March 6, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While drugs often take center stage when talking about the medical sector, medical devices that aid physicians with things like drug delivery and surgical procedures also represent an important component in medicine. Industrial Info is tracking more than $6.5 billion worth of active construction plans for the manufacture of medical devices in the U.S. North Carolina, home to a strong life sciences sector in its Research Triangle region around Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, leads in terms of spending.