Invest Northern Ireland will be hosting a Northern Ireland stand on the ABHI UK Pavilion at Medica 2019.

Partnering with ABHI, Invest Northern Ireland will host a variety of companies at the global medical trade fair, to showcase the country’s life and health sciences sector.

The companies are focussed on creating significant advances in the fields of pharma, diagnostics, personalised medicine, connected health and medical devices, built on regional clinical expertise in the areas of oncology, cardiology and respiratory. Global companies in located in Northern Ireland include Philips Healthcare, Stryker, Terumo, Bemis Healthcare, and Randox.

Grainne McVeigh, director of life sciences from Invest Northern Ireland, said: “As the economic development agency for Northern Ireland, our role is to help Northern Ireland companies export their products into global markets, with support of our extensive network of overseas offices, including an office in Düsseldorf. We are delighted to be at Medica on the ABHI UK Pavilion to showcase the many innovations Northern Ireland has to offer.”

Paul Benton, managing director, international, ABHI added: “Northern Ireland is home to a wealth of innovative companies, as well internationally recognised universities, Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, both renowned for world-leading research in biomedical sciences. It is an honour to be partnering with them at Medica to showcase their expertise on a global stage.”

Medica is taking place from 18 – 21 November 2019.