In this week’s podcast, Medtech Insight's deputy editor Reed Miller discusses Stryker’s buy-out of OrthoSensor and the rising importance of biosensor technology in orthopedics. Medtech Insight's managing editor Marion Webb discusses Hologic’s buy-outs of Somatex and BioTheranostics and planned coverage for next week’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Digital Medicine & Medtech Showcase, and NANS meeting.
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