Ivor Campbell is Chief Executive of Callander-based Snedden Campbell, a specialist recruitment consultant for the medical technology industry.
By Ivor Campbell
ONE of the positive outcomes of Scotland’s response to the Covid pandemic has been a significant growth in our medical technology industry.
From nowhere a year ago, PCR testing is a term now familiar to the public. Existing medical technology companies are reconfiguring their operations to address a burgeoning demand for diagnostics equipment and new companies are springing up all the time.
So why, in the face of this unprecedented demand, are we now faced with an impending shortage of world-class scientists, engineers and technologists?