Minnesota and its Medical Alley

Birthplace of Pacemaker & In-ear hearing aid

#1 in U.S.

• FDA clearances & PMAs
• Concentration of med-tech workers
• Talent retention of top 25 U.S. markets
• State for business

#2 in nation

• Innovation
• Medical technology patents

Leading INNOVATOR in

• Cardiac
• Urology
• Neurology
• Orthopedic
• Spine
• Audiology
• Combination Devices

Home to 700+ medical device companies (HQs or major operations)

$60 MILLION in grants

• National Institutes of Health to Minnesota
• Partnership for Biotechnology & Medical Genomics

Speeding medical innovations

6.5 months FASTER* at FDA PMAs *than the U.S. average

Source: www.lifesciencealley.org; www.greatermsp.org; www.mn.gov/deed