the largest one and will take place at the facilities of the Avantti MediClear multinational company, who manufactures e-beam sterilization products in Tijuana.
For the fifth time in a row, medical device companies located in the region will showcase products and services manufactured in the region and also will create the space of a business encounter with possible local suppliers. So far it was schedule more than 300 business to business meetings.
The medical device industry in Tijuana is highly competitive, where in the past two decades, attracted more than 60 transnational medical companies such as: Greatbatch, Carefusion, DJO, Medtronic, Covidien, Smiths Medical, NxStage, Nypro Healthcare, due to their regulated environment, Intelectual property protections, lower-cost and logistical benefits of the region. All this have allowed it to grow the largest concentration of medical device manufacturing employment in North America, growing in an organized medical device cluster.
Besides the usual “business to business” encounter, the participants will also assist to global leaders’ presentations over the latest news in this industry. Addition to that the participants can enjoy a private tour of top medical device operations in Tijuana.
The local government strategy is to promote and create two powerful regional clusters: aerospace and medical device clusters. Tijuana as the Capital for Medical Device Manufacturing is decided to attract more companies related to manufacture their low and high tech products, considering the local experience and the infrastructure that was created so far for the manufacture of products such as: infusion pumps, x-ray film marking systems electronic thermometers, hemodialysis components, dentures, , lenses, ,nebulizers, orthopedic braces, , pacemakers, stents, surgical kits and equipment, oximeters, urinary catheters, wheelchairs etc.
