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French Start-Ups Target A Place At Global Top Table, But Must Avoid The Ten Major Errors

 
• By Ashley Yeo

France’s medtech industry association, Snitem, says everything is in place to create a globally-leading start-ups sector locally, but all stakeholders must play their part, and companies should be wary of falling into easy traps.

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The innovation ecosystem is coming together in France and stakeholders are ready to play their part in making France fulfill an industry-led aim of becoming a “start-up nation” in medtech and medical projects.

So said Stéphane Régnault, president of French medtech industry association Snitem, as he officially opened the 5th annual journée start-up...

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