For health-care providers and medtech manufacturers alike, the decade ahead will require a coming to terms with digital technologies and integrating new methods of payment. Quality of service delivery remains the market-entry criterion, but companies will have to adapt to evolving health-care models. The stakes are high. Will manufacturers be able to capitalize on the changes in a market that is more competitive and unpredictable than ever?

The 5^th annual journée start-up innovantes du dispositif médical was officially opened by French secretary of state Agnès Pannier-Runacher, who has first-hand experience of the benefits of health-tech innovation. She listed the challenges that innovative start-ups must surmount.

Parliamentary debate next week on the post-Brexit regulatory adjustments ahead for the UK medical devices industry will coincide with the opening of post-Brexit EU trade talks by the UK government. After a period of nervous calm, Brexit will be back with a bang.