MEDICA 2012

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MEDICA
MEDICA is the world leader amongst medical trade fairs. With 4.447 exhibitors and 137.217 trade visitors from all over the world (more than 110 countries), Medica offers medical products and instruments for laboratories, practices and hospitals. Organized every year by Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Medica gives an overview of the latest developments of the entire medical world.

Topics at MEDICA
• Electromedicine, Medical Technology

• Laboratory Equipment

• Diagnostics

• Physiotherapy, Orthopaedic Technology

• Single-Use and Consumer Items

• Information and Communication Technology

• Medical Services and Publications

Why visit the México booth?
Mexico is the second best market for medical device in Latin America. In 2011 Mexico reached an amount of 6.072 billon dollars in exportation of medical device. This was a development of 12.8 % from 2009-2010. Mexico also realized a surplus of 3.016 billion dollars in the commercial balance during the year 2010. Mexico provides certainty for investment and investors, preferential access to most important world markets including EU, U.S. and Japan, access to global suppliers and macroeconomic stability and growth.

Mexico is an attractive investment destination in medical sector:
• Excellent Strategic Position: Due to the country's size, its diversity of climate and its geographical proximity to one of the world's largest national economies, the U.S.A., Mexico has a central position regarding agricultural exports. The biggest cluster of medical equipment in Mexico is located in Baja California, with 60 companies and 30.000 workers.

• Political Support: Mexico has signed 12 trade agreements with 44 countries, among them the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union (MEUFTA) and the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which allow its access to one billion consumers''. Mexico also has two programs for economic development: IMMEX-program (industrial program for manufacture, machinery and exportation service) and the PROSEC (program of sectoral promotion).

• Modern Technology: Since the eighties, Mexico has developed an outstanding network of research in biotechnology. Thus, Mexico has been consolidated as one of the most biotechnologically advanced developing nations in Latin America. Furthermore, Mexico has an institution responsible for regulating genetically improved organisms: the Inter-ministerial Commission on Bio-safety and Genetically Modified Organisms (CIBIOGEM).

• Qualified Labor: Numerous state and non-state university guarantee high-qualified professionals. In Mexico there are more than 750,000 engineers trained for the industry and the careers of Agronomy, Food Engineering and Food Chemistry are availabe in more than 30 universities in the country. Also, there are alliances in our country between industry and academy.

The booth of México during the MEDICA fair will be located in hall 16/A42 and hall 16/A49;. Mexican companies of the medical sector as well as ProMéxico will participate in the fair.

If you would be interested in meeting with us send us a mail to: gisela.sigmund@promexico.gob.mx

Mexican Companies at MEDICA 2012:
ARROBAING - Arroba Ingeniería, S.A. de C.V.

BIOSKINCO, S.A. de C.V.

Industrias Plásticas Medicas - IPMEDICA, S.A.de C.V.

Medlab Mexico - INTERBIOL, S.A. de C.V.

MediCare Group, S.A. de C.V.

Medica-D, S.A. de C.V.

ARZZT; Scecle – Sociedad Constructora de Equipos Clínicos y Electromédicos, S.A. de C.V. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

ARIGMED - Grupo Arigmed

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