Medtronic in the Netherlands

Medtronic is the world leader in medical technology, alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic is specialized in the treatment of cardiac and vascular diseases by means of pacemakers, defibrillators, ablation, balloon catheters, stents and stent grafts. In addition, Medtronic provides a wide range of other products and therapies, such as neurostimulators, products for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, movement disorders, incontinence, obsessive compulsive disorders, osteoporosis, chronic pain and diabetes. Medtronic is also the world leader in high-tech navigation techniques. In a partnership with physicians and scientists, Medtronic is continuously searching for solutions which can improve the quality of life of people with chronic diseases.

Every 4 seconds, somewhere in the world, a person’s life is saved or improved by a Medtronic product or therapy.

Activities in the Netherlands

All Medtronic businesses are represented in the Netherlands:
Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management (CRDM)
CardioVascular
Diabetes
ENT & Neurologic Technologies
Navigation
Neuromodulation
Physio-Control
Spinal & Biologics

History

Medtronic has had one or more facilities in Limburg since 1969. In that year, the founder and former CEO of Medtronic, Earl Bakken, chose Kerkrade as the city for Europe's first facility and base for Medtronic's activities.

Today, Medtronic is still well represented in the Netherlands.

European Operations Center (EOC) in Heerlen

European Operations Center in Heerlen

Heerlen hosts the Dutch sales organization. It is also Europe's Information Technology and Financial Services center. Moreover, the European Operations Center in Heerlen is Medtronic's largest (30,000 m²) and most integrated distribution facility in the world. Every day, tens of thousands of medical products and parts are distributed from Heerlen to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Asia, Canada and Latin America. About 800 people work at Medtronic in Heerlen; this turns Medtronic into one of the largest employers in this region.

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Bakken Research Center (BRC) in Maastricht

Bakken Research Center in Maastricht

Medtronic founded the Bakken Research Center (BRC) in Maastricht in 1987, starting with 45 employees, as a research facility. Especially clinical study activities have grown substantially, now ranging from small exploratory studies with one physician-investigator and just a few patients to multinational, randomized trials intended to demonstrate superior clinical and economical outcomes with new device therapies in hundreds, sometimes thousands of patients. The BRC nowadays also hosts the Benelux Therapy & Procedure Training Center, where advanced simulator training is offered to physicians, nurses and technicians. About 220 employees work at the Bakken Research Center.

More information about BRC

CardioVascular Operations in Kerkrade

This site hosts the European production facility of perfusion systems. Except for single products for heart valve and bypass surgery, such as oxygenators, reservoirs and tubing sets, also complete systems and customized solutions (custom packs) are manufactured here. In addition, CardioVascular Operations provides heart valves, products for minimally invasive heart surgery, surgical ablation systems, cannulas, autotransfusion equipment and temporary leads for cardiac pacing to customers all over Europe. About 110 employees work at CardioVascular Operations.

Medtronic EOC
Industry Park Trilandis
Earl Bakkenstraat 10
6422 PJ Heerlen
Netherlands
Itinerary (PDF 230KB)

For hospitals:
Tel.: +31 (0) 45 566 8800
Fax: +31 (0) 45 566 8253
Fax Customer Service:
+31 (0) 45 566 8277
For diabetes patients:
0800-3422338
Every working day from 8.30 - 17.00 hrs
For all other questions:
Tel. +31 (0) 45 566 8000
Fax: +31 (0) 45 566 8668

Medtronic
Bakken Research Center B.V.
Endepolsdomein 5
6229 GW Maastricht
Netherlands
Itinerary (PDF 60 KB)
Tel.: +31 (0) 43 356 6566
Fax: +31 (0) 43 361 3308

Medtronic
CardioVascular Operations
Valkenhuizerlaan 16
6466 ND Kerkrade
Netherlands
Itinerary (PDF 47 KB)
Tel.: +31 (0) 45 5668 561
Fax: +31 (0) 45 5426 462

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