What Will 2022 Hold for Medtech?

Here are the trends, challenges, and opportunities we expect to see in medical device manufacturing and in healthcare in 2022.

Daphne Allen, Editor-in-Chief

January 8, 2022

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For our look ahead at medtech in 2022, we've gathered some insights from across the medical device and healthcare industries. Read on for perspectives about 2021 and expectations for 2022, and please feel free to offer your own in the comments.

We kick off our review with a little optimism:

"While our healthcare system has unbelievable challenges, I think it’s always important to stop and look around and just look at how amazing everything is," shares Justin Barad, MD, CEO & Co-Founder of Osso VR. "We are witnessing almost daily miracles with the types of technologies we have access to, the incredible people behind them whether they're providers or in industry and the innovations that are coming down the line. I think the single most important thing for us to continue to do is to bring a sense of positivity and excitement into this space and mutual support, both between industry and healthcare institutions in order to battle burnout and preserve the morale of those who care for us and those who provide the means to do so. I am and will continue to remain incredibly optimistic about our future in healthcare!"

Here's to a healthy and productive 2022!

About the Author

Daphne Allen

Editor-in-Chief, Design News

Daphne Allen is editor-in-chief of Design News. She previously served as editor-in-chief of MD+DI and of Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News and also served as an editor for Packaging Digest. Daphne has covered design, manufacturing, materials, packaging, labeling, and regulatory issues for more than 20 years. She has also presented on these topics in several webinars and conferences, most recently discussing design and engineering trends at MD&M West 2024 and leading an Industry ShopTalk discussion during the show on artificial intelligence. She will be moderating the upcoming webinar, Best Practices in Medical Device Engineering and will be leading an Automation Tour at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis. She will also be attending DesignCon and MD&M West 2025.

Daphne has previously participated in meetings of the IoPP Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee and served as a judge in awards programs held by The Tube Council and the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council. She also received the Bert Moore Excellence in Journalism Award in the AIM Awards in 2012.

Follow Daphne on X at @daphneallen and reach her at [email protected].

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