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The facility is the company’s first in Latin America.
Helix Medical LLC has opened a new manufacturing facility in Coyol Free Zone and Business Park in Alajuela, Costa Rica, just outside San José. The location is situated 10 minutes from the international airport and one hour from the sea port. Helix Medical supplies contract manufacturing services to medical device OEMs worldwide. The Costa Rica facility is the company’s ninth operation and the first in Latin America. Services offered at Helix Medical Costa Rica include design and development, engineering services, silicone extrusion, silicone and thermoplastic molding, assembly and sub-assembly, custom packaging, and full validation capabilities. The company’s inauguration event was hosted by Costa Rica Minister of Science and Technology Alejandro Cruz; Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency’s (CINDE) Investment Director Irving Soto; Helix Medical President and CEO Jorg Schneewind, D.Eng.; and Martin Stark, D.Eng., managing partner of Freudenberg & Co. “We are honored to have Minister Cruz and many other business and community leaders here with us today to celebrate the grand opening of our new facility,” said Schneewind. “The pro-business environment, skilled workforce, and strategic location made Costa Rica a natural choice for our company.” “We are very pleased that Helix Medical has decided to open a manufacturing facility in our country,” added Cruz. “This confirms Costa Rica’s high standards of quality and its sophisticated workforce, which allow medical companies to perform complex manufacturing.” “We are deeply satisfied with the investment of renowned medical companies such as Helix which contribute to the growth and consolidation of the life sciences sector,” said Soto. “This sector has grown from eight companies in 2000 to 41 companies in 2011; multinational ventures have created employment for 13,561 Costa Ricans. This number is six times higher than in 2000, when only 1,500 people worked in the sector.” Helix Medical is a division of the Freudenberg Group, and is headquartered in Carpinteria, Calif. The company operates U.S. Food and Drug Administration-registered medical device facilities that are also certified ISO 13485 with Class 7 and 8 cleanrooms. Helix has locations in California, Massachusetts, Costa Rica, Germany, Ireland and China. Photo of silicone tubing courtesy of Helix Medical LLC.
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