The Danish MedTech industry has a turnover of approx. DKK 46 billion per year globally and employs 20,000 people in Denmark plus 20,000 people abroad. Encompassing a wide range of over 500,000 healthcare products, Denmark holds particularly strong competencies within the following areas:

Medical Diagnostics

Denmark offers excellent possibilities of creating some of the world’s best diagnostic products.

Within medical diagnostics Denmark has:

• Immediate access to a world-class talent pool and academic institutions of proven excellence
• A large knowledge base in diagnostic equipment with a strong foundation in both the corporate sector and in universities
• Cutting edge and vital R&D
• Strong capabilities within a broad area of engineering and medical disciplines
• Great cross-over potential with easy access to an innovative ICT cluster with resources from computer science, telecommunications and electronics

Medical Disposables

Locating in Denmark means access to the world’s best medical disposable products and manufacturers.

Within medical disposables Denmark offers:

• Strategic location near industry leaders like Ambu International, Coloplast, Dansac, Novo Nordisk, Nunc and Unomedical producing internationally recognised products
• Access to world-class academic institutions within materials science
• Great innovative and interdisciplinary approach to the design and production of new products – e.g. integrating monitoring systems into patches
• A strong focus on technology, design, functionality, high quality and user-friendliness
• Exceptional ability to listen to the end-users and translating their needs into state-of-the-art products – one example being Coloplast’s Conveen Optima that won the PharmaPack Award for its innovative packaging and functionality

Assistive Technologies

Locating in Denmark gives you excellent opportunities for developing some of the world’s best assistive devices.

Within assistive technology Denmark offers:

• Internationally recognised products and services with export of two thirds of the total production
• A pioneering position within the elderly and disabled sector with a socio-political will to ensure equal opportunities for all
• An industry taking advantage of this position by creating high-quality and useful products and services meeting the needs of people with disabilities
• User influence as a natural and vital element of the development and production strategy
• Design, functionality, quality and user-friendliness as the most important elements in the design of assistive technology products