Tijuana, Mexico´s city with the larges number of manufacturing firms, accounts for more than 41,600 jobs in the medical device sector with 44 companies that manufacture a wide range of products, from low-tech disposables to stent systems. If San Diego’s life sciences industry numbers are added, the binational region boasts 83,900 employees and 645 companies.
Baja California, Mexico´s Medical Device Manufacturing Center
1.
2.
3. In terms of growth projec1ons,
Mexico will be more dynamic than
the leading industry producer
countries such as U.S. and Germany
Growth projection of
medical devices
2014-2020
5.2%
U.S.
6.4%
México
3.4.%
Switzerland
1.9%
Japan
2.2.%Italy
3.7.%
Germany
INEGI , Global Trade Atlas y Global Insight
6. Medical Devices manufactured
in Baja California
• Orthopedic Devices
• Ar1ficial respirators
• Catheters
• Breathing circuits
• Valves
• Nebulizers
• Connectors
• Endotracheal Tubes
• Steel dental parts
• Anesthesia circuits.
• Surgical and diagnosis equipment
• Medica1ons supply systems
• Sutures without needle
• Ophthalmic glasses
• Tubes for hemodialysis
• Ar1ficial heart valves
• Medical ven1lator
7. 14,360 14,627 14,176
15,733
17,718
19,128
20,175 21,164
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
(Millions of US dollars)
Projection of medical devices
production in Mexico (2014-2020)
Source: INEGI , Global Trade Atlas y Global Insight
8. 18.9% savings on medical
device manufacturing cost
Source: KMPG, Compe11ve Alterna1ves, 2014
0.2
0
-‐0.7
-‐1.1
-‐2.6
-‐2.8
-‐4.2
-‐5
-‐5.4
-‐18.9
Germany
U.S.
Australia
Japan
Italy
France
U.K.
Netherlands
Canada
Mexico
Index of savings on medical device manufacturing cost 2013
9. Facts Tijuana-San Diego Region
ü Highly experienced workforce. (30+ years)
ü Speed to market (Northbound & Southbound shipments)
ü 2 Interna1onal airports (San Diego-‐Tijuana)
ü 1 Sea port (Ensenada)
ü Medical device companies are linked with 4 universi1es in Baja
(UABC, Cetys, ITT, UTT)
ü Bi cultural region
ü Most dynamic border in the world
Source: KMPG, Compe11ve Alterna1ves, 2014
10. Med Devices and Diagnostic
Equipment in San Diego
Region
ü 214 Medical Device companies.
ü 8,387 employment
ü Total Economic Impact $5,910,701,631
ü BIOCOM forecasts that San Diego
county will see con1nued growth in this
cluster over the next two years
Source: BIOCOM California Economic Impact Report 2014
13. regional
interactions
The
cluster
of
medical
devices
located in Baja
California, that added to the
cluster in San Diego conform
the most diverse and
sophis1cated bi-‐na1onal
concentra1on in north
America in this sector.
14. 2020
Vision
To be the regional cluster with the
highest concentra1on of medical device
development and manufacturing firms
in America
mission
To increase the compe11veness and
economic impact of the medical device
industry in Baja California
strategic
plan
19. Opportunities
ü Tijuana offers the opportunity to scale any volume manufacturing from
short produc1on runs, half volume and large scale produc1on.
ü Companies like Foxconn with large capacity for manufacturing, are
cer1fying in ISO 13485 to support the development of medical device
manufacturing in Tijuana.
ü The San Diego-‐Tijuana region may become a hub for the life sciences
and medical device industries.