President Danilo Medina visited the Edwards Lifesciences Corporation manufacturing plant at the Parque Industrial Itabo in Haina in the southern province of San Cristóbal. Edwards Lifesciences is a global leader in the field of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. The company manufactures innovative technologies in the areas of structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, with many of these devices assembled in the Dominican Republic. The company is a global leader in tissue replacement heart valves and repair products and transcatheter heart valves.
During the event, company executive vice president for global supply chain, Joe Nuzzolese, said that a key to their success in operating in the Dominican Republic has been their “very talented local work force and their passion to help patients.”
“This new facility represents our commitment to future growth to meet the needs of our patients, with cutting-edge technology,” he said. The company began operations in 2000 in the Dominican Republic with 600 employees. Today it employs around 1,800 of which 66% are women.
Also participating in the visit, Luisa Fernández, executive director of the National Council of Export Free Zones (CNZFE) said that in 2017 the Dominican Republic exported US$1.48 billion in medical devices, pharmaceutical and personal care products. She said the Dominican Republic is the second largest exporter of these products in Latin America and the fourth largest global provider to the United States market.
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Presidencia
El Dia
Edwards
11 October 2018
