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Background
Worldwide socioeconomic trends drive the need for innovations in medical treatment that keep healthcare affordable and that meet demands for a higher quality of life. Biomedical materials fulfill the demand for better medical treatment by:
- making therapies less invasive and painful
- decreasing the need for revision surgery
- decreasing side effects of medical treatment and
- shortening recovery times.
Moreover, they have enormous market potential, as illustrated by their ability to enable replacement of contemporary therapies with new, innovative therapies.
Breakthrough products such as drug-eluting stents have led to dramatic changes in healthcare and spark the emergence of new markets. The economic potential of biomedical materials is recognized by governments, industry and academia around the world and this has resulted in several high profile investments in this field.
The Netherlands, with a a strong knowledge base already in place, is well positioned to secure a lead in this rapidly emerging global market and must act quickly to take advantage of this opportunity.
Breakthrough products such as drug-eluting stents have led to dramatic changes in healthcare and spark the emergence of new markets. The economic potential of biomedical materials is recognized by governments, industry and academia around the world and this has resulted in several high profile investments in this field.
The Netherlands, with a a strong knowledge base already in place, is well positioned to secure a lead in this rapidly emerging global market and must act quickly to take advantage of this opportunity.
