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Nextern Costa Rica reaches over 200 employees

Nextern Costa Rica Facility

At Nextern, we are thrilled to announce a significant milestone for our global manufacturing team. Our team in Costa Rica has recently grown to over 200 employees, reflecting their dedication, and hard work. Celebrating a Milestone A Growing Hub of Excellence Our Costa Rica site is a strategic location for our vertically integrated global operations. […]

Then and Now: How Medical Device Technology Has Changed in the Last Decade

A Nextern employee works on developing a new medical device

As new technology emerges and existing technologies improve, so too do the devices and medical instruments that use the technology. Integrating evolving medical device technology enables patients, doctors and other healthcare professionals to access enhanced devices and instruments to further improve patient care.  In the last decade, medical device technology has undergone large improvements in […]

Proven Methods for Collaborative Engineering

A pair of Nextern engineers collaborate on a project in an office space.

The modern production industry heavily relies on connected technologies to move projects forward. In fact, the entire global economy is highly dependent on remote collaboration, oftentimes across the globe. Manufacturing and production industries implement robust collaborative engineering capabilities into their processes to manage supply chain demands and streamline the development of products including medical devices […]

How Engineering and Operations Work Hand-in-Hand to Tackle Supply Chain Challenges

The team at Nextern Inc work hard to tackle medical device supply chain challenges with innovative research, design, and development.

In 2021, supply chain issues were prevalent across the globe, affecting lead times on all kinds of products, most notably, microchips. Consumers have experienced the infamous chip shortage when trying to purchase cars, computers and more. Nextern’s partners rely on these chips to manufacture and operate medical devices, which raised concerns about medical supplies early […]

Who We Are: The Nextern Process

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Nextern is founded and based on the idea of collaboration. Successful and seamless collaboration is what will result in the highest-performing, most effective medical devices on the market. We work hand in hand with innovators, clinicians, and device partners to help bring best-in-class medical devices to the marketplace. By allowing you to leverage our expertise, […]