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ARTICLE · 16 JUNE 2022

Made In Manchester: Healthcare Tech

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Healthcare technology is one of the fastest growing areas of innovation. This is reflected in the European Patent Office's statistics with medical technology being the 2nd largest technology field...

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Chris Benson
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Healthcare technology is one of the fastest growing areas of innovation. This is reflected in the European Patent Office's statistics with medical technology being the 2nd largest technology field for new patent applications in 2021, being 2nd to digital communication by only 80 applications or 0.5%. With patent applications being a key indicator of innovation, we take a look at patent applications for medical technology originating from the Manchester area. In order to identify innovations of potentially global significance we looked at so-called 'international' or PCT patent applications having an applicant listed with a Manchester postcode.

According to our research the largest area of innovation in healthcare technology is wearable technology. Wearable technology is generally any form electronic device that is worn by a user. More specifically in the area of healthcare technology, wearable electronics are those that are used to collect data about a user's

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