Medical Alley
1 of 6 great places of invention as recognized by The Smithsonian – the only one for healthcare
Innovation
Medtronic got its start in a garage In the 1950s when Earl Bakken developed the first external, wearable battery-powered heart pacemaker.
Incubators, Accelerators
Launch Minnesota – Serves as entry point for innovators, startups; offers innovation grants; helps startups access capital, connect with resources, expertise, training
24+ accelerators, incubators
Help startups across the state; University Enterprise Laboratories serves as an incubator for early-stage companies in life sciences, biotech, and other science/technology industries
#1 in medical device patents per capita
#7 in overall patents per capita
Healthcare
1,000 healthcare companies call the state home
500,000+ Minnesotans employed by healthcare companies
Medtech
470 medical device establishments
32,6000+ employed in medical device industry
Leading Life Science Companies in the State
3M • Abbott • Boston Scientific • Coloplast • Ecolab • Mayo Clinic • Medtronic • Protolabs • Olympus • Smiths Medical • Starkey Hearing Technologies • Takeda • UnitedHealth Group • Upsher-Smith
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Latest from Today's Medical Developments
- Syringe-less injector system for diagnostic imaging obtains fourth FDA clearance
- Hohenstein Medical debuts enhanced medical device testing capabilities
- Arterex unveils unified brand identity
- Dymax demonstrates light-curing material solutions for medical devices
- Able Medical Devices showcases latest sternal closure solutions
- TMTS 2026 explores AI-powered sustainable manufacturing and more
- QT9 QMS platform streamlines quality management, compliance for medical device manufacturers
- Spineology releases patient-specific expandable spinal implant
