Fast Company announced today that Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has been named a finalist in its 2024 Best Workplaces for Innovators list.

The list highlights more than 150 companies who are empowering employees to improve processes, create new products, or invent new ways of doing business.

Medtronic was recognized in the healthcare category alongside six other organizations. This is the medical device maker’s second year being honored.

“From our origins in a Minneapolis garage, where co-founder Earl Bakken brought the first battery-powered pacemaker to market, innovation has remained at the heart of our organization for 75 years,” said Geoff Martha, Medtronic chairman and CEO. “We’re honored to receive this recognition and continue striving to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for millions across the globe.

Recent Medtronic innovations include treatments for two of the world’s most common chronic conditions, high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation. The organization is also pioneering the use of AI to screen for colon cancer and detect false cardiac alerts.

For more on the award, visit Fast Company’s website.

About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Galway, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic, visit www.Medtronic.com and follow Medtronic on LinkedIn.

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