Switzerland Launches New Medical Device Platform

Switzerland has a new platform for the medical device industry: Medtech Switzerland. The Swiss Medical Cluster co-founded the platform on 9 August 2010 together with OSEC, Switzerland’s official promotion agency for foreign trade. The aim of the platform is to provide manufacturers, suppliers and service providers with information about the most important target markets, offer exchange forums and facilitate entry into new sales markets with specific support. To accomplish this, Medtech Switzerland will establish a network of national and international experts and organise country-specific workshops as well as work groups to support the exchange of knowledge and experience within the Swiss medtech industry.

Priority programmes will be established in the most important target markets Europe, USA, China and Japan. Experienced experts in medical technology will be recruited and assigned as on-site assistants to help Swiss enterprises in their export efforts. Medtech Switzerland will be supported by the worldwide network of OSEC Business Hubs.

The export platform will receive start-up funding over the next three years from the federal government. This new export promotion programme by the federal government specifically aims to support individual sectors in their export efforts.

Tags: Medical Cluster, Medtech Switzerland, OSEC