Asia, and Malaysia, aim to take the lead in innovating medical devices

Penang is a major local industrial hub for medical technology companies. Here, a worker in Abbott’s Penang facility checks a cardiac medical device. — Abbott Malaysia

As global healthcare demands accelerate in the face of ageing populations, chronic disease burdens and digital transformation, the medical device industry is poised for an era of growth and innovation.

Nowhere is this more evident than in Asia, a region that is both a key manufacturing base and a major consumer market.