Boosting tech skills is critical for future of MedTech in Ireland

Mag O’Keeffe of Stryker outlines the collaborative innovation, workforce development and transformation actions Ireland can take to protect and sustain its position as a global MedTech leader

Mag O’Keeffe, VP, Global Additive Technologies at Stryker. Picture: Michael O'Sullivan /OSM Photo

Further investment in developing people’s skills in AI and 3D printing can help Ireland cement its position as a global leader in medical technology (MedTech).

Ireland has great strengths in MedTech. With approximately 450 MedTech companies operating across the country, the sector employs over 45,000 people, making Ireland the largest employer of MedTech professionals in Europe per capita.