Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
Benchmarked Countries
Description
regulatory process and have a strong hold on the
Japanese medical device market
Talent Development Initiative
Japan Biodesign Program (JBP)
o Osaka University, The University of Tokyo and
Tohoku University have developed a partnership
with Stanford University in order to establish
Japan Biodesign
o The output from Japan Biodesign is then
implemented by Osaka University’s Graduate
School of Medicine and the Global Center for
Medical Engineering and Informatics, The
University of Tokyo’s Medical Innovation
Initiative, and Tohoku University Graduate
School of Biomedical Engineering
o The core aim of this program is to develop the
“Problem solving type” of innovation based on
identification of clinical needs
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Germany
Tokyo Science Center
o The Tokyo Science Center is the home to Johnson
& Johnson’s research and training facility. This
hub is their Global hub of medical device field
which they also use to train healthcare
professionals as it is equipped with the state of
the art medical equipment.
Overview
Germany is the 3 rd largest medical device exporter in the
world with their market capitalisation valued at
approximately USD 26 billion as of 2016.
One of the key strength of the German medical devices
market is product innovation, which leads to their
medical devices being highly sought after sorted globally.
Out of the 12,474 patent applications worldwide related
to medical technology in 2015, nearly 12% of them were
from Germany. 57% of the patents application from
Germany were approved. This provides Germany with
international visibility and opportunity to implement and
develop new innovative medical devices
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