French Minister Has Her Own Angle On the Success Of Medtech

The 5th annual journée start-up innovantes du dispositif médical was officially opened by French secretary of state Agnès Pannier-Runacher, who has first-hand experience of the benefits of health-tech innovation. She listed the challenges that innovative start-ups must surmount.

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French secretary of state for economy and finance Agnès Pannier-Runacher has more than one reason to value the innovative capacity of medtech start-ups, SMEs and larger groups. One is that the continual development of future-facing innovation boosts the economy – spending on medtech in France has grown at an annual rate of 5% for the past several years, she says, and that will continue, given the aging population.

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