Ignacio Vega, CEO of Cardiva and Cardivais, a Spanish medtech producer and distributor, explains how, as a manufacturer of PPE, the company had to reconfigure its production operations to supply the Spanish and European markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. After commenting on the company’s presence in Spain, Italy, Portugal and China, he explains why the rising costs of production due to damaged supply chains, inflation, and political crises across the world present an existential threat for many players in the industry.
Due to the nature of our products, the pandemic represented a huge surge in demand for us