Medical Technology Industry
Baden-Wuerttemberg’s medical technology industry is specialized in the development and production of innovative surgical instruments, orthopedic solutions and diagnostic systems. The close relations maintained to the health care system are offering numerous opportunities for development and are a basic precondition for practical technological solutions related to medicine, health and social affairs.
Medical technology in Baden-Wuerttemberg
The medical technology industry produces innovative technological solutions for medical use. These include, for example, flexible endoscopes for minimally invasive surgical procedures or implants made of metal. But also high-tech robotic systems, life support systems, prostheses and developments in the field of telemedicine are produced in this sector. The Medical technology industry employs both, experts from precision engineering and micro-optics as well as specialists from microsystems engineering, information, software and biotechnology.
In recent years, medical device companies from Baden-Wuerttemberg, in cooperation with hospitals and other medical providers, have established a dense network of suppliers and customers. With more than 600 companies, the southwest of Baden-Wuerttemberg is one of Europe's leading locations for medical technology. The sector comprises international large-scale manufacturers such as the Aesculap AG and the Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG as well as numerous small and medium-sized businesses.
Baden-Wuerttemberg's research landscape is well positioned and includes four university hospitals and a large number of applied research institutions. The most important and renowned institutions are the German Cancer Research Center (Heidelberg), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the four medically-focused Max Planck Institutes. Supporting the national networking in the health sector, the state agency BIOPRO Baden-Wuerttemberg GmbH plays a particular role as driver for innovation. The medical technology industry is a leading growth sector of vital importance in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Interfaces of relevance for the development of innovative medical technology products are IT-based solutions, further progress in miniaturization and new developments in the biotechnology sector.
Membered cluster initiatives
Mannheim Medical Technology Cluster
Ziel des Clustermanagement Medizintechnologie ist die effiziente Verzahnung von Forschung, Klinik und Medizintechnologie-Unternehmen zu einem Netzwerkverbund. Full screen- Contact:
- Katharina Fox
- Phone:
- +49 621 293-3367
- Email:
- katharina.fox(at)mannheim(dot)de
Medical Valley Hechingen e.V.
Netzwerk aus Medizintechnikunternehmen, Zulieferern, Dienstleistern und Universitäten zur Förderung von Innovationen und der Ansiedlung von Unternehmen der MedTech und BioTech sowie der Aus- und Weiterbildung in diesen Branchen. Full screen- Contact:
- Heiko Zimmermann
- Phone:
- +49 7471 9429970
- Fax:
- +49 7471 940-120
- Email:
- heiko.zimmermann(at)medical-valley-hechingen(dot)de
MedicalMountains GmbH
In Tuttlingen angesiedelt, ist es das Ziel der Cluster-Initiative MedicalMountains GmbH, Unternehmen der Medizintechnik zu vernetzen, gemeinsame Stärken zu nutzen und Kooperationen anzuregen. Full screen- Contact:
- Yvonne Glienke
- Phone:
- +49 7461 969721-1
- Fax:
- +49 7461 969721-9
- Email:
- glienke(at)medicalmountains(dot)de
Medizintechnik Neckar-Alb
Über 70 Medizintechnikunternehmen, das Universitätsklinikum Tübingen sowie spezielle Forschungseinrichtungenbilden den Kern der Cluster-Initiative Medizintechnik Neckar-Alb. Full screen- Contact:
- Stefan Engelhard
- Phone:
- +49 7121 201-158
- Email:
- engelhard(at)reutlingen.ihk(dot)de
wvib Cluster Medizintechnik
Ausgewählte Unternehmen, die in ihrem jeweiligen Fachgebiet über exzellentes Fachwissen verfügen, treffen sich regelmäßig zum Erfahrungsaustausch und zu Diskussionsrunden. Full screen- Contact:
- Marcel Spiegelhalter
- Phone:
- +49 761 4567-330
- Fax:
- +49 761 4567-44320
- Email:
- Spiegelhalter(at)wvib(dot)de