Overview of Minimally-Invasive Surgery Industry in Taiwan

With the increasing trend of aging, the need and challenge in the aging society will continue to grow. Orthopedic implant products have achieved the highest growth rate among medical equipment globally. In addition, the high incidence of cancer has been ranked top one cause of death in advanced or developed countries around the world. Cancer therapy or cancer surgery is the focus of attention. The economic growth leads to increase in disposable income, and this also increases the purchase of beauty products. These factors drive the growth of minimally-invasive surgery. In the past, due to high technical threshold, medical materials for minimally-invasive surgery were mainly imported. In recent years, with the government’s investment in resources and complete capacities for research and development in the industry, many suppliers have gradually moved to the invasiveness of surgical procedures. There are many successful cases of cross-field investments as well.