Technology must support Dutch healthcare and provide lasting economic growth
Today, the Dutch MedTech sector presented an ambitious growth plan that aims to propel the Netherlands to a leading position in Europe by 2035. The plan, presented to State Secretaries (junior ministers) Judith Tielen (Health, Welfare and Sport) and Tjerk Opmeer (Economic Affairs), shows how technology can provide lasting growth to both healthcare and the economy. With its 'MedTech Growth Plan – Accelerating the Netherlands into a leading position of the medical technology sector', the sector has contributed to the Wennink report, which was presented last week, with a view to creating a future-proof and innovative Netherlands.
If the preconditions of the MedTech Growth Plan are met, the sector can have a major social and economic impact over the next ten years by:
- Around 11,000 new jobs in high-quality engineering, R&D and production[1]
- Approximately €5 billion in additional export value per year1
- Around 75 new start-ups and scale-ups1
- Most importantly, a healthcare system that can meet future healthcare demand
According to Remke Burie, Managing Director of the Technical Medical Centre of the UT, the Netherlands, and specifically our MedTech Twente cluster, has a strong international position in the field of R&D in Medical Technology and the production of key components for medical devices sold worldwide.
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