Device Week, 4 November 2021 – Analysis On CEO Post-Pandemic Views; SPACs; Medtronic

In this week’s podcast, Medtech Insight's US Commercial manager Reed Miller provides an overview of Medtronic’s “refreshed brand” on environmental, social and governance targets. Managing editor Marion Webb highlights her deep-dive pieces on CEO post-pandemic perspectives while UK-based reporter Barnaby Pickering provides an analyst perspective on price targets following poor SPAC reception.

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