Device Week, Feb. 13, 2019 –  Femtech Draws Investment; Smith & Nephew/Nuvasive Merger Rumors Emerge

In this edition of Device Week, Medtech Insight’s Reed Miller talks to managing editor Marion Webb about the growing interest among investors in "femtech," technology that specifically addresses women's health issues that have been frequently overlooked in the past. And London-based reporter Catherine Longworth addresses the recent media reports that Smith & Nephew may make a bid for spine-device company Nuvasive.

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