I’m pleased to announce A. S. Freeman Advisors’ annual Global Trends in Medtech 2024 is available here for download and distribution. Key points in this year’s presentation include: The medtech industry will exceed $600 billion this year. The rise in elderly populations around the world will strain the financial resources of governments and insurance organizations Medical staffs will increasingly be driven to capacity as patient loads and dated workflow procedures strain care centers Medtech companies have discovered digitization as the most effective approach to improving physical and fiscal outcomes for all constituencies in healthcare Major OEMs are studying how to improve workflow in care settings and building that logic into devices Supply chains are shifting to better match OEMs preferred three tier structure, similar to the aerospace supply chain Opportunities still exist for smaller contract manufacturers to differentiate themselves from larger CMs who are starting to fill the prime contractor role on the most desirable programs As always, I am happy to present Global Trends to you or your firm. Please reach me at tfreeman@asfreeman.com with questions, comments, or requests. Best regards, Tony Freeman
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I am honored to present The State of the Medtech Industry keynote address on October 18th at the MPO Summit in San Diego. I’ll cover the forces changing product lines and potentially introducing new competitors into the medtech supply chain.
I’m pleased to announce A. S. Freeman Advisors’ annual Global Trends in Medtech 2023 is available here for download and distribution. Key points in this year’s presentation include: Medtech market size and growth rate Demographic and economic trends reshaping OEM product lines for the next decades Redefinition of what constitutes a medical device The size and growth rate of the medical device supply chain Changing roles for the contract manufacturing incumbents? Strategies for participating in the digitization of devices and systems As always, I am happy to present Global Trends to you or your firm. Please reach me at tfreeman@asfreeman.com with questions, comments, or requests. Best regards, Tony Freeman
My annual report on Global Trends in Medtech for 2022 is now available.
I presented Part 1 and Part 2 for MPO at their webinar series on March 1 & 2, 2022, followed by a panel discussion on March 3. MPO will archive the webinar segments for one year (free registration may be required).
I am presenting at MPO’s “Global Trends in Medtech 2022: OEMs and the Supply Chain” webinar series on March 1, 2 & 3, 2022. Registration is free for this informative three-part series. SESSION 1: TUESDAY, MARCH 1 – 2:00 p.m. The OEM Landscape—Fundamental Change on the Horizon The OEM Landscape and Business Drivers How Big Is the Market? What’s the Growth Rate? The Impact of COVID and Lessons Learned A Slowly but Clearly Changing Business Model for OEM Are Limits on Medical Spending Starting to Appear? Four Most Significant Product Trends SESSION 2: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 – 2:00 p.m. OEM Product Trends Will Reshape the Supply Chain—Dethroning Current Kings Changing OEM Strategy Triggering a New Supply Chain Structure How Big Is the Supply Chain? What’s the Growth Rate? Myths Believed by Traditional Supply Chain Companies COVID, Automation, and LCCs Will Manufacturers of Non-Digital Products Survive? Which Supply Chain Companies Are Best Positioned to Prosper? SESSION 3: THURSDAY, MARCH 3 – 2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion of Medtech’s Global Trends The final portion of this three-part series will feature a panel of industry representatives discussing topics and points made during the first two sessions. Moderated by Tony Freeman, this candid conversation will look at factors impacting OEMs as well as the supply chain. The audience will be encouraged to pose questions to the panel as they look ahead as to what they expect in 2022 and beyond. REGISTER NOW AT MPO
Tony Freeman was this year’s first presenter at the MPO Summit (October 11-12, 2018) in Broomfield, CO. Talking about the State of the Medtech Industry, the talk covered large-scale trends; several categories of risk, along with responses to deal with them; and rules for prospering in the current market. MPO Magazine covered the Summit in real time, with their summary of all speakers here. The presentation in full is now posted on this site. If you are interested in having this presentation for your company, or have any questions or comments, please contact Tony Freeman at tfreeman@asfreeman.com.
I am pleased to announce the publication of A.S. Freeman Advisors’ “2018 Global Trends – Medical Device and Diagnostic OEM Strategy, Implications for the Supply Chain” annual presentation. The presentation covers: Size of the global device market Industry growth rate 30 largest OEMs and their percentage of the market Trends driving the re-design of medical device product lines Consolidation and its effects on the supply chain Growth of global contract manufacturers Four essentials for medical device contract manufacturers to expand in this environment The presentation is available at no charge. Please visit https://asfreeman.com/pf/global-trends-report-2018/. Additionally, A.S. Freeman Advisors will be happy to present these findings with comments customized to your company. To arrange a date please contact me at tfreeman@asfreeman.com. We welcome the opportunity to discuss these timely issues.