The pandemic has exacerbated the problems of the Turkish medical device industry, which was already struggling for survival and growth in a hostile policy environment. Local blood bag manufacturer Kansuk Laboratory talked to Medtech Insight about the difficulties it faces.
Kansuk Laboratory is a leading producer of blood bags and leukocyte reduction filter sets, and an important player in the Turkish medical devices industry.
Its annual production totals some 1.5 million units, a share of which it exports. It imports certain filter and plastic components used in the production of bags and sets. It...
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