MEDTEC JAPAN 2009 - A unique opportunity to meet design and manufactuiring professionals from medical product manufacturers based in the world's second-largest manufacturing economy.

There has never been a better time to supply Japanese medical device manufacturers!
Throughout Japan’s recent period of recession, the island nation’s medical device industry continued to thrive and develop posting consistent 7-8% annual growth. Today, in a strengthening economy, government reforms in healthcare such as the elderly residents health insurance are helping to fuel even stronger growth in domestic production of medical devices already valued at $30 Billion. Japanese medical device manufacturers have never been more pro-active in seeking new suppliers, technologies and techniques.

The perfect venue for MEDTEC Japan
MEDTEC will be held at the Pacifico Yokohama, a state-of-theart exhibition and conference facility located on the waterfront of Yokohama. It offers excellent hotels for exhibitors, and visitors alike, including an attached five-star InterContinental Hotel, and many business and tourist class hotels in the surrounding area. Yokohama is situated just south of Tokyo and is well located for ease of access for international visitors arriving at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, just 90 minutes by direct airport limousine, bus service or train. Pacifico Yokohama is a 10-minute train ride from Yokohama central station, and Tokyo is about 30 minutes away. Japan’s other major cities are all within easy reach by the world-famous Shinkansen Bullet Train.

Key buyers and specifiers
MEDTEC Japan will attract key engineers and management from both overseas medical manufacturers with operations in Japan and wholly owned Japanese companies. A major promotional campaign will go out to qualified decision makers at companies such as 3M Healthcare, Allergan, Aloka, Asahi Kasei, Bausch & Lomb, Baxter, Boston Scientific, Canon, Edwards Lifesciences, Fukuda Denshi, General Electric, Guidant, Hitachi, Hogy Medical, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, Medtronic, Nihon Kohden, Nipro, Olympus, Omron, St. Jude Medical, Terumo, Toshiba, and many more.

MEDTEC Conference
The associated three-day MEDTEC conference features the latest information on both technical and regulatory issues facing today’s medical device manufacturers. Design and manufacturing engineers are able to choose the presentations of interest to them and register to attend on the MEDTEC JAPAN Web site, which will be available in both Japanese and English.