Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
Benchmarked Countries
Description
Reputation factor
o Every biomedical or medical devices related
manufacturing
plant
has
received
validation/accreditation
from
international
regulators such as FDA and EMEA
o The strong reputation and confidence within
Singapore’s
regulatory
framework
has
encouraged many manufacturers to use
Singapore as a hub which they can expand into
Asian markets.
Workforce Support
The government created the Sectoral Manpower
Development Fund (SMDP) for the Biologic industry.
While this is not directly for the medical devices sector, it
does help the healthcare ecosystem with the