Germany must support innovation or fall behind rivals, says firms
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The medical device and technology branch may be a world growth market, but Germany refuses to keep pace, says Volker Wagner, deputy chairman of the medical device industry association, BVMed. Speaking at the opening conference at Medica in Dusseldorf last week, Mr Wagner claimed that, in Germany, the vital role of medical devices in improving healthcare quality was not properly acknowledged.