MEDICAL DEVICES - MEXICO MANUFACTURING INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND TOP MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES

There are over 79 medical device manufacturing companies in Baja California which represent  more than half of the industry's presence in Mexico. Around 620,000 workers (over 50,000 in Tijuana) make the region the largest industry concentration in North America.

 

The state is also a leading hub for medical device manufacturing and the headquarters for the public-private alliance. Medical Device Cluster of the Californias and the Cali-Baja Biotech Cluster which represents over 800 companies and includes San Diego, Imperial Valley and Baja California.

 

Mexico's  nearshore  platform offers engineering, intellectual property protection, quality control and safety certification, especially for the manufacturing of sensitive products to U.S., Canada and European markets. Manufacturing medical devices in Mexico gives you the same quality and safety of manufacturing at home while taking advantage of a 40-60% savings in labor cost.

 

This important industry cluster represents over 800 companies and includes San Diego, Imperial Valley and Baja California. Tijuana is North America’s leader with the largest concentration of employees in medical device manufacturing and medical device supply, while San Diego, Tijuana’s northern neighbor, is the 4th largest Life Sciences technology hub in the US.

 

Regional governments have designed qualification courses for its workforce where they are required to complete extensive training courses which boost their productivity and allow them to learn about the industry's high standard requirements such as US FDA regulations. Countless technical schools have been established in the region where the workforce is trained according to the specifications of the medical device manufacturing industry. These collaborative efforts result in highly skilled and experienced workforce, with over 15,000 engineering students.