Medical Devices in Mexico: Market Insights, Regulations, and Innovation

Baja California, particularly Tijuana, is a significant hub for medical device manufacturing, housing over 70 companies and accounting for a substantial portion of the country's exports. The region is known for producing a wide range of medical supplies and devices, including nebulizers, oxygen sensors, catheters, and disposable surgical tools. The region employs approximately 80,000 workers, with over 55,000 in Tijuana, making it the largest industry concentration in North America.

Baja California continues to be a leading hub for medical device manufacturing and is home to the Medical Device Cluster of the Californias and the Cali-Baja Biotech Cluster. These clusters represent over 850 companies, including those in San Diego, Imperial Valley, and Baja California.

Top medical device companies in Mexico include Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Stryker, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), Siemens Healthineers, and Cardinal Health. Mexico nearshoring offers robust engineering capabilities, intellectual property protection, quality control, and safety certification, especially for manufacturing sensitive products for the U.S., Canada, and European markets. Manufacturing medical devices in Mexico maintains the same quality and safety standards as domestic production while benefiting from a 40-60% savings in labor costs.

At Co-Production International, Inc. we know what makes the medical device industry tick. From the delicate quality control standards and safety regulations governing medical device manufacturing, we know how to make the pro-business environment of Mexico work to your advantage.

We invite manufacturers of medical devices, from high-tech imaging equipment to catheters and everything in between, to see how Baja California can be your Mexican frontier to success.