Medical Devices: New Investment in Costa Rica

Between 2020 and 2023 Nevro plans to invest $21 million in the commissioning of an industrial plant of more than 3 thousand square meters in the Coyol Free Zone, in Alajuela.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

The company based in California, United States, is dedicated to the manufacture of medical devices that are demanded by patients suffering from debilitating chronic pain, reported the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde).

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Mr. Keith Grossman, Nevro's President, CEO and Chairman, said that "... as part of our growth plans to continue to move forward, Nevro is establishing global in-house manufacturing for its future product portfolio to ensure that we have the most effective cost structure and flexible capacity, while maintaining the highest level of quality control as we scale."

For Carlos Wong, General Director of Coyol Free Zone at Coyol Free Zone, "... The arrival of new companies is a good symptom of our economy and means a great opportunity for the country's human talent to continue contributing to the growth of the medical device sector."

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