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Spend or Save? 06 July, 2009 The latest projections for global healthcare spend are seemingly contradictory. Some researchers are projecting staggering rises in expenditure over the next three to four years and...

Prune your Production Costs 30 March, 2009 Although traditionally an economic survivor, the device industry needs to be aware of the potential financial problems. It should employ cost-cutting measures wherever possible. Mahender Singh...

European Slump 29 March, 2009 The global financial crisis and therefore a lack of funding is having a debilitating effect on medical technology. John Wilkinson of Eucomed tells Steve Coomber how his organisation believes...

J&J Sees Things Clearly 02 March, 2009 Johnson & Johnson's eye care division has an impressive global presence and a successful strategy of honing in on the most profitable localities. Natalie Coomber looks at how it has...

The Invincible Industry 22 December, 2008 As the world economy crashed in 2008 the medical device industry bucked the trend. Nicola Boyes reviews the past year and where the industry is heading for...

Managing Life Before a Product's Birth 10 November, 2008 Numerous design alterations can affect the lifecycle of a medical device before it even hits the shelves. Nicola Boyes looks at how the latest technology could manage this...

Marketing Magic 22 August, 2008 With tight budgets, how can medical device companies best market their wares? Huw Kidwell...

The American Dream 14 July, 2008 US states Massachusetts and Florida are at the pinnacle of medical research and device development. Nic Paton, with the help of Thomas Sommer of the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry...

The Big Cheese 07 April, 2008 Switzerland is storming ahead in the medical technology sector both in Europe and worldwide. Peter Biedermann of the country's Medical Cluster association details its achievements to date and...

A More Inventive Europe? 17 September, 2007 Research drives invention, yet the European medical device market seems to have failed to notice this. Maurice Wagner of Eucomed demonstrates why the continent is...