Global medical device leaders choose Costa Rica for one reason: precision they can rely on. With the region’s most advanced life sciences cluster, Costa Rica offers direct access to highly skilled professionals, a stable operating environment, and seamless proximity to major U.S. markets.
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Costa Rica has become the most reliable and advanced MedTech hub in the Americas, validated by continued expansions from industry leaders like Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Boston Scientific. Medical devices are the country’s #1 export, reflecting both the scale and strategic importance of this sector.
Your competitive advantage comes from three powerful strengths:
High-Skilled, Innovation-Ready Talent
Costa Rica’s bilingual, digitally skilled workforce supports complex manufacturing, NPI, and R&D across 14 MedTech subsectors, from Class I to Class III devices. The country offers FDA-registered cleanrooms (Class 7 and 8) and a strong base of ISO-certified manufacturers, enabling high-value and compliant innovation.
Strategic Nearshore Location
Located in the Central Time Zone with rapid access to U.S. markets, Costa Rica enhances resilience through real-time collaboration, shorter logistics cycles, and reduced supply chain risk.
Competitive Tax Incentives
Benefit from the Free Trade Zone Regime, which offers up to 0% corporate income tax for qualifying projects, exemption on customs duties for imports/exports, and various other significant fiscal benefits that improve long-term cost structure. Aligned with a 97% renewable energy grid, Costa Rica offers a sustainable, future-proof ecosystem for MedTech investment and sourcing.
Let us walk you through the reasons why top companies are sourcing from Costa Rica or investing in this high-value sustainable ecosystem.
Costa Rica is becoming a magnet for high-complexity requirements, these are the Top 10 Medical Technologies recently established or expanded in the country:
Solesis — Implantable textiles, biomaterials, and single-use systems.
Shockwave Medical (via J&J) — Advanced cardiovascular.
Medtronic — High-performance spinal technologies and complex orthopedic components.
Theragenics (Arrotek/Galt) — Precision interventional access tools.
Terumo — Open-heart surgery circuits and tubing sets.
Edwards Lifesciences — Transcatheter and surgical cardiovascular implants.
Establishment Labs — Advanced breast implant design, biomaterials, and femtech solutions.
Align Technology — AI-powered aligner design, modeling, and digital workflows.
ECI: LATAM’s first commercial lab offering design validation, distribution simulation, and shelf life support.
Harland Medical: Costa Rica’s first provider enabling advanced surfacetreatment capabilities for nextgeneration medical devices.
Companies are rethinking offshoring and adopting multi-country strategies, where Costa Rica plays a critical role in high-complexity manufacturing.
Work with Costa Rican partners to develop manufacturing cells or technology transfer reliably, safely and efficiently.
Set up operations supported by world-class talent, nearshore strategy, and the Free Trade Zone Regime.
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.,a global medical technology leader, has chosen Costa Rica for the construction of its new manufacturing plant in Grecia, Alajuela…
Penumbra, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacturing of medical devices for the treatment of blood clots and complex vascular conditions has chosen Costa Rica to establish…
Harland Medical Systems, a U.S.-based company focused on developing and producing specialized coatings for the medical device industry, is set to begin operations in Costa Rica this year…
Switchback Medical, a U.S. company specializing in the development and contract manufacturing of minimally invasive medical…
As part of its global expansion strategy, ProMed Molded Products a leader in medical…
With over 30 years of experience in high-precision laser material processing…
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With an investment of USD 10 million, the U.S.-based multinational Resonetics, which specializes in the development of key components for medical devices, inaugurated its second manufacturing plant in Costa Rica today…
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