LEADER 03312nam 22005895 450 001 9910743373003321 005 20230811002904.0 010 $a9789811671739 010 $a9811671737 010 $a9789811671746 010 $a9811671745 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-16-7174-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6838939 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6838939 035 $a(CKB)20275216900041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-16-7174-6 035 $a(EXLCZ)9920275216900041 100 $a20211221d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMedtech $eThe Formation and Growth of a Global Industry, 1960-2020 /$fby Pierre-Yves Donzé 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (240 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Donzé, Pierre-Yves Medtech Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2021 9789811671739 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- 1 The dynamics of the global medtech industry -- 2 Formation of medtech big business -- 3 The lasting competitive advantage of US firms -- 4 Japan: From electronics to medical technology -- 5 Germany: Between Siemens and specialized medtech firms -- 6 Orthopedics SMEs and pharmaceutical giants in Switzerland -- 7 The French medtech industry: A lack of international competitiveness -- 8 The rise of a new medtech giant: China -- Conclusion. 330 $aThis book offers an analysis of the dynamics of the global medical device (medtech) industry from the 1960s until the present, using the approaches of business history and industry studies. While most of the publications in the corresponding field have focused on particular countries/regions or actors, this research is unique in its scope. First, it explores the formation and development of medtech business both globally and in the major countries engaged in this industry (the United States, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, France, and China). Second, it tackles a broad range of actors and organizations, from individual entrepreneurs, medical doctors, and engineers to small family firms, start-ups, and large multinationals, as well as universities and research centers. Hence, for the first time, this book both provides a general understanding of the formation and transformation of the medtech industry throughout the world and sheds light on the main features of a fast-growing business in the twenty-first century. This book will be of value to historians, industry professionals, and analysts. 606 $aEconomic history 606 $aMedicine$xHistory 606 $aMedical care 606 $aEconomic History 606 $aHistory of Medicine 606 $aHealth Care 615 0$aEconomic history. 615 0$aMedicine$xHistory. 615 0$aMedical care. 615 14$aEconomic History. 615 24$aHistory of Medicine. 615 24$aHealth Care. 676 $a929.374 700 $aDonze?$b Pierre-Yves$01065601 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910743373003321 996 $aMedtech$93560117 997 $aUNINA