Russian functional prosthetics developer Motorika is localizing its production in Moscow’s Technopolis special economic zone (SEZ). Already in 2024, the manufacturer intends to produce more than 2 thousand units of products. This was told to RB.RU in “Motorika”.
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As Vladislav Ovchinsky, head of the capital’s investment and industrial policy department, explained, the launch of new production in the SEZ will allow capacity to be quadrupled by the end of this year. Currently, Motorika has a capacity of up to 600 high-tech medical products per month.
The company is scheduled to go live in the third quarter; Its activities will offer up to 300 new jobs.
“The company will locate production in Pechatniki, on an area of more than 1.1 thousand square meters. m. The areas of mechanical part processing and 3D printing will operate here. In 2025, the company plans to increase the production area to 2 thousand square meters, including the launch of an assembly line for conveyor belts for products,” said Gennady Degtev, general director of the Moscow Technopolis SEZ.
Motorika was founded in 2015 by Ilya Chekh and Vasily Khlebnikov. Czech stepped down as CEO of the company in 2022 and Andrey Davidyuk took his place. Motorika develops and produces mobility assistance devices and neuroproducts (interfaces and implants). Last summer, the company launched a line of prosthetics for lower limbs. The company’s devices are almost entirely made from domestic components. The company plans an initial public offering by 2026.
General Director Andrey Davidyuk said that during its operation Motorika produced 7.7 thousand prostheses for users in 17 countries, including the CIS countries, India, Southeast Asian countries and the Middle East.
“In 2024, in the Moscow SEZ we will produce prosthetic legs, and in 2028 we will launch the production of electric wheelchairs, exoskeletons, hearing implants and implantable microelectronics. Our products will have an integrated intuitive control and AI feedback system,” Davidyuk shared his plans, adding that today the demand for assistive technologies is growing around the world.
As Artur Martirosov, venture partner of the Voskhod fund, reported in a comment to Kommersant in the summer of 2023, the market for upper limb prostheses was growing by more than 15% annually. Among the growth factors, the expert mentioned the conduct of military operations by Russia on the territory of Ukraine.
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Source: RB
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