Belgium Medical Equipment Markets: Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012

• The report provides an overview of the medical equipment industry in Belgium and provides data and information on each of the key industries - cardiovascular devices, orthopedic devices, anesthesia and respiratory devices, patient monitoring devices, ophthalmic devices, hospital supplies, dental devices, diagnostic imaging devices, endoscopy devices, and in-vitro diagnostics.
• It details the healthcare system, market structure, regulatory environment, reimbursement policies, distribution structure and trade associations for Belgium medical equipment market.
• It also provides detailed data on market size by volume and value, key company share information for leading competitors in the market, revenues by distribution channel, and forecasts of market values.
• All figures are based on rigorous research methodologies including in-depth primary and secondary research.

• A single source to fulfill all of your business and competitor intelligence needs
• Gain a strong understanding of the country’s medical industry and the 18 key sectors within it.
• Evaluate the attractiveness of the geography for medial equipment investment in the light of government policies and the reimbursement regime.
• Identify growth segments and opportunities in the industry.
• Analyze the competitiveness of the market and target the shares of key competitors.
• Develop strategies based on the latest product, brand, and regulatory events.
• Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market.
• Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the industry incumbents.

1 Table of Contents

2 Introduction

3 Definitions of Markets Covered in the Report

4 Healthcare Sector Review

5 Regulation System

6 Pricing and Reimbursement

7 Distribution Structure

8 Medical Equipment Market in Belgium

9 Medtronic, Inc. Company Profile

10 Boston Scientific Corporation Company Profile

11 Cordis Corporation Company Profile

12 Abbott Laboratories Company Profile

13 Sorin S.p.A. Company Profile

14 St. Jude Medical Inc. Company Profile

15 F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Company Profile

16 Beckman Coulter, Inc. Company Profile

17 bioMerieux S.A. Company Profile

18 Alcon, Inc. Company Profile

19 Essilor International Company Profile

20 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Company Profile

21 3M Microbiology Company Profile

22 Baxter International Inc. Company Profile

23 Smith & Nephew Plc Company Profile

24 DePuy, Inc. Company Profile

25 Stryker Corporation Company Profile

26 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Company Profile

27 Synthes GmbH Company Profile

28 Biomet, Inc. Company Profile

29 GE Healthcare Company Profile

30 Siemens Medical Solutions Company Profile

31 Philips Medical Systems Company Profile

32 ESAOTE S.p.A. Company Profile

33 TOSHIBA Medical Systems Corporation Company Profile

34 Hitachi Medical Corporation Company Profile

35 Biocode Hycel Company Profile

36 BioTech Tools Company Profile

37 CorisBioConcept SPRL Company Profile

38 Advanced Medical Diagnostics, s.a. Company Profile

39 Cardio Life Research S.A. Company Profile

40 Gynétics Medical Products N.V. Company Profile

41 H&O Equipments nv Company Profile

42 Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Company Profile

43 Financial Deals Landscape

44 Recent Developments

45 Appendix

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Hospitals and Hospital Beds in Belgium, 2005

Table 2: Number of Doctors by Specialty in Belgium , 2003-2007

Table 3: Number of Hospital Wards by Specialty in Belgium , 2003-2007

Table 4: Medical Equipment Notification Fee in Belgium, 2007

Table 5: Belgium, Medical Equipment Market Comparison, 2000-2012

Table 6: Medical Equipment Market, Belgium, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007

Table 7: Medical Equipment Market, Belgium, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012

Table 8: In Vitro Diagnostics, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 9: Ophthalmic Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 10: Diagnostic Imaging, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 11: Orthopedic Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 12: Drug Delivery Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 13: Cardiovascular Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 14: Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 15: Hospital Supplies, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 16: Nephrology and Urology Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 17: Dental Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 18: Diabetes Care Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 19: Wound Care Management, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 20: Patient Monitoring, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 21: Surgical Equipment, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 22: ENT Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 23: Endoscopy Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 24: Neurology Devices, Belgium Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007

Table 25: Medtronic, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 26: Medtronic, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 27: Medtronic, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 28: Medtronic, Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 29: Medtronic, Inc. Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 30: Boston Scientific Corporation Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 31: Boston Scientific Corporation Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 32: Boston Scientific Corporation Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 33: Boston Scientific Corporation Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 34: Boston Scientific Corporation Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 35: Cordis Corporation Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 36: Cordis Corporation Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 37: Cordis Corporation Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 38: Cordis Corporation Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 39: Cordis Corporation Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 40: Abbott Laboratories Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 41: Abbott Laboratories Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 42: Abbott Laboratories Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 43: Abbott Laboratories Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 44: Abbott Laboratories Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 45: Sorin Group Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 46: Sorin Group Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 47: Sorin Group Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 48: Sorin Group Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 49: Sorin Group Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 50: St. Jude Medical Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 51: St. Jude Medical Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 52: St. Jude Medical Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 53: St. Jude Medical Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 54: St. Jude Medical Inc. Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 55: Beckman Coulter, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 56: Beckman Coulter, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 57: Beckman Coulter, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 58: Beckman Coulter, Inc. Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 59: Alcon, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 60: Alcon, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 61: Alcon, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 62: Alcon, Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 63: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 64: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 65: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 66: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 67: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 68: Baxter International Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 69: Baxter International Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 70: Baxter International Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 71: Baxter International Inc. Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 72: Smith & Nephew Plc Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 73: Smith & Nephew Plc Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 74: Smith & Nephew Plc Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 75: DePuy, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 76: DePuy, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 77: DePuy, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 78: DePuy, Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 79: DePuy, Inc. Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 80: Stryker Corporation Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 81: Stryker Corporation Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 82: Stryker Corporation Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 83: Stryker Corporation Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 84: Stryker Corporation Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 85: Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 86: Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 87: Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 88: Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 89: Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 90: Synthes, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 91: Synthes, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 92: Synthes, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 93: Synthes, Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 94: Biomet, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 95: Biomet, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 96: Biomet, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 97: Biomet, Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 98: GE Healthcare Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 99: GE Healthcare Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 100: GE Healthcare Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 101: GE Healthcare Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 102: GE Healthcare Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 103: Siemens Medical Solutions Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 104: Siemens Medical Solutions Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 105: Siemens Medical Solutions Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 106: Siemens Medical Solutions Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 107: Philips Medical Systems Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 108: Philips Medical Systems Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 109: Philips Medical Systems Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 110: Philips Medical Systems Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials

Table 111: Philips Medical Systems Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 112: ESAOTE S.p.A. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 113: ESAOTE S.p.A. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 114: ESAOTE S.p.A. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 115: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 116: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Pipeline Products by Development Stage

Table 117: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 118: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 119: Hitachi Medical Corporation Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 120: Hitachi Medical Corporation Pipeline Products by Development Stage

Table 121: Hitachi Medical Corporation Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 122: Hitachi Medical Corporation Pipeline Products By News Summaries

Table 123: Unilabs Acquires Eurad Consult

Table 124: Apitope International Secures $13.25 Million In Series A Financing

Table 125: VIBGYOR Scientific Research, genae associates, Cardiovascular Center Aalst And J.B. Dahm Forms Joint Venture

Table 126: Currency Conversion from USD to Local Currency at 2007 Constant Rate

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1: Total Healthcare Expenditure in Belgium , 2000 - 2006

Figure 2: Structure of Healthcare System in Belgium, 2007

Figure 3: Flowchart for Classification of Non-invasive Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 4: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 5: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 6: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 7: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 8: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 9: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 10: Flowchart for Classification of Devices except Non-invasive, Invasive and Active Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 11: Conformity Assessment of Class-I Medical Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 12: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIa Medical Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 13: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIb Medical Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 14: Conformity Assessment of Class-III Medical Devices in Belgium , 2007

Figure 15: Belgium, Medical Equipment Market Comparison, 2000-2012

Figure 16: In Vitro Diagnostics, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 17: Ophthalmic Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 18: Diagnostic Imaging, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 19: Orthopedic Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 20: Drug Delivery Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 21: Cardiovascular Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 22: Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 23: Hospital Supplies, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 24: Nephrology and Urology Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 25: Dental Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 26: Diabetes Care Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 27: Wound Care Management, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 28: Patient Monitoring, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 29: Surgical Equipment, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 30: ENT Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 31: Endoscopy Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 32: Neurology Devices, Belgium Company share (%), 2007

Figure 33: Medtronic, Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 34: Boston Scientific Corporation Value Chain Analysis

Figure 35: Abbott Laboratories Value Chain Analysis

Figure 36: Sorin Group Value Chain Analysis

Figure 37: St. Jude Medical Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 38: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Value Chain Analysis

Figure 39: Beckman Coulter, Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 40: Biomerieux Sa Value Chain Analysis

Figure 41: Alcon, Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 42: Essilor International Value Chain Analysis

Figure 43: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Value Chain Analysis

Figure 44: 3M Healthcare Value Chain Analysis

Figure 45: Baxter International Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 46: Smith & Nephew Plc Value Chain Analysis

Figure 47: Stryker Corporation Value Chain Analysis

Figure 48: Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 49: Synthes, Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 50: Biomet, Inc. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 51: Siemens Medical Solutions Value Chain Analysis

Figure 52: Philips Medical Systems Value Chain Analysis

Figure 53: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Value Chain Analysis

Figure 54: Hitachi Medical Corporation Value Chain Analysis

Figure 55: Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Value Chain Analysis

Figure 56: Global Markets Direct Methodology