Dynamic European Medical Device Market Poised to Grow by Nearly 10% in 2008, According to Medtech Insight/Windhover Information

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fueled by factors such as aging populations across Europe, increased spending on medical technologies, and the recent accession of more fast-developing, former Eastern European states into the EU, the total European medical device manufacturing market -- the second-largest market for these products globally and a vital portion of the region’s economy -- is expected to continue its expansion and grow by nearly 10% in 2008. Keeping up with the plethora of shifting regulations, products under development, and manufacturers impacting these complicated markets is difficult, but is vital for any device company or investment firm looking to invest in Europe.

A team of expert researchers at Medtech Insight/Windhover Information, an Elsevier company, has been examining these dynamic markets carefully for over 10 years, and regularly publishes detailed market and technology analyses focused on high-growth European device market segments poised to have the greatest impact on the global market in the near future. The company’s current selection of more than 25 European market reports cover a wide array of specialty areas, with recent titles focusing on cardiovascular diagnostics and therapeutics, orthopedics and spine surgery, critical care, disease incidence and prevalence, drug delivery, image-guided surgery, neurosurgery, men’s urological health, and advances in wound management, among many other topics. Countries detailed include the UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and the Benelux and Nordic countries.

Each carefully researched and validated 300- to 600-page report contains comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the products, technologies, procedures and competitive landscape that define a given market, including procedure volumes, technology assessment, supplier shares, 5-year market forecasts, end-use trends, penetration rates, clinical and cost considerations driving usage, and profiles of key and emerging players. Details and tables of contents for all recently published European and U.S. Market & Technology Reports are available on the company’s website at www.medtechinsight.com/reports.html.

Medtech Insight/Windhover Information, an Elsevier company, provides the medical device and healthcare investment industries with consistent, comprehensive and meticulously researched market analyses that incorporate strategic vision and a thorough understanding of competing technologies. For more on the company’s products, services and investment and partnering events, please visit www.medtechinsight.com.