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News Edition: October 2024

Short Introduction

Since 1993, Robert Breitbach Consulting has been a retained executive search firm with a focus on the medical and medical technology industries.

With offices in Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Estonia, we specialize on assisting German, European and American companies in the search and selection of their executives and specialists.

About 70% of the search projects contain the keywords: "CEO, Managing Director, Country Manager, Business Development Manager or Expansions Manager". In addition, we have been able to fill many positions in the areas of sales, plant, and production management. Not to forget many significant engineering positions.

We are pleased that you take the time to visit our "News" page. Here we would like to inform you - updated monthly - about selected topics from this industry.

From the Almanac

The term Medical Technology describes the field that accounts for technologies and devices to healthcare systems.

This sector in the healthcare industry is used to connect patient care with technology.

Augmented Reality is used for surgery.

Artificial Intelligence can detect pandemics.

Switzerland, Norway and the United States are considered the most advanced countries in the field.

More than 10 million mobile apps are available for download.

Drones can be used to collect blood samples.

Economic Outlook

The global medical devices market worth is expected to rise at a rate of 5.5% per year.

MedTech M&A activity is expected to increase in 2024.

Digital health tech investment remains high, but further research proving safety and efficancy is needed.

What's On The News?

• ScienceDaily reports about research at the Technical University of Munich: "Quantum sensors make microscale NMR possible."


• med-technnews.com introduces new use for copper found in MRI contrast agent design.


• On dimagazin-aktuell.de, Lucas Fahling presents a solution to bone augmentation and implantation for anxiety patients.


• Karen Finn describes on thisismedtech.com, how she has loved every day of being a nurse.


• For medtechdive.com, Nick Paul Taylor writes about a brain implant that maps electrical activity.

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