Medical equipments market in Austria: size, suppliers and public contracts

What industry and official reports say

• MedTech Europe estimates the European medical technology market at about €173 billion in 2025, at manufacturer prices, for the EU, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. MedTech Europe, The European Medical Technology in Figures (Data Hub)
• The European Commission states that public procurement accounts for 50% to 70% of the EU market for medical devices (Regulation (EU) 2025/1197, citing industry data). European Commission (Official Journal of the EU), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1197 imposing an IPI measure on medical devices originating in the PRC
• According to the same regulation, procedures worth €5 million or more were about 4% of EU medical device procurement procedures on TED in 2017–2022 but about 59% of their value. European Commission (Official Journal of the EU), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1197 imposing an IPI measure on medical devices originating in the PRC
• MedTech Europe counts more than 36,000 medical technology companies in Europe in 2025, about 90% of them SMEs. MedTech Europe, The European Medical Technology in Figures (Data Hub)
• Eurostat puts current healthcare expenditure in the EU at €1,720 billion in 2023, 10.0% of GDP; medical goods took 17.8% of it. Eurostat, Healthcare expenditure statistics - overview (Statistics Explained)

Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Austria: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded

900

in 604 award notices

Awarded value

€709.6M

from 80% of awards with a published value

Winning companies

252

with at least one award

Public buyers

79

hospitals, cities, agencies

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9018, 9021, 9022, 9019, 3005, 9402, 8713 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Austria

87.9%

109 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

20.8%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

46.9%

Among 482 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

Among the companies that win most often

1. Henry Schein Dental Austria GmbH48 public contracts in total
2. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics GmbH44 public contracts in total
3. Philips Austria GmbH27 public contracts in total
4. Medtronic Österreich GmbH19 public contracts in total
5. GE Healthcare Austria GmbH & Co OG17 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Austria

• 54. ÖDG-JahrestagungCongress · Salzburg, Austria
• AIC 2026 – Jahrestagung der ÖGARICongress · Villach, Austria
• 31st EAHP CongressCongress · Vienna, Austria
• LAB-SUPPLY WienTrade fair · Wien, Austria
• COMPAMEDTrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany
• MEDICATrade fair · Düsseldorf, Germany

All trade fairs and congresses of this industry →

Questions

Who wins public contracts for medical equipments in Austria?

253 companies won 605 contract award notices for these categories from 79 public buyers in Austria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Henry Schein Dental Austria GmbH, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics GmbH, Philips Austria GmbH, Medtronic Österreich GmbH, GE Healthcare Austria GmbH & Co OG.

How big is the medical equipments market in Austria?

In 2025, public buyers in Austria awarded 336 supply contracts for medical equipments through award notices on TED; the 257 of them that state a value (76.5%) add up to €214 million. Austria imported €3.15 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to medical equipments in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9018, 9021, 9022, 9019, 3005 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 16.5% from 2023.

Where do suppliers of medical equipments meet buyers and distributors in Austria?

At trade fairs and congresses such as 54. ÖDG-Jahrestagung, AIC 2026 – Jahrestagung der ÖGARI, 31st EAHP Congress, LAB-SUPPLY Wien, COMPAMED, MEDICA — each checked on the organiser's official website.

How do I find a distributor for medical equipments in Austria?

Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Austria and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.