A Blueprint For The Future: Germany’s Medtech Sees Chance In More Government Roundtables

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Germany’s government-industry healthcare industry roundtables have yielded a final report, even though the program was curtailed by the snap election. The new CDU-led government should pick up the baton, medtech industry associations say.

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A report on Germany’s government-industry roundtables for the healthcare products industries has been welcomed by the diagnostics (VDGH) and medtech (BVMed) industry associations as an important signal for the future of healthcare.

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