5EDITORIALHealth management is one of the motors driving the growth of our economy . In light of demographic changes, medical technology is set to take on a central role . Thanks to state-of-the-art instruments and machines and innovative methods, procedures are possible today which were inconceivable just a few years ago .Germany ranks second behind the USA in terms of patent applications, the indicator for innovativeness, and share of global trade! The beating heart of this industry is located in Baden-Württemberg . Our medical technology companies not only boast long-standing traditions and international reputations, the wide range of products they offer also satisfies virtually all the demands of the global market . To this end, there is an intense level of cooperation between research and production . Germany’s most prestigious research institutes are just as much a part of this success story as the faculties of the outstanding universities based in the southwest of the Republic .Medical Mountains AG is part of this cooperation in the medical technology sector . This company was founded in 2011 by the Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce in the district of Tuttlingen and BioPro Baden-Württemberg and is dedicated to making the companies and their products from this region better known .You can now judge this for yourself with the medical technology atlas which has been published for the first time for Baden-Württemberg!Best regards,Dr . Peter Kulitz | President of the Baden-Württemberg Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce
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