Celebrating its 45th anniversary in Puerto Rico this year, Medtronic is the largest life sciences company on the island with four manufacturing locations in Juncos, Villalba, Ponce and Humacao, as well as commercial operations. Its manufacturing footprint covers 900,000 sq.…
“Medical device manufacturing has a long history on the island, starting with Baxter in the 1950s. Today, 30 world-leading medical device companies are present in Puerto Rico generating 20,000 direct…
Puerto Rico’s export-driven economy could not exist without someone moving, literally, things from point A to point B. As the US Caribbean territory remains one of the world’s premiere manufacturing…
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Romark focuses on developing innovative treatments for infectious diseases and the latest newcomer to Puerto Rico. CEO Marc Ayers recounts how he came to the decision…
Ivan Lugo, executive director at Puerto Rico’s Industry University Research Center, Inc. (INDUNIV) with over 40 years of global pharmaceutical expertise, explains how his not-for-profit organization promotes Puerto Rico’s competitiveness…
Rayne Waller, VP Manufacturing for Amgen Manufacturing Limited in Puerto Rico, is leading the operations at the company’s largest manufacturing facility in Juncos, which manufactures more than 90 percent of…
Carlos Rodríguez, the newly elected president of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA), underlines his main goal of achieving more collaboration within the association and the economic ecosystem, to facilitate…
Four top facts you may have missed about Puerto Rico’s medical device manufacturing industry. Fact 1: Medical device manufacturing in Puerto Rico started with Baxter in the 1950s Baxter…
In Puerto Rico, approximately 16 percent of the adult population has diabetes, one the highest prevalence in the world, compared to 10 percent in the general US population. As a…
Puerto Rico had to rebuild itself – in many cases quite literally – after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in 2017. However, despite the havoc that Maria brought to…
When life sciences companies decide to transfer the production of new drug to Puerto Rico, extend an existing production line, or simply sustain existing operations, they can count on the…
Over the last 22 years, Jorge Rodríguez has grown Puerto Rican industrial automation solutions provider PACIV from a one-man show to an international operator with over 100 employees. Jorge…
Going into a pharmacy has never been more convenient in the United States and its territories. People living near urban centres need not travel far to find a 24 hour-supermarket-style…
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