DePuy Synthes, the Orthopaedics Company of Johnson & Johnson, was delighted to welcome the UK Minister for Science, Research & Innovation to its world-leading Research & Development (R&D) & Manufacturing campus in Leeds this week (18th May).
George Freeman MP visited as part of his UK Tech Clusters Tour which aims to drive investment, jobs & opportunities across the UK linked to the Government’s levelling up agenda and to drive investment across the life sciences industry.
During the visit, the Minister got hands on with the latest state of the art enabling technologies from Johnson & Johnson MedTech and saw first-hand how the site designs, manufactures, and tests the latest MedTechsolutions, as well as hearing about the latest product innovations such as 3D printing and custom manufacture of orthopaedic implants.
Science & Innovation Minister George Freeman said: “It was a pleasure to visit Johnson & Johnson’s state-of-the-art MedTech Research & Development campus today, to see the brilliant work being done by the company’s Orthopaedics team.
“The J&J Leeds Campus is their global orthopaedic R&D hub and is at the forefront of MedTech innovations, from joint imaging, 3D printed materials, personalised joints and robots to assist knee operations, to hip precision surgery devices.
“This is an excellent example of the outstanding MedTech R&D being done at the heart of the Leeds’ MedTech Cluster, and the role of innovation in driving the creation of high quality jobs and economic prosperity in the Leeds city region as part of our Levelling Up mission.”
Hugo Breda, Managing Director for Johnson & Johnson MedTech UK & Ireland, said: “We were delighted to host George Freeman MP at our DePuy Synthes Leeds Campus today showcasing our latest MedTech innovations and the talented R&D & Manufacturing teams who make it happen. We were proud to help showcase Leeds at the forefront of life sciences tech innovation. We have been innovating at this site since the early 1900s and have a talented team in Leeds dedicated to evolving our offering from implants and instruments to digital and robotic platforms to help healthcare systems and their patients achieve the best outcomes.”
Johnson & Johnson MedTech
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About DePuy Synthes
DePuy Synthes, the Orthopaedics Company of Johnson & Johnson, provides one of the most comprehensive orthopaedics portfolios in the world that helps heal and restore movement for