Industry welcomes European Commission involvement in addressing frustrating obstacles
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The European Commission has invited Eucomed, and other medtech and diagnostic industry associations, to provide examples of where centralised procurement is leading to shrinking R&D investment, so that future action can be considered. This was the outcome of a meeting between the European Commission and Eucomed, held on April 16, at which the impact on industry of the increasing centralisation of public procurement was one of the key issues addressed.
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