CEO Perspectives: COVID Impacts On Supply Chain, Digital, At-Home Care, And Medtech’s Place In ‘Food Chain’

CEOs of major medtechs Medtronic, BD, J&J/Ethicon, Edwards Lifesciences, Stryker and Olympus Corp. discuss how the pandemic has shaken up the industry and redefined their companies’ strategies from supply chain and digital uptake to ambulatory and at-home care.

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