‘Two Minutes To Midnight’ For Germany’s Medtechs – Spectaris At Medica 2023

Urgent action to secure EU regulatory change; monitoring risk of PFAS ban

Germany’s hospital reform will alter the local medtech market in ways yet to be fully appreciated. Furthermore, economic, supply chain and regulatory pressures have pushed the hands of Germany’s medtech Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. So says Marcus Kuhlmann, head of medtech division at the Spectaris industry association, in part 3 of Medtech Insight’s German industry updates from Medica 2023.

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There is a consensus among most of Germany’s healthcare stakeholders that the inpatient sector must be restructured to ensure it is fit for the future and affordable while continuing to deliver quality care.

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