What LinkedIn Reveals About MD&M West 2025 (That the Show Floor Never Will)
Every year, MD&M West gives the medtech world a snapshot of where innovation is headed. Booths are busy, logos are polished, and everyone walks away with a general sense of momentum.
But here’s the problem:
You can’t see real workforce data, competitive density, or acquisition signals just by walking the floor.
That’s why the Gochkeys research team took a different approach this year.
Over the course of two months this spring, we manually matched all 1,890 MD&M West 2025 exhibitors to verified LinkedIn company profiles—capturing employee size, industry classification, headquarters location, and international footprint. No bulk exports. No scraped databases. Just hand-verified numbers.
The result is one of the most detailed workforce and market snapshots of the MD&M ecosystem available today.
And we’re excited to share it with you.
What Questions Does This White Paper Answer?
Instead of dumping raw charts and statistics, we structured the report around the exact questions leaders, investors, and hiring teams are already asking, including:
Which U.S. states are truly driving the medtech economy in 2025?
(And which “quiet” states are now outperforming traditional powerhouses.)What is the most common company size at MD&M West—and why does that matter for hiring and M&A?
Why was “Medical Device” only the 8th most popular industry at a medtech show?
(And which neighboring industries are actually shaping innovation.)Which countries are betting the biggest on the U.S. medtech market right now?
What employee-size category had the fewest exhibitors—and why that tier may be strategically overlooked.
Which company size group brought the widest range of industries to MD&M West 2025?
If you’re talking to an international exhibitor, what’s the most likely size of their company?
Are larger MD&M West exhibitors actually more likely to be international?
What percentage of MD&M West companies truly consider themselves part of “manufacturing”?
And finally—how Gochkeys uses this exact data to guide smarter recruiting, sourcing, and competitive intelligence for clients in 2026.
Why We Built This Data (and Who It’s For)
This research wasn’t created as a theoretical exercise—it was built to help real companies make real decisions.
Your clients, competitors, and acquisition targets are all on this show floor. Understanding:
Where they are located
How big they truly are
What industries they actually identify with
And how global their footprint already is
…gives you a massive advantage in hiring, growth planning, and partnership strategy.
This report is especially valuable if you:
Work at or invest in a custom or contract manufacturer with 50–1,000 employees
Lead or hire for engineering, operations, quality, finance, or sales
Want to get significantly more out of future MD&M shows
Download the Full MD&M West 2025 Analysis
This blog post only scratches the surface.
Inside the full white paper, you’ll find:
State-by-state exhibitor heat maps
Employee size distributions
Global participation trends
Industry crossover analysis
And direct recruiting implications for 2025 and beyond
About Gochkeys
Since 2007, Gochkeys Professional Recruiters has specialized in recruiting elite talent for:
Medical device manufacturers
Custom & contract manufacturing
We combine proprietary research, competitive market mapping, and a hands-on recruiting process to deliver faster, more confident hiring decisions.
If you’d like to talk through how these MD&M insights apply directly to your team, you can reach us at:
Gochkeys Professional Recruiters
📞 312-869-4444
🌐 www.gochkeys.com
