Asia-Pacific region drafts code of conduct principles for medtech sector
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, has established draft principles to help its 21 member economies develop codes of conduct for their respective medical device sectors. The move is expected to ensure that small and medium-sized medtech enterprises are not shut out of growing markets as a result of unethical practices.
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