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UK medtech firms are being urged to adapt their time-to-market strategies to seize new opportunities and navigate global challenges.   Leading medical manufacturing specialist Europlaz believes companies who embrace modular documentation, strategic outsourcing and early regulatory alignment can unlock a competitive advantage against international rivals.   Technical Director Ian Goodacre made the rallying call off the back of progressive new NHS initiatives, such as NICE’s Early Value Assessment (EVA) programme and a renewed national focus on compliance by design.

Committing to becoming the most sustainable healthcare contract manufacturer in the UK is helping an Essex-based business secure several new orders.   Europlaz, which employs over 110 people at its Southminster facility, has invested more than £700,000 over the last six years into ‘greening’ its manufacturing operations and making a positive impact on the communities it operates in.   As part of this bold move, the company has secured the ISO:14001 environmental accreditation, produces up to 68% of its energy from solar panels, and reinforced its desire to be Net Zero by 2045 – in line with the requirements set by the NHS.

Nearly 20 new jobs are being created by a contract manufacturing specialist for the healthcare sector. Essex-based Europlaz, which recently launched its own neonatal flow sensor breakthrough, is looki...