Synopsis
Analysis of opinions drawn from leading medical devices industry executives.
Analysis of the changing business dynamics in the medical devices industry.
Analysis of the challenges faced by buyers and suppliers.


Summary
This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from ICD Researchs exclusive panel of leading medical devices industry executives. It analyzes the future business challenges in the medical devices industry for 2012-13. This report gives you access to the category-level business challenges of leading purchase decision makers. The report also identifies future growth of buyers and suppliers. The report also provides access to information categorized by region, company type and size.

Scope
The opinions and forward looking statements of 174 industry executives have been captured in our in-depth survey, of which 54% represent Director and C-level respondents.
The research is based on primary survey research conducted by ICD Research accessing its B2B panels comprised of senior purchase decision makers and leading supplier organizations.
The geographical scope of the research is global - drawing on the activity and expectations of leading industry players across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East.
In the report, buyers identify what suppliers need to do to maintain their business and the key actions being taken by industry players to overcome the leading business threats.
The report provides qualitative analysis of the key industry threats and opportunities.


Reasons To Buy
This report will help you to drive revenues by understanding future product investment areas and growth regions.
This report will help you to better promote your business by aligning your capabilities and business practices with your customers changing needs.
This report will help you to secure stronger customer relationships by understanding the leading business concerns and changing strategies of industry buyers.
This report will help you to uncover the business outlook, key challenges and opportunities identified by suppliers and buyers.

1 Introduction
1.1 What is This Report About?
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Methodology
1.4 Profile of Survey Respondents: Global Medical Devices Industry
1.4.1 Profile of buyer respondents
1.4.2 Profile of supplier respondents
2 Threats and Opportunities for the Medical Devices Industry
2.1 Global Medical Devices Industry: Leading Business Concerns for 2012-2013
2.1.1 Leading business concerns for 2012-2013 by company type
2.1.2 Leading business concerns for 2012-2013 by region
2.1.3 Leading business concerns for 2012-2013 by company turnover
2.2 Global Medical Devices Industry: Key Supplier Actions to Secure Buyer Business
2.2.1 Actions to maintain and secure buyer business - buyers
2.2.2 Actions to maintain and secure buyer business by region
2.2.3 Actions to maintain and secure buyer business by company turnover
2.2.4 Actions to maintain and secure buyer business by procurement budget
2.2.5 Actions to maintain and secure buyer business by purchasing decision authority
3 Appendix
3.1 Global Medical Devices Industry Full Survey Results
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Contact us
3.4 About ICD Research
3.5 Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Total Global Medical Devices Industry Survey Respondents by Company Type, 2012
Table 2: Global Medical Devices Industry Buyer Respondents by Job Role (%), 2012
Table 3: Global Medical Devices Industry Buyer Respondents by Global Company Turnover (%), 2012
Table 4: Global Medical Devices Industry Buyer Respondents by Region (%), 2012
Table 5: Global Medical Devices Industry Supplier Respondents by Job Role (%), 2012
Table 6: Global Medical Devices Industry Supplier Respondents by Global Turnover (%), 2012
Table 7: Global Medical Devices Industry Supplier Respondents by Region (%), 2012
Table 8: Global Medical Devices Industry: Leading Business Concerns (%), 2010-2012
Table 9: Global Medical Devices Industry: Leading Business Concerns by Company (%), 2012-2013
Table 10: Global Medical Devices Industry: Leading Business Concerns by Region (%), 2012-2013
Table 11: Global Medical Devices Industry: Leading Business Concerns by Turnover (%), 2012-2013
Table 12: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business, Buyer Responses (%), 2012
Table 13: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business, Buyer vs. Supplier Responses (%), 2012
Table 14: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business by Region (%), 2012
Table 15: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business by Turnover (%), 2012
Table 16: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business by Procurement Budget (%), 2012
Table 17: Survey Results - Closed Questions

List of Figures

Figure 1: Global Medical Devices Industry: Leading Business Concerns (%), 2012-2013
Figure 2: Global Medical Devices Industry: Top Five Leading Business Concerns, 2012-2013
Figure 3: Global Medical Devices Industry: Leading Business Concerns by Company (%), 2012-2013
Figure 4: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business, Buyer Responses (%), 2012
Figure 5: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business, Buyer vs. Supplier Responses (%), 2012
Figure 6: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business by Turnover (%), 2012
Figure 7: Global Medical Devices Industry: Securing Buyer Business by Purchasing Authority (%), 2012