
UK Innovation & Funding
The UK is a prime location to identify medical technology innovation and to research, develop and evaluate products and services. In 2021, the UK made 471 medical technology patent applications - 1 in 12 of all UK patents - to the European Patent Office. This focus on emerging technology is supported by a broad range of funding and support schemes.

World Leading Research
The UK medical technology sector is a thriving ecosystem of researchers, scientists, engineers, designers and National Health Service (NHS) clinicians. Together these specialist groups develop novel technologies from the innovation stage, through the process of design and manufacture, to the bedside in the UK and internationally.

Med-Tech Made HereA growing number of companies are developing and manufacturing market leading medical devices right here in the UK. Smith & Nephew, Convatec, Intersurgical, Salts Healthcare, Pennine Healthcare, CMR Surgical, AstraZeneca and many more contributing to the growing GDP figure for med-tech.
National Policy FocusThe Government’s UK Life Science Vision has set a 10-year strategy for the sector, to build on the successes of the UK’s COVID-19 response and accelerate delivery of innovations to patients. More recently and building on the broader Life Sciences Vision, A UK Med-Tech Strategy from the Department of Health and Social Care has reviewed the current UK med-tech landscape and identified and prioritised areas for action and development ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of medical technology development.
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