Medical Devices

Why Medical Device Manufacturing Companies Choose Buffalo Niagara

Medical device manufacturing companies in Buffalo Niagara enjoy a robust regional educational ecosystem. The region is home to three world-renowned engineering schools; as well as the University at Buffalo, one of the world’s top public research universities; and the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, one of the nation’s best medical schools for clinical care and research. These institutions and other regional colleges and universities produce more than 25,000 graduates every year.

Polymer Conversions (now MedBio) specializes in highly technical plastics injection molding for blood diagnostic systems, curettes, hearing protection products, and more.

Based in Buffalo Niagara, MedBio, LLC employs 125 people at its Polymer Conversions branch in Orchard Park, NY. The company needed to expand its footprint and was considering doing so in either Western New York or at its Michigan headquarters.

Ultimately, Polymer Conversions chose Buffalo Niagara. Not only did data on Buffalo Niagara’s workforce compare favorably with Michigan, but the region is home to thousands of companies that support medical device manufacturing. In addition, Polymer Conversions was able to take advantage of incentives like low-cost hydropower through the New York Power Authority; the Excelsior Jobs Program through Empire State Development; and sales tax abatement through the Erie County Industrial Development Agency.

Sources: US Department of Education (college graduates), Lightcast (establishments and employment)