Medtronic puts faith in Chinese market
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Medtronic has been given permission by the Chinese authorities to set up a wholly foreign owned enterprise and will establish a new manufacturing plant and offices in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. Construction of the production facility is scheduled to start this summer, with assembly of cardiac pacemakers expected to be under way in mid-1997. The first product will be Medtronic's Champion pacing system.