Italian industry seizes upon high-profile R&D (research and development) funding calls
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Italian medical technology industry has seized upon comments made by state president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on the need to invest in medical technology R&D, following his return to work only two days after receiving a pacemaker. The announcement of the success of the intervention was met with criticism of the government for the "decades of cuts in funding" for the research that delivers such innovation.