Zdravotnické prostředky v České republice – komparace s vybranými státy střední Evropy

The diploma thesis focuses on medical device industry. From global perspective, it is one of the fastest growing industry which significance is on the constant rise. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate medical device industry in the Czech Republic and compare it to other countries of Central Europe. The research applies a mixed methodology to ascertain the performance of Czech medical device industry. The analysis draws on industry, trade and business environment data as well as on information on the level of individual companies in the sector. An intermediate aim is to identify the position of Czech Republic within the global value chains in medical device industry. Since the current literature in Czech language is barely covering the issue of medical device industry, an expanded theoretical framework is the integral part of the diploma thesis. It contains detailed explanation of relevant concepts and introduction into medical device industry topic from global perspective.