The EU is a great place for generating innovation but fails when it comes to launching the fruits of its work to local markets – and that needs addressing.
MedTech Forum: Is Global Regulatory Convergence Needed To Address EU’s Slow Innovation Exodus?
Part 1 Of A 2-Part Report From Vienna On EU Innovation Regulatory Challenges And Solutions
Does the difference in the height of the respective regulatory bars for innovation in the EU and US matter? And how severe are the problems being created by companies choosing to launch new products outside the EU? Hear the views of speakers at the Medtech Forum in Vienna in this first section of a two-part report from a session at the conference on innovation.

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