Key Facts about MedTech in Ireland - Infographic

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KEY FACTS about MedTech in Ireland Just some of the MedTech companies with operations in Ireland The number of MedTech companies in Ireland The percentage of ventilators worldwide in acute hospitals that are Irish made September 2012 of MedTech companies have a dedicated R&D function The world’s market-leading drug- eluting stent was developed and commercialised in Ireland Ireland is the 2nd largest exporter of MedTech products in Europe The number of people with diabetes that rely on an injectable device manufactured in Ireland Exports of medical devices and diagnostics products now represent 8% of Ireland’s total merchandise exports The value of annual Irish MedTech exports The number of people employed in the industry – the highest number of people working in the industry in any country in Europe, per head of population 250 15 of the top 20 MedTech companies are in Ireland 50% >50% €7.2bn 2nd largest 30m 25,000 + + + + + + 8% The percentage of the world’s contact lenses manufactured in Ireland 33%

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Ireland boasts the leading cluster of MedTech industries employing the highest per capita of Medical Technoloty personnel in Europe. Eight of the top twenty global companies have a manufacturing base here.

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Key facts about Medtech in Ireland

Just some of the Medtech companies with operations in Ireland

The number of MedTech companies in Ireland

The percentage of ventilators worldwide in acute hospitals that are Irish made

September 2012

of MedTech companies have a dedicated R&D function

the world’smarket-leading drug- eluting stent was developed and commercialised in Ireland

Ireland is the 2nd largest exporter of MedTech products in Europe

The number of people with diabetes that rely on an injectable device manufactured in Ireland

Exports of medical devices and diagnosticsproducts now represent 8% of Ireland’s total merchandise exports

The value of annual Irish MedTech exports

The number of people employed in the industry – the highest number of people working in the industry in any country in Europe, per head of population

250

15 of the top 20 MedTech companies are in Ireland

50%>50%

€7.2bn

2nd largest

30m

25,000+ + +

+++

8%

The percentage of the world’s contact lenses manufactured in Ireland

33%