Italy Boosts Per Capita Spend On Medtech, But Key Questions Hang Over Needs
Executive Summary
The outlook for sustained COVID-19 recovery in Italy has cheered the medtech industry, but the private sector spend has contracted, and Italy’s imaging equipment is aging rapidly.
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