New Health Law Should Mean Faster Access To Diagnostics Innovation, Germany’s IVD Industry Says
Executive Summary
Germany’s new draft health-care access law includes provisions to make the currently complicated, under-used and slow innovation "fast-tracking" tools more practical. Manufacturers of products that can address unmet needs should welcome the new TSVG law, currently in draft, says the national IVDs industry association. But it’s not all good news for industry.
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