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Medtech Global medtech giant Medtronic manages a highly diverse region that spans both developed and developing markets from its UAE offices. The firm continues to see growth potential in both types of markets, as well as abundant opportunities to improve outcomes for potentially millions of patients through its technologies.   Diverse…

UAE Medtronic’s president for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, Majid Kaddoumi, explains the two main challenges for medical technology companies in the region, the ways in which data could revolutionize the industry and why emerging markets with higher penetration rates could potentially bring four or five times the…

Puerto Rico Celebrating its 45th anniversary in Puerto Rico this year, Medtronic is the largest life sciences company on the island with four manufacturing locations in Juncos, Villalba, Ponce and Humacao, as well as commercial operations. Its manufacturing footprint covers 900,000 sq. feet and employs more than 5,000 employees in total, making…

Puerto Rico Felix Negrón, VP of Puerto Rico Operations for Medtronic, the largest life sciences company on the island, explains their unique footprint in Puerto Rico and what the company has learnt in dealing with natural disasters to guarantee a continued supply of products. Moreover, he discusses his strategy to continue growing…

Spain Maria Vila, regional vice-president for Spain and Portugal at Medtronic, highlights how she managed the integration of Covidien in Europe and where Medtronic stands today in Spain. Furthermore, she highlights the challenges of introducing new technology in Spain and how the company is shifting to becoming not only a solutions…

Switzerland The VP of Medtronic’s Benelux, Central Europe, Greece and Israel cluster highlights the global medtech giant’s efforts to position itself as the partner of choice to tackle prevailing global healthcare challenges. Medtronic is famous for the concept of “value based healthcare”. Medtronic’s global CEO Omar Ishrak recently said that it…

Singapore The Asia-Pacific region is a vast geographic area, home to almost half of the world’s population and numerous emerging and developed markets with great investment potential for healthcare and life sciences companies. However, the degree of diversity within Asia-Pacific creates formidable challenges for MNCs operating in the region. “APAC is…

Singapore Bob White, President, Asia Pacific at Medtronic, explains that transforming healthcare begins first with the patient, particularly in Asia Pacific where there is a rapid evolution of social demographics and concurrent emergence of unmet needs. As the integration with Covidien progresses, he also highlights how the new Medtronic is best…

Pharma Laurence Comte-Arassus, president of Medtronic France, reveals how after the global acquisition of Covidien in January 2015, France is now their second largest subsidiary in the EMEA region; how Medtronic´s three production facilities in France demonstrate a capacity to innovate domestically and serve global markets; and why her ambition is…

Medtronic México Medtronic is the global leader in medical technology. The company has 2 manufacturing facilities in Mexico and the Mexican subsidiary was officially set up in 1970, but could you give us a brief rundown of Medtronic Mexico’s current activities within the global operations? Medtronic was founded in 1949 in a…

convatec Convatec acquired Boston Medical Device in September 2011. Which have been the major challenges following the acquisition, and which synergies are to be expected? The story of BMD would suffice for several volumes, as it has been a long and winding road. We have experienced several transitions in the last…