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(10 - 33) Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32 - Other manufacturing 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
110 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
11 July 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Intuitive Surgical, a US-based medical technology company that operates in the healthcare sector, announced the creation of 110 new jobs (with a possibility to expand to 300 people) with the opening of a new production facility in Parvomay, Southern Bulgaria. The positions are primarily in production and engineering. The facility covers over 17,000 sq. m. of office and production space, located in two buildings.
It is the company's first facility in Bulgaria and the third in Europe, following Germany. The investment amounts to 42 million euros. The jobs created are full-time and encompass both blue-collar and technical positions. The factory will produce key components for robotic surgical systems used worldwide.
Intuitive Surgical is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery, best known for its DaVinci Surgical System.
Eurofound (2025), Intuitive, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 203072, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203072.
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