Andelst, a small village with 1.600 inhabitants in Gelderland (The Netherlands), is home to one of the most promising medical technologies companies of the world. Medcaptain Europe B.V. settled here in 2016 and is growing quietly into a major player in the medical device industry. Medcaptain recently started renting additional office space adjacent to their current location to welcome new colleagues and expand the team. Oost NL supports Medcaptain by connecting them to relevant parties and becoming part of the medtech ecosystem in the Netherlands.
Since establishing in the Netherlands Medcaptain Europe B.V., the European daughter of the Chinese multinational Medcaptain Medical Technology Co. Ltd, it has gone through a steep growth curve. The company is now looking out for new colleagues to join their team and new technologies and innovations to become part of their product portfolio. Medcaptain is tapping into the regional talent pool by setting up its own Talent Program working together with regional universities and colleges.
“Oost NL assisted with our recent expansion and connected us to different relevant companies and institutions within the Dutch medical devices ecosystem” Jürgen Reimer, CEO Medcaptain Europe, explains. “Andelst might be a small town, but with 4 airports nearby it’s easy to easy to reach and supply our international client base. We’re very happy to be here. ”
Addition to medtech cluster
“Medtech is a focus area for our region”, says Rik Luimers, advisor Health at regional development agency Oost NL. “Medcaptain is a great asset to the ecosystem of companies and knowledge institutions working in this sector. Companies like Medcaptain are of great importance, for the regional economy, but also for tackling the great challenges that exist in the field of health care.”
Medcaptain Medical Technology was founded in 2011 in Shenzhen, China. The company is dedicated to pursuing innovation in 4 key fields: Medication Delivery, In-Vitro Diagnostics, Airway Management and DVT Prevention. Medcaptain aims to be captain in the medical device industry.
Medcaptain distributes its products in more than 100 countries around the world and has multiple offices in China, The Netherlands, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Columbia. From their location in Andelst, Medcaptain Europe serves the European market assembling devices, repairing devices, taking care of quality control and shipping products to clients all over Europe.
