Inside the facilities
of the Medical Center de las Americas (MCA,) was formally announced the
launching of the Biomedical Cluster El Paso – Juarez, the first binational
cluster that represents companies from the medical industry in the region.
The nonprofit organization
will be seeking to promote the innovative manufacture and medical devices of
the region, which is integrated by 30 manufacturers of these devices and that
employ about 40 thousand people in both sides of the border.
According to Emma
Shwartz, president of MCA foundation, the region of El Paso – Juarez is
considered as the “Capital of Manufacturing” from the southeast of the United
States. “Based on more than 50 years of
experience in manufacturing skills, this region has concentrated in a medical
devices industry that includes some of the leading manufacturers worldwide,”
she noted.
Among the industries
that integrate the Bio Cluster are Seisa, IngenioRx, RexMed, Ehitcon, Dynatec
Labs, BD and El Paso Electric.
Originally, the Bio
Cluster was planned in November 2017 in the Symposium of the future of the
Industry of Medical Devices in El Paso – Juarez, held at the MCA and the
Biomedical Cluster of Cd. Juarez.
“There, representatives of manufacturers and suppliers of the region, as
well as universities from the area and economic development organizations,
pointed out the need of an organization that supports the continuous growth and
specific needs of the medical devices industry,” Shwartz explained.
The president also
explained that this industry has an important role in the bio-manufacture
outlook in the United States and worldwide, due to its attractive value
proposal for companies seeking for a benefit in costs and more flexible manners
to improve their manufacturing capabilities.
Some of the founder
members of the cluster are Julio Chiu, founder and director of Seisa; Carlos
Murguia, president and director of RexMed; and Mylena Walkter, director of
product planning and improvement of costs from Cardinal Health.
During the event, the invitation
was made for more industries from this sector join the cluster to have the
benefits offered by the organization.
