Device Innovation: Report Paints Dire Picture; Prez, FDA Take "Positive" Steps
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Last week started off with a particularly negative appraisal for the prospects of continued U.S. leadership in medical device innovation under current policies, but it was followed by two developments that almost appeared as corrective responses by the federal government.
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