The American medtech company Applied Medical is further expanding in the Netherlands, opening a new state-of-the-art sterilization facility to better serve customers in Europe. It’s part of the company’s ongoing innovation and growth in the Dutch Life Sciences & Health ecosystem.
Applied Medical is on a mission to enhance clinical care through its commitment to improving the reliable availability, affordability and accessibility of healthcare globally. It’s operations in the Netherlands play a key role towards achieving these ambitions.
When the California-based company began searching for a European headquarters in 2006, the benefits to locating in the Netherlands were hard to ignore. The Netherlands’ multilingual, skilled workforce, coupled with a stable and innovative economy, and excellent IT and transport infrastructure stood out.
Ultimately, Applied Medical chose Amersfoort, in the Utrecht region, as the ideal location for it’s first European office. Now, more than 15 years after Applied Medical first chose to invest in Holland, the company has grown from one employee to more than 700 working across multiple departments from the Amersfoort location. And it is taking its medtech solutions to the next level.
Developing innovative and sustainable medtech solutions
In November 2022, Applied Medical opened its new cutting-edge sterilization facility (expected to be fully operational in early 2023). Being based in Amersfoort, in close proximity to its customers in Europe, has allowed Applied Medical to maintain reliable supply in addition to reducing its carbon footprint.
Left to right: Mr. Said Hilal, President and CEO, Applied Medical, Rob van der Meer, President Europe, Applied Medical, and Lucas Bolsius, Mayor, Amersfoort
Reflecting on its growth plan in Europe, Rob van der Meer, President Europe for Applied Medical, shared: “Our ambition is to double our activities in Europe in the next five years by expanding our product portfolio and producing and sterilizing our products here in the Netherlands, thanks to our dedicated team members.”
Applied Medical is proof that the Netherlands is a place to accelerate business and benefit people and the planet. The company invested €70 million between 2016 and 2021 alone and expanded its operations to 17 countries in Europe. Applied Medical has received a breadth of support to establish and expand in Europe not only from the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA), but from Invest in Holland Partner ROM Utrecht Region, and from the municipality of Amersfoort.
Commitment to R&D and innovation for healthcare
On a mission to enhance clinical care, Applied Medical is committed to improving reliable availability, affordability, and accessibility of healthcare. Globally it works to meet the needs of both patients and surgeons. Its commitment to innovation is reflected in R&D and advanced manufacturing technologies.
By designing and manufacturing in-house at facilities in California and the Netherlands, Applied Medical can implement product improvements and develop new technologies quickly. They have a portfolio of more than 650 medical devices, and a pipeline filled with next-generation breakthrough technologies for a wide range of minimally invasive and general surgery, as well as bariatric, cardiac, colorectal, gynecologic, urologic and vascular specialties. Applied Medical is leading improvements in patient and overall healthcare outcomes.
A connected life sciences and health ecosystem in the Netherlands
Home to key regulatory bodies such as the European Medicines Agency and renowned for its connected communities, strategic location, opportunities for public-private partnerships, and leading knowledge institutions, medical device companies like Applied Medical find fertile ground in the Netherlands. Learn more about why our country is brimming with Life Sciences business potential, from biopharma to medtech.
Source: ROM Utrecht Region
