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Future prospects for “Medical Technology”
According to the assessment of the industrial association SPECTARIS, the German medical-technology industry will be able to continue its growth course in 2017 as well, and it thus makes an important contribution to the achievement of Germany’s economic policy objectives. The association reckons with an increase in turnover of at least 4 per cent for the current year; in 2016, a turnover exceeding 28 billion euros was achieved, almost two thirds thereof abroad. Experts expect an average annual increase in the global market for medical technology by about 6 per cent until 2025 – the German manufacturers, as the third-largest producer of medical technology worldwide, will at least grow as fast as the market according to SPECTARIS. The demographic development, the still increasing importance of health as an asset, as well as an increased demand in particular from the emerging markets will remain the most important market drivers. Individualised medicine and the digitisation of the healthcare system continue to produce a positive climate in the industry.

Sources: GTAI, Branchen kompakt: Medizintechnik (Medical Technology)
SPECTARIS, press release from 16 March 2017
Further information:   www.zvei.de   I   www.spectaris.de   I   www.bvmed.de