Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 65 Medical Device companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Medical Device Companies & Startups (Scotland)
Dxcover
The Future of Cancer Diagnostics
Founder(s): David S Palmer, Holly Butler, Matthew Baker
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Machine Learning, Medical, Medical Device
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PneumoWave
Advanced Respiratory Monitoring and Digital Therapeutics. Powering the future diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of respiratory illness
Founder(s): Bruce Henderson, Jonathan Guthrie
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Home Health Care, Machine Learning, Medical, Medical Device, Sensor, Therapeutics
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DYSIS Medical
DYSIS Medical is focused on developing imaging systems for the non-invasive, in-vivo detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions.
Founder(s): Konstantinos Balas
Location: Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical
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Epipole
Epipole is an innovative, engineering-led company tackling the causes of preventable blindness.
Founder(s): Craig Robertson
Location: Rosyth, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Medical Device
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Target Healthcare REIT
Target Healthcare REIT is an investment management for health.
Founder(s): Kenneth MacKenzie
Location: Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Impact Investing, Medical Device
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Vascutek
Vascutek is a designer and manufacturer of products that address the needs of vascular and cardiovascular clinicians.
Founder(s): Paul Holbrook
Location: Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device
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Zelegent
Zelegent provides a single-use simple surgical tool for sleep specialists.
Founder(s): David Volpi, Yosef Krespi
Location: Irvine, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Calcivis
Calcivis is a biotech company that focuses on unmet needs in dentistry.
Founder(s): Adam Christie, Bruce Vernon
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Canon Medical Research
A research and development centre that creates advanced image analysis and visualization software .
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Medical, Medical Device, Software
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Sure
Sure Retractors is a medical device company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Medical Device
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BioCaptiva
BioCaptiva develops liquid biopsy technology devices to diagnose and monitoring to detect cancers.
Founder(s): Matthew Simmonte Owens
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Biotangents
Biotangents develop pen-side diagnostic devices to detect infectious diseases in livestock quickly.
Founder(s): Andrew Hall-Ponselè, Lina Gasiūnaitė
Location: Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Chemical, Medical Device, Veterinary
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TestCard Ltd
TestCard is the medical technology company behind the eponymous at-home test kit. A partnering mobile app delivers immediate results.
Founder(s): Dr Andrew Botham, Luke Heron
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, iOS, Medical Device, Mobile Apps, Wellness
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Metix
Metix develops devices and services that meet needs and exceed expectations inside the demanding healthcare industry.
Founder(s): Jaime Lomeli-R., Pablo Perez Villanueva
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical, Medical Device
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Freedom One Life
Redefining mobility
Founder(s): Albert Nicholl, Alex Papanikolaou
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical, Medical Device, Product Design
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Vascular Flow Technologies
Vascular Flow Tech focuses on research, development and commercialization of vascular devices based on new understanding of blood flow.
Founder(s): Brian Howlett, Graeme Houston, John Dick, Peter Stonebridge
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Saw DX
SAW Dx is an emerging point of care diagnostic (POC) device design and manufacturing venture focused on exploiting.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Medical Device
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WheelAir
WheelAir helps the wheelchair users remain in control of skincare, temperature and moisture buildup.
Founder(s): Corien Staels
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Hospital, Medical Device
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Cytosystems
Cytosystems is a pathology company that develops non-invasive cancer diagnostic and stratification technologies for bladder cancer.
Founder(s): David Galloway
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Hospital, Medical, Medical Device
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Sirakoss
SIRAKOSS is a Scotland-based medical device company that develops synthetic bone graft substitutes.
Founder(s): Iain Gibson, Jordan Conway
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Biopharma, Health Care, Life Science, Medical, Medical Device, Wellness
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Lamellar Biomedical
Lamellar Biomedical develops novel healthcare products based on the mimicry or modification of the lamellar body secretory system.
Founder(s): James Dobbie
Location: Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device
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Aircraft Medical
Aircraft Medical pioneering anaesthesia technology and we are a specialist developer and producer of high quality medical devices.
Founder(s): Matthew McGrath
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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Clear Surgical
Clear Surgical is an innovative product that is set to transform surgical theatres.
Founder(s): Jim McGuire
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device
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PhysioWizard
PhysioWizard programme offers help to sufferers at the right time
Founder(s): Kirsten Lord
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device, Software
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BioLiberty
BioLiberty operates as a biotech startup company.
Founder(s): Ross O’Hanlon, Rowan Armstrong
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Medical Device
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BioFilm
BioFilm is a developer and manufacturer of thin dissolving film based products based near Glasgow.
Founder(s): Trevor Morgan
Location: Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Nutraceutical, Pharmaceutical
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Aseptium
Aseptium provides innovative decontamination solutions that reduce infections carried by dirty surgical instruments.
Founder(s): Pawel de Sternberg Stojalowski
Location: Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Lenus Health
Lenus uses patient-generated healthcare data to reduce wait times and rehospitalisation rates while empowering patients and improving care.
Founder(s): Craig Turpie, Paul McGinness
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Electronic Health Record (EHR), Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical, Medical Device, mHealth, Predictive Analytics
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Albyn Medical
Albyn Medical manufactures and distributes medical equipment and consumables for urology, gynecology, and gastroenterology.
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Location: Dingwall, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical, Medical Device
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EoSurgical
EoSurgical products are affordable, portable, self-contained, and supported by on-line training material.
Founder(s): Paul Brennan, Roland Partridge
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Palpation Diagnostics
Palpation Diagnostics develops ProstaPalp a medical device to identify and diagnosise prostate cancer faster, cheaper and less painful.
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Location: South Queensferry, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Hospital, Medical, Medical Device
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ClinTec International
ClinTec International is engaged in clinical research and provides support to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries.
Founder(s): Rabinder Buttar
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Health Care, Medical Device
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Wrights Dental
Wrights Dental is a supplier of dental products materials, equipment & handpiece repair services to dental practices & dental laboratories.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Dental, Health Care, Medical Device
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Mpathy Medical Devices
Mpathy Medical Devices is develops and markets less invasive surgical devices used to restore pelvic health to women.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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Kvatchii
Kvatchii is developing a truly patient-focused deep health digital platform from ground-up in India.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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Optical Express
Optical Express is a laser eye surgery provider company.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Highland Innovation Centre
Highland Innovation Centre Ltd (HIC) is a Scottish-based Medical Scientific device company.
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Location: Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Manufacturing, Medical, Medical Device
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IbisVision
IbisVision has developed ‘Ring of Sight’ (ROS), a unique eye test that is specifically designed for the early detection of glaucoma.
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Location: Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Life Science, Medical Device
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Novarum DX
Novarum DX’s software converts smartphones into mobile medical test readers.
Founder(s): Neil Polwart
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Home Health Care, Medical, Medical Device, Mobile Apps, Software
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FlexMedical Solutions
FlexMedical Solutions are a contract manufacturer.
Founder(s):
Location: Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Manufacturing, Medical Device
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Wideblue
Wideblue is a full-service, multi-disciplinary product design and product development consultancy.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Medical Device, Product Design
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BCF Technology
BCF Technology is a provider of veterinary imaging equipment.
Founder(s):
Location: Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device, Veterinary
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The Medical Device Company
The Medical Device Company is an innovation, design and product development specialists focuses on the needs of healthcare companies.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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Onorach
Onorach is a health care company located in Dundee.
Founder(s): Stephen Leiper
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Home Health Care, Medical Device
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The Walking Stick Collection
The Walking Stick Collection are an online retailer selling a variety of walking sticks. Such as wooden sticks, dress canes and more.
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Location: Irvine, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Assisted Living, Elder Care, Medical Device, Retail
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Deliverics
Deliverics develops and commercializes transfection reagent kits.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Medical Device
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Sphinx Medical
Sphinx Medical is develops the artificial sphincter Flow-Secure.
Founder(s):
Location: Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device
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Alba Ultrasound
Alba Ultrasound is a world-class technology leader in the field of Ultrasonic Transducers and Arrays.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Manufacturing, Medical, Medical Device
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Dempster Optometrists
Dempster Opticians is a well-established optometrists with a loyal patient base.
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Location: Peebles, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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Tayside Flow Technologies
Tayside Flow Technologies is a medical devices company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of vascular devices.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Burdica Biomed
Burdica Biomed operates as a biotechnology and medical devices company.
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Location: Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Medical Device
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Sentient Medical
Sentient Medical is develops hearing aids, Middle Ear Implant (MEI), to cure sensorineural hearing loss.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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iDE8 Ltd
Medical Device Product Development Company – Providing Technical engineering services. Specialising in Regulatory Digital Health Tech Dev
Founder(s):
Location: Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Diagnostics, Medical Device, mHealth, Wellness
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NewMetrica
NewMetrica is a company that provides scientifically-developed instruments to measure quality of life in animals.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Medical Device
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Articulate Instruments Ltd
Articulate Instruments Ltd designs and manufactures instrumentation for measuring the way we speak
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Location: Musselburgh, East Lothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Manufacturing, Medical Device
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Giltech Ltd.
Giltech Ltd. develops, manufactures, and commercializes medical devices.
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Location: Ayr, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Manufacturing, Medical Device
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B1 Medical
B1 Medical develops and manufactures medical devices for orthopedics.
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Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Manufacturing, Medical Device
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MedicenDevise Ltd.
MedicenDevise Ltd. thrives on medical innovations, creating devices to reduce the burden on healthcare staff.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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Centre for Speech Technology Research
CSTR is an interdisciplinary research center that focuses on speech technology.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Information Technology, Medical Device, Product Research
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Ivanmed
Ivanmed is a supplier of beauty equipment and skincare products.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Beauty, Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Medical Device
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Spearhead
Spearhead is an online store offering a wide range of healthcare products focusing on diagnostic instruments, furniture, and consumables.
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Location: Irvine, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Commerce, Furniture, Medical Device, Personal Health
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Ohmedics
Ohmedics provides and deploys advanced diagnostic systems that are easy to use in the home or clinic.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
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Anatomical Concepts
Anatomical Concepts is a rehabilitation engineering firm that renders technology and services for physical and cognitive rehabilitation.
Founder(s):
Location: Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device, Rehabilitation, Wellness
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PC Mobility Services
PC Mobility Services specializes in the sale and repair of mobility equipment and mobility aids.
Founder(s):
Location: Blackwood, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Medical Device, Sales
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BID Instruments
Bid Instruments is a medical device development company
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Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Medical Device
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