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Medtech

The Formation and Growth of a Global Industry, 1960–2020

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Authors:
  1. Pierre-Yves Donzé

    1. Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan

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  • Offers the first history of the medical industry
  • Provides insights into how companies expanded globally and adapted locally their products
  • Sheds light on how new nations such as China have emerged in a global industry

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Dynamics of the Global Medtech Industry

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 17-47

  4. Formation of Medtech Big Business

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 49-62

  5. The Lasting Competitive Advantage of US Firms

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 63-95

  6. Japan: From Electronics to Medical Technology

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 97-124

  7. Germany: Between Siemens and Specialized Medtech Firms

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 125-151

  8. Orthopedics SMEs and Pharmaceutical Giants in Switzerland

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 153-171

  9. The French Medtech Industry: A Lack of International Competitiveness

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 173-189

  10. The Rise of a New Medtech Giant: China

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 191-213

  11. Conclusion

    • Pierre-Yves Donzé
    Pages 215-218

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 219-230
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About this book

This 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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan

    Pierre-Yves Donzé

About the author

Pierre-Yves Donzé is a professor in business history at the Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, and a visiting professor at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. His research focuses on the history of the global dynamics of industries (hospitals and medtech, watchmaking, fashion and luxury). He is a co-editor of Business History, and a member of the councils of the European Business History Association (EBHA) and of the Business History Society of Japan. His last books include Making Medicine a Business: X-ray Technology and the Transformation of the Japanese Medical System (1895–1945), Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, and The Business of Health: New Approaches to the Evolution of Health Systems in the World, Routledge, 2022 (co-edited with Paloma Fernández Pérez).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medtech

  • Book Subtitle: The Formation and Growth of a Global Industry, 1960–2020

  • Authors: Pierre-Yves Donzé

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7174-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7173-9Published: 22 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7176-0Published: 23 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-7174-6Published: 01 January 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 230

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic History, History of Medicine, Health Care Management

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