German IVDs At The Turning Point: Digital And AI Show Future Market Direction

Light at the end of tunnel in 2024 for local diagnostics industry

Europe’s largest national in vitro diagnostics market is evolving post-COVID, under the effects of new digital laws, artificial intelligence-enabled devices, apps on prescription and the rising popularity of continuous glucose monitors. The VDGH industry association’s latest survey indicates a changing market landscape for IVDs in 2024.

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Germany’s in vitro diagnostics sector reached a “decisive turning point” in 2023, allowing industry to lay the foundations to ensure companies maximize changing developments for the industry.

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