COVID-19 Medtech Lessons: Data Point To ‘Healthy Industry In An Unhealthy Time’ But Business Models Must Change

Ernst &Young’s annual Pulse of the Industry report says strong R&D spending by medtechs in 2019 bodes well for their post-pandemic recovery as industry leaders point to long-term changes to the industry that companies must navigate when future-proofing their business models.

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Medtech companies looking to recover from the challenges of the global pandemic now face likely permanent changes to their business models, including supply chain management, collaborations, health care delivery, and digitalization as they futureproof operations against future disruption and plan effective deployment of limited capital resources.

This was one of the main conclusions of a 6 October industry leader panel at the recent AdvaMed Virtual Medtech...

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